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Continue reading →: Rob Bell’s Hell
From recent reports, Rob Bell's Hell is bascially non-existent. Rob Bell, the author of the great book, Velvet Elvis, and the purveyor of the powerful video series, Nooma, pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church, has come out on the side of universalism, apparently. I say apparently because the book in…
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Continue reading →: Struggling With Abuse
Sunday, January 30, 2011 I shared the message: Honor Mom & Dad, the fifth in the series, Life Preservers: 10 Commandments for Life. This message was based on Exodus 20:12 “Honor your father and mother so that your days may be long in the land the Lord your God is…
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Continue reading →: What Bible Version?
There are a plethora of different versions of the Bible available today. I used to hear people decry this as somehow getting away from the good ole days of the King James Version. I don’t hear this as much any more. I’ll never forget one of my fellow students at…
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Continue reading →: Did You Miss #5?
My message this morning at Christ Church had a missing point! I skipped #5 in the first half of the message, types of relationships with God: 1. Fire Insurance 2. Religious 3. Part-time God 4. Fan 5……???? “Fearful.” A relationship with God that is accentuated with fear. This is not…
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Continue reading →: Resolutions or Goals?
One could easily argue that a New Year’s Resolution is a kind of goal. However, the difference I want to highlight is the amount of thought that is put into a goal versus a resolution. A resolution is often a spur of the moment kind of wish more than a…
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Continue reading →: Missio Dei
I am currently working on a project that is due Saturday for my second Leadership Class in the Beeson Pastor Program. Our prof had me serve as consultant to a local church in the area. While, initially, I wasn't very excited about the assignment (to say the least… I thought…
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Continue reading →: Do You Care What Old Dead Men Had to Say?
I was reading a book the other night by the contemporary theologian/philosopher John Zizioulas who depends for his theology heavily on the Cappadocian Fathers, three guys who lived in the fourth century in what is modern-day Turkey. Why? You ask? Why was I reading this book? Three reasons: 1. I…
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Continue reading →: Praying the Psalms
My current message series at Christ Church is titled RealPsalm. The Psalms are so amazingly authentic in their expression of human spirituality and longing. There are hymns that simply sing the praises of God, prayers for help for individuals, communal prayers for help, questions about faith, songs that invite us…
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Continue reading →: News From Colorado Springs
Greetings from Glen Eyrie, near Colorado Springs, Colorado! It has been a very busy three weeks. The first week of the Beeson experience this year was a preaching class, led by Dr. Ellsworth Kalas. That was great. The next two weeks we worked on our dissertations and took the second…
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I’m Chris
Welcome to Flourishing Life, a space designed to help you pursue the abundant life God offers everyone. Jesus said in John 10:10, “I came that they may have life and have it abundantly” (ESV). I’m convinced God created the world for flourishing human life. However, we’ve all contributed to the brokenness in the world and our own lives. Many don’t even realize a better way is possible. My hope for this blog is that you’ll discover the life God has always intended for you, the ones you love, and the world.
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