I recently watched a documentary called “Hallelujah:Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song”. Like many, I love the song “Hallelujah” but never heard of it’s writer, Leonard Cohen. The documentary explores the life of this Canadian singer, songwriter, poet and novelist especially focusing on his musical career, 22 albums in almost 50 years, with specific emphasis […]
Supporting Scripture
House churches emerge when truly converted people stop living their own lives for their own ends, and begin living in a community life according to the values of the Kingdom of God, sharing their lives and resources with those Christians and not-yet-Christians around them. This gem is from Wolfgang Simson’s book The House Church Book. […]
Shale and Sandstone
Get Your Hammers Out
Inherit The Earth
Perhaps you were as shocked as I was when this picture came out of a long line of mountaineers queuing to reach the summit on Mt. Everest. Apparently the government of Nepal was also a bit shocked. Nepal is ordering mountaineers not to share photographs of other climbers without government consent. It’s not the image […]
Father or Uncle?
Body Building
Dualism
I am posting an article and a audio series that talk about Dualism and it’s impact on Christianity. Dualism: “Christian” Enemy of Christian Culture by P. Andrew Sandlin https://docsandlin.com/2015/10/11/dualism-christian-enemy-of-christian-culture/ The need to rediscover the Hebrew roots of the Bible and Church, and practical examples of how Greek influence in our education and culture gives rise […]
Identity Theft
A Case of Identity Theft: How “Ekklesia” Became “Church” from Jesus Movement Blog It may come as a shock to discover that the English word “church” is a made-up word. But stay with me. I’ll explain. William Tyndale, the first scholar to translate the entire Bible into English in the 16th century, translated the word […]