I have heard the question posed to the effect of, "What should we be doing if Christ returns today?" Or sometimes it is worded regarding tomorrow. There seem to be different things that come up. Usually suggestions come along like: We should be REALLY HOLY for the next few hours. We should be rather frantic …
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Being raised in a conservative evangelical baptist tradition, the issue of idols has been pretty simple for me. Images or statuary that one shows a worshipful attitude before is an idol. And idols are absolutely forbidden in the Bible. The logic for people in my faith tradition for being "iconoclasts" (destroyer of icons... or items that …
One of my favorite Youtube channels is "Ready to Harvest." It is about Christian denominations. Although it comes from a Baptist college, it tries quite valiantly, and I feel successfully, to focus on what is true about different denominations (and Christian-adjacent religions) rather throwing shade and quick judgment. Curiously, they also like to put polls …
When I was young, on Christmas Eve we would have my Grandma and Grandpa come to our house to celebrate. In my family, we did gift exchange on Christmas Eve, NOT on Christmas Day. We did not believe in Santa and our chimney leads to a blazing wood stove anyway. I knew what I was …
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The Great Commision is not so great when it is one-dimensional instead of three-dimensional. Here, let me humbly reprimand us as evangelicals, among whom the very term "Great Commision" caught on like wildfire in the first place. We have essentially equated the Great Commission with the ministry of evangelism, with Matthew 28 earning the distinction …
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I often write posts relating to Christmas. I have also done it for Easter and Hanukkah and Halloween. I have suggested some controversial ideas over the years: #1. Christmas is NOT pagan... or at least should not be rejected due to its dubious connections with paganism. The same can be said of Easter. One should …
I preached first Sunday of Advent sermon on "Real Hope." Some of the sermon does relate to the realities of doing mission (at least from the perspective of my wife and I, so I will share it here. This was preached at our Home/Sending Church. https://bobandceliamunson.wordpress.com/sermons/a-real-hope-advent-sermon/