Here you can find articles written by everyday Christians touching on themes across Christian theology. These pieces come from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives, each aimed at increasing personal growth, dialog, and vital cross-pollinating as we seek building a better Kingdom together.
What does it mean for me, personally, in this current season of my life, given my own particular resources, giftedness, and calling from the Lord, to live in a way that is good, righteous, truthful, and wise, making the most of the opportunities I am specifically called to pursue, so that I am able to “please the Lord”?
…if in fact the church is meant to be a “sign” and “foretaste” of the coming eschatological kingdom of God in the here and now, and such a “sign” includes the restoration of our humanity via participation in the humanity of Christ (who alone is the “True Human”), then anthropology in many ways is a lynchpin within theology…
In previous editions we sought to break down some of the key themes from Rev. Dr. Clement Wen’s articles. In this edition we want to present you with some key questions and quotes to reflect on. We pray God uses these as we seek to walk closer in trust with God. May you engage with this article series and find yourself challenged to sharpen and deepen your spiritual walk with God.
...were our modern pre-COVID evangelical churches places where we truly could find ‘rest for our souls’ in Christ and the ‘easy yoke’ which he promised us? If so, then why have there been so many who have been (quietly) thrilled to not have to meet physically at church in this past season due to COVID?
Clement’s second article addresses Ecclesiology after COVID-19. Ecclesiology is the study of the Church and explores what the Church is and what its structure and functions are. Below are some notes which might help break down some of the ideas he introduces.
The COVID event very possibly represents the true symbolic beginning of the end of the modern world.
As a team, one of our great hopes is to make everything accessible to our readers. Yet, good content sometimes requires a more in-depth look with more precise and “deeper” language. While we encourage all our readers to read Clement’s article, below are some general ideas his article covers and ways they might affect you. We hope this helps give more clarity to your understanding of what he wrote.
What happens when a seasoned devilish fiend instructs his young protege on effective strategies for tempting the human he’s assigned to, doing all they can to assure the poor soul’s steady downward spiral to destruction and damnation through systematic separations from his family, friends, and his precious Creator..?
When we look at the primary concerns and practices of most American Christians, our worldviews and frames of reference reveal a belief system that is influenced more by an individualistic western culture than by Christian theology.
ALL cultures compartmentalize and compress the fullness of the gospel.
From the most intimate relationships to different continents, from preschool classrooms to Supreme Courtrooms, from inside to out, from top to bottom—we observe, witness, and experience conflicts. And maybe most obviously, we create conflicts.
On July 4, 2016, Christian rapper Lecrae posted on the social media platform Twitter a black and white photo of African slaves in the United States. Lecrae captioned the photo, “My family on July 4th, 1776.” This caused some controversy.
You’ve maybe never heard of the West African missionary William Wade Harris, even though he is largely responsible for the evangelization of Liberia, Ghana, and the Ivory Coast. Is it okay for Church History to have left the ‘Billy Graham’ of West Africa out of the history books?
Every Sunday as I was growing up, my family would go through our weekly ritual of going to our Sunday service at the Korean United Methodist Church (KUMC). We’d pile into the minivan, wearing our Sunday best – usually sitting in the car for a few minutes while we waited for my mom to grab something she’d forgotten from the house
I could have been an awesome Pharisee. At least, I could if I were a first-century male Jew.
I always thought there would be a point when I would finally know enough that I could speak without doubt. I wanted to rest in some authority of really understanding. I didn’t want to be wrong, I don’t want to mislead people, I didn’t want people to think I was dumb.
Much ink has been spilled over the legitimacy of historical revivals. The Jesus Movement and Asbury revivals remind us of the full Gospel, and remind us to be open to the things God is doing, so we can fling wide the doors of the church to a new generation.