“So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth” (Rev 3:16). Oh, not them again! Jeez, they just got saved yesterday and now they want to judge us?! All that silly talk about Holy Spirit and miracles… God […]
Ever been at a party, and your favourite song comes on…and your instinct is to groove. Your foot is tapping the floor, your body is starting to sway, your heart is filling with joy… But then you look at your cool friend, who has a scowl on their […]
Okay, before you call me an alarmist, hear me out! I think we live in a world where it is taken for granted that what is the status quo is good and right. The status quo is standard. The status quo has history and authority. We assume that […]
In May 2016, I wrote Discipline and Christianity, and republished it on The Naked Convos in June that year. The feedback was great, and I remember one of the readers asking me to write about the disciplines in Christianity. I accepted the challenge, but never got around to […]
The first people to be called Christians were first called “disciples” of Jesus Christ (Acts 11:26). A disciple can be best defined as a student/follower of a Teacher/Leader, who studies a discipline (profession) to gain mastery over it and become equipped to pass on the training to others. […]
Okay, before you call me an alarmist, hear me out! I think we live in a world where it is taken for granted that what is the status quo is good and right. The status quo is standard. The status quo has history and authority. We assume that […]
Last Sunday, I started what will be a series of posts on Christianity, as I was trying to better wrap my head around what makes Christianity what it is, and the confusion that keeps it from being effective in converting the world. I decided to distinguish the religious truth […]
Christianity as it is today is probably 40% religion and 60% culture. That’s my guesstimate and you’re free to disagree. I don’t have data for this, just what I have been observing, and based on my understanding of the Faith (the beliefs and practices of the religion). […]
The first people to be called Christians were first called “disciples” of Jesus Christ (Acts 11:26). A disciple can be best defined as a student/follower of a Teacher/Leader, who studies a discipline (profession) to gain mastery over it and become equipped to pass on the training to others. […]
Ever been at a party, and your favourite song comes on…and your instinct is to groove. Your foot is tapping the floor, your body is starting to sway, your heart is filling with joy… But then you look at your cool friend, who has a scowl on their […]
“So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth” (Rev 3:16). Oh, not them again! Jeez, they just got saved yesterday and now they want to judge us?! All that silly talk about Holy Spirit and miracles… God […]
In the multitude of Merry Christmas greetings that are circulating today, it is only reasonable to ask… is the celebrant merry? When we wish others Merry Christmas and share our gifts, do we consider Jesus? Do we consider what would make Him merry? Are we really willing to […]
