‘Pay close attention to these things also. Go up to the hill country and bring back timber to build the temple. Then I will be pleased and honored,’ says the Lord. ‘You expected a large harvest, but instead there was little, and when you brought it home it disappeared right away. Why?’ asks the Lord who rules over all. ‘Because my temple remains in ruins, thanks to each of you favoring his own house! This is why the sky has held back its dew and the earth its produce. Moreover, …

You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill cannot be hidden. People do not light a lamp and put it under a basket but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven.
Matthew 5:14-16

As I previously mentioned, I spent 7 days in Vegas a couple of weeks ago. Vegas, suffice it to say, is not …

I just wrote my first article for the Jesus Manifesto.  It comes from spending time in Hosea this weekend…

This past week while on vacation I had the opportunity to do a lot of reading. I finished Church After Christendom by Stuart Murray and Resident Aliens by Stanley Hauerwas and started Transforming Mission: Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission by David Bosch. This last book that I just started has been on my reading list for quite some time and I’m quite glad of that, only wishing that I had had the opportunity to read it sooner. As the name implies, it is an in depth theology of mission …