I wrote in Following the Spirit : Do not be self-absorbed in your in performance, but be present in love. This has been an important word for me lately, because the problem described here has been a chronic problem in my spiritual life. Partially, this has to do with bridging the gap between what I … Continue reading True Obedience
Tag: truth
Culturally Objectionable Words
Mainly, I wanted to share an article a friend sent me awhile back about about the use of, let's say, culturally objectionable words. My disclaimer here is that I have not fully evaluated all the claims made by the authors of this site, so I want to clarify that my sharing here is in no … Continue reading Culturally Objectionable Words
Freedom vs Unintended Bullshit
The following is a comment I offered on the blog of a good friend of mine, Chris Benedict "This makes me consider how, especially in the church context, when I talk about the truths which I profess to believe, I want to convey them in a way that is psychologically relevant. (When we are about … Continue reading Freedom vs Unintended Bullshit
Hebrews 4:12-13: A Study
Hebrews 4:12-13; “For the word of God is living and effective and sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating as far as to divide soul, spirit, joints, and marrow; it is a judge of the thoughts and ideas of the heart. 13) No creature is hidden from Him, but all things are naked and exposed to … Continue reading Hebrews 4:12-13: A Study
Prototyping Eternity
Every generation seems to think the prominent events of their particular historical context signals the end of the world. There are matrices of being which are beyond known human experience, and maybe beyond human capacity, but the hope I have in the face of the demands placed on the human psyche by the exponential onslaught … Continue reading Prototyping Eternity
As Defined by You
"Counsel in a man's heart is deep water; but a man of understanding draws it up." -Proverbs 20:5 I believe that "deep water" has to do with drawing water up from a deep well, because that's what they would have done in those days. What I had on my mind when this verse grabbed my … Continue reading As Defined by You
Rhema
"So, faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ." - Romans 10:17 Another translation renders it, "...what is heard comes through the message about Christ." The Greek for "word" is not "logos" here, but "rhema". Personally, what this verse means to me is that I am made able to hear by God … Continue reading Rhema
Things are not as They Appear
"For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgement to himself if he does not judge the body rightly" - 1 Corinthians 11:29 1 Corinthians 11:17-33 is not a passage to be used by your church as an incantation for their particular theological bent on communion. Instead, it is a call for the church … Continue reading Things are not as They Appear
Deviating from Peace
"Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and they hid themselves from the LORD God among the trees of the garden." - Genesis 3:8 It fascinates me that, after the man and woman ate from the tree of … Continue reading Deviating from Peace
Callings and Arguments
In John 12:1-7, Judas chastised Mary for anointing Jesus’ feet with an expensive, fragrant oil, which he argued could’ve been sold and the proceeds given to the poor. Jesus replied, “Leave her alone; she has kept it for the day of my burial. For you always have the poor with you, but you do not … Continue reading Callings and Arguments
Andrew K. Banks 