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Monthly Archives: February 2009
Lit: Lonely Speaker Box, by Kristen Miller
There’s this image I can’t get out of my head (is it from some old commercial?) -of a drive-thru speaker box squawking: Can I help you? Hello? Hello? Can I help you…? The picture pans out to reveal the lone … Continue reading
Why All This Strange Stuff? by Chad Lewis
Do you ever wonder why God set things up like He did in the Old Testament? Why was there so much blood? Why was there a Tabernacle? Why the priests and their strange clothing? As I was flipping through my … Continue reading
7 Volunteers Needed! Don’t Be a Chicken (and don’t eat a pig): Live Leviticus, by Daniel Montgomery
We’re still marching on through the Old Testament and we hit Leviticus yesterday. This book lives in infamy. Anyone who wants to pick a fight with Christianity goes straight for this book because it’s dominated by Law, by regulations that … Continue reading
A New Golden Calf, by Michael Winters
Last year, British artist Damien Hirst (in the picture) came out with a new golden calf. It’s a real dead cow, standing encased in formaldehyde. The hooves and horns have been dipped in gold, and it’s been given a golden … Continue reading
An Invitation To Something Beautiful, by Daniel Montgomery
The Tabernacle must have been amazing to behold. Reading through the middle of Exodus, I’m overwhelmed by the sheer weight of detail God handed down to Moses regarding the construction of his dwelling place among the people of Israel and … Continue reading
On Darwin’s Birthday, by Mike Cosper
Much has been made of Charles Darwin in the last few weeks. 2009 represents both his 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of the Species. Darwin, along with other pioneering scientists of his … Continue reading
The Curious Case Of Lachlan Coffey: James And The Giant Sojourn
While driving to The 930 on Sunday morning, I remarked to my wife how I was curious to see how James Santos would do with preaching for Sojourn. I’ve known James for some time now from his days as a worship pastor at … Continue reading
Don’t Let This Happen To Your Grandma, by Nathan Ivey
The Lord sends people of all kinds to Sojourn who are in dire need of help. Every member carries the responsibility to welcome strangers, love them, point them to Christ, embrace them as family and help them in any way … Continue reading
Kingdom, Cross, Grace in Genesis, by Daniel Montgomery
Let’s start with the big idea. The Scriptures can be really complicated, and the extremely brilliant and extremely wordy work of a lot of theologians, while a huge blessing for the continual pursuit of authentic Christian life and thought, can … Continue reading
Weary From Wandering? by Chad Lewis
John Wesley’s brother, Charles, was a prolific hymn writer in the 1700′s. His hymns have blessed multitudes over the last few centuries. As I have reflected on the wilderness wanderings of the Israelites as told in Exodus, I have been … Continue reading
