Index
Top Ten (well, actually, Eleven!) Posts:
My journey from traditional “church”, and some of what I’ve learned about being the church — the exciting, enticing and enthralling multi-faceted Body of Christ!
Our whole paradigm for “doing church” needs to fundamentally shift from monologues delivered from detached podiums that safely isolate our leaders from effective fellowship.
Mercy is the most powerful, but most abused, of all the spiritual gifts. Those with the gift of mercy are vital for what God wants to do in our age with an emerging new spiritual generation.
Like many, I found my validation in my gifts and abilities. If we understand the different spiritual gifts listed in Romans 12 — and find the one that corresponds to our personality — then we can instead begin to find our validation in pleasing the Father.
The Growing Idolatry of Civil Government
Too many Christians want to use the power of civil government to infringe on the God-ordained but different jurisdictions of self government, the family, the church and voluntary associations.
New Covenant Fellowship? Beware!
This post chronicles the decline and ongoing death thralls of a once great church, and documents what happens when a charming but otherwise abusive leader grabs power, robs the people and leads a church into cult practices and doctrines.
As I struggle with an autoimmune condition called systemic sclerosis, I have begun to understand chronic fatigue and how to cope with its effects.
When did we start believing that Christians are entitled to health, wealth and success? For me, I’ve found instead the wonder of God’s sufficient grace.
As I’ve counseled hundreds of people of the years, I’ve learned that God miraculously heals us when we’re willing to go to and expose to Him those places at the core of our being where wounds, hurts and lies reside.
Evangelical Prophets or Martyrs?
Why do those “on point” for the Kingdom of God increasingly seek refuge from the prevailing pop-theology (or dare I say lack of theology) and me-focused brand of Christianity that animates many of our church leaders and cuts believers off from the great historic doctrines and creeds of our faith?
Essentially Reformed or Hyper-Calvinist?
Why is it that those who most strongly affirm God’s sovereignty do so in a way that denies His ability — His right, if He so pleases — to delegate choice to us?
All Posts:
- Hope
- Break the Bow
- Promise of Spring
- Fireball
- The Plowshare
- Walk with Me in the Garden
- Fellowship
- The Itch
- Though He Slay Me
- The Gate
- The Pathway
- The Web
- Justice and Redemption
- Responding to the Lesser of Two Evils
- Seeking Justice
- Simple Organic Church and the Existential Fringe
- The Impossible
- Elders
- Crossroad Nugget
- Counterfeit Worship
- Insane Church
- Non Sequiturs of a Postmodern Jesus
- Going to Church or Being the Church?
- Seasons
- Hateful Attempts to Legislate Morality
- The Power of the Gospel
- Rebuild the Walls
- Crossroad Nugget
- Sound Doctrine and Snake Oil Theology
- Father’s Day
- Love and Compassion
- Crossroad Nugget
- The Existential Jesus
- Memorial Day
- A Sure Foundation?
- Christ the King
- Crossroad Nugget
- Why Is Bart Breen Stalking My Wife?
- Robert R. Wright (1933 – 2015)
- Local Church Leadership
- Crossroad Nugget
- The Miraculous
- Predatory Pastors: Victim Blaming
- Cynicism and the New Legalism
- Stories of Redemption
- Worshiptainment
- Crossroad Nugget
- The Courage of Faith
- I Love Church!
- Presuppositions
- Men With Chests
- Crossroad Nugget
- Foundations
- House2House: RIP
- Trendy Christians
- The Gift
- My Stunning Prophetic Predictions for 2015
- Crossroad Nugget
- Who Is Jesus?
- Essential Prerequisites
- Legalistic Goodism
- The Lessons of Ferguson
- Prayer and Thanksgiving
- Organic and Simple Church Snares
- Ekklesia or Non-Prophet Corporation?
- God’s Noble Warriors
- Reality Check
- More Than Conquerors
- Civil Government and Civic Engagement: A Worthy Calling
- Folly and Ruin
- Your Vote Matters!
- Sound Doctrine
- Being The Church
- House2House Ministries and “Apostolic” Networks?
- Crossroad Nugget
- Grace and Unrepentant Sin
- The Need for Weed
- The Seasons of Life
- Crossroad Nugget
- It’s All About A Relationship …
- Pressing On
- Crossroad Nugget
- The “Missional” Trap
- Virtue and Vice
- Garden of Delight
- Truth, Justice and Church Sex Abuse
- Progressive Hypocrisy and Religious Liberty
- Take A Plunge On The Wild Slide
- Mission, Discipleship and Fellowship: Life Reproducing Life
- Crossroad Nugget
- Felicity Dale, Hypocrisy and Power
- Persecution or Narcissism?
- Shining in Dark Places
- Crossroad Nugget
- True Discipleship
- God Speaks
- Simple Faith
- The Gospel, Up Straight and Direct
- Crossroad Nugget
- Crossroad Nugget
- Celebrating Redemption
- Pain and Restoration
- Crossroad Nugget
- What is Real Church?
- Hospitality and the Kingdom of God
- Crossroad Nugget
- My Bible Prophecy Secret Decoder Ring
- Dopeless Hope Fiends
- Recovery Homes
- The Unexpected
- The Gospel of the Kingdom
- Truth Tellers
- Crossroad Nugget
- Crossroad Nugget
- “Apostolic” Peddlers
- Liberty and Christian Cynicism
- Ekklesia Doublespeak
- Crossroad Nugget
- Phony Apostles and Real Elders
- A Love Story
- Which Jesus?
- A Gentle Midnight Snow
- My Stunning Prophetic Predictions for 2014
- Abundance
- Crossroad Nugget
- The Tyranny of Tolerance
- Elders, Grace and Heresy
- Christmas: To Be or Not to Be
- You Might Just Be a Pharisee If …
- Abusing Grace or Amazing Grace?
- Year in Review
- Crossroad Nugget
- Ukraine Trip Report
- “Apostolic” Follies
- The Post-Modern Dilemma
- A Thanksgiving Suggestion
- Organic Cults and So-Called “Apostolic Workers”
- Itchy Ears
- Grace and Repentance
- Subtraction
- Crossroad Nugget
- Everyone Loves…
- Crossroad Nugget
- The Problem of Evil
- A Simple Cure for a Terminal Condition
- Choice and Change
- Grace and Repentance
- No Apologies
- Crossroad Nugget
- Making Sexual Abuse by Church Leaders Illegal
- Crossroad Nugget
- The Sin of Complicity
- Burger King Jesus
- Which Gospel?
- Sex Abuse and Christian Mafias
- Organic Church Wannabes
- Crossroad Nugget
- The Existential Bible
- Crossroad Nugget
- Apostle?
- Crossroad Nugget
- A Cautionary Warning
- A Story of Redemption
- Leadership Shift
- Crossroad Nugget
- God Fads
- Generations
- Bearing One Another’s Burdens
- Organic Church Hypocrisy, Organic Church Reform
- Crossroad Nugget
- Leadership Abuse
- Cheap Grace
- Crossroad Nugget
- Church or Community: Which Comes First?
- The Many Languages of God
- Crossroad Nugget
- Crossroad Nugget
- Slander or Coverup?
- Freedom from Anxiety
- Redemption
- Pursuing Love and Spiritual Gifts
- Misplaced Empathy: Loving the Perps
- Sound Doctrine
- Cultivating Culture
- Virtue
- A Virginia Morning
- Crossroad Nugget
- Crossroad Nugget
- Christ is All
- Crossroad Nugget
- Growing Up
- Requiem of Abuse
- Whole and Complete
- Repentance
- Come to the Waters
- Celebrating
- Pendulums and Plumblines
- A Statement and Petition Against Sexual Abuse in the Church
- Grace and Forgiveness
- Civic Compassion
- Crossroad Nugget
- Intentional Discipleship and Sound Doctrine
- To Love and Be Loved
- Integrity
- Obedience
- Repost: The Transformational Power of the Cross
- Finding Freedom in a Prison Cell
- Repentance and the Kingdom of God
- Frank Viola: It’s Time to Come Clean
- Crossroad Nugget
- Grace at Work
- Confession
- Crossroad Nugget
- True Church
- Crossroad Nugget
- Repost: I Want More Religion (Part 1)
- Love and Evil
- Resurrection Power and Water Baptism
- Repost: Following God’s Presence
- Grace at Work
- Repost: Postmodern Idolatry
- Glasses
- Neil Cole on Institutional Church
- Crossroad Nugget
- “Why Don’t Matter. What Matters.”—Wisdom from Rose
- Arrogance
- Two Recent Blogs Worth Reading
- Trust
- Yup…
- Breaking Out
- Crossroad Nugget
- Elitist Racism
- Real Grace
- Bart Breen and Frank Viola – Lies, Sex Abuse and Cover Up
- Crossroad Nugget
- Discombobulating Fellowship
- Crossroad Nugget
- Spectator Church
- Repost: Jesus at the Fringes
- Crossroad Nugget
- The Prophets?
- Roots
- Jon Zens and Frank Viola – A Public Response
- Confronting Evil
- Good Fruit, Bad Fruit, No Fruit
- Maturity
- Life Together
- Crossroad Nugget
- I Confess: I Killed Ekklesia
- The New Legalism
- Crossroad Nugget
- Go and Sow
- Home Grown Organic Churches
- Intentional Ministry
- When Ekklesia Matters
- Crossroad Nugget
- The Predators Among Us
- Sexual Exploitation by Church Leaders – How Do We Respond?
- Sexual Predation by Christian Author Frank Viola
- Crossroad Nugget
- How to Become a Cult (Part 6)
- Crossroad Nugget
- How to Become a Cult (Part 5)
- How to Become a Cult (Part 4)
- Historical Theology: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine
- How to Become a Cult (Part 3)
- How to Become a Cult (Part 2)
- How to Become A Cult (Part 1)
- Voices from Jail
- Is the Holy Spirit a Liar? (Part 3)
- Crossroad Nugget
- Honesty
- Pastoral Counseling
- Crossroad Nugget
- Is the Holy Spirit a Liar? (Part 2)
- Is the Holy Spirit a Liar? (Part 1)
- A Timely Warning by Steve Hill
- Finding Community
- Sexuality and the Church
- Predatory Grooming in Our Churches
- Resurrection Sunday
- Self-Control
- Amazing Grace
- The Fractured Logos
- Being and Doing
- Crossroad Nugget
- Storing Up Riches?
- Crossroad Nugget
- Cover Up?
- Crossroad Nugget
- Church?
- The Cult of Giftedness
- The Sin of Silence
- Exposing Abusive Church Leaders
- Frank Viola: Feed the Need
- Gentleness
- Organic Church Leadership (Part 2)
- Organic Church Leadership (Part 1)
- Hip New Things
- Beyond Scripture? (Part 3)
- Coming Together
- Faithfulness
- Letting Go
- Chilling Out
- God’s Pleasure
- Religous Liberty and Parental Rights
- Crossroad Memes
- Speaking Truth
- A New Good Read
- Goodness
- God is Good!
- Book Hooked
- Another Good Read
- Some Good Reads…
- The Delusion of Organic Church Intensity
- Christocentric Buffoonery
- Finding Organic Church Health
- Crossroad Nugget
- Organic Church Cults
- Kindness
- Breaking Free
- Tyranny and Murder by Presidential Decree
- The Seven Motivational Gifts
- Authentic Discipleship
- The Grace of Grief
- Single Parents
- Traction
- Ekklesia: Diverse or Cookie-Cutter?
- The Existential Cliff
- Christ Chapel Sexual Abuse: An Update
- Patience
- Ask and Verify
- Organic Church Idols
- When “Intimacy with the Lord” Goes Bad
- Discipleship
- Peace
- Christ is All?
- Though You Slay Me…
- Joy
- A Much Needed Perspective…
- Walk Humbly…
- Real Church: The Multi-Gifted Body of Christ
- Crossroad Nugget
- Zero Tolerance
- Ripples
- Love
- Another Good Blog by Miguel Labrador
- Looking in All the Wrong Places…
- I Wanna Mega House Church
- Plenary Authority
- Chillin’ Out Over Leadership
- Slaying Giants
- A Four-Fold Franciscan Blessing
- Deeper Life?
- Les Miserables
- Touching the Heart of God
- A Great New Blog
- Purpose
- Hyper Grace – Part 4
- Hyper Grace – Part 3
- Hyper Grace – Part 2
- Hyper Grace – Part 1
- Words
- Myopic Ekklesia
- Organic Church Worship
- Theology and Reality
- What About Them Aliens?
- Contentment
- The Cultural Implications of the Great Commission
- Election Postmortem
- Thanksgiving
- Postmodern Idolatry
- A Doobie Brothers’ Gospel
- Generations
- Timing
- Balance
- Beyond Scripture? (Part 2)
- Beyond Scripture? (Part 1)
- The Power of God
- Apples and Pears
- Intercession and Repentance
- Spiritual Authority
- God’s Delight
- Barbeque for Jesus
- The Problem with “All”
- Organic Church Dead Ends
- Life or Reaction?
- Now, For Something Serious…
- My Shattered Reality
- Hanging On – Part 2
- My Smart-Aleck Response
- I Believe…
- Finding Ekklesia
- Love in Action
- Hanging On – Part 1
- God’s Grandeur
- I Confess: I Ate at Chick-fil-A
- Faith
- Another Great Wedding
- I Want More Religion (Part 3)
- Going and Owning – And Knowing the Difference
- Post-modern Rage
- Glorious, Messy Reality
- Finding Freedom From Life’s Hurts
- I Want More Religion (Part 2)
- I Want More Religion (Part 1)
- Ekklesia: A Modest Manifesto
- Eating of the Tree of Life? Watch Out!
- Becoming The Body of Christ
- Directed versus Participatory Church: A Dialog
- Feeling God’s Pleasure
- Beside the Stream
- “Beyond Evangelical” by Frank Viola: A Review
- God in a Box
- Sufficient Grace, Part III
- Fathers and Teachers
- Peeking Through the Cracks
- “Us” and “Them”
- Is There Not a Cause?
- Postmoderns and Old Farts
- The Transformational Power of the Cross
- Sufficient Grace, Part II
- Inside Out
- Twitter and Facebook
- Holy Ghost Church in the County Jail
- Outside the Box
- Modern Day Pauls?
- The Great Commission
- Probation’s Ban on Church Attendance
- Getting to Simple
- Celebrating 100 Years of Twisting, Licking and Dunking
- Does Jesus Want You to Vote?
- God’s Pleasure
- Acceptance with Joy
- Becoming Our Past
- Beyond Evangelical? – A Follow Up
- Beyond Evangelical? (Part 3)
- Beyond Evangelical? (Part 2)
- Beyond Evangelical? (Part 1)
- True Leadership
- Jesus at the Fringes
- The Priesthood of All Believers
- We Have Met the Enemy
- A Multilingual Jesus
- Planting Churches
- Room at the Inn
- Redemption
- Ekklesia as Escapism
- I Am Content
- About Justice
- Christ Chapel: Pastoral Sex Abuse
- The Mythology of Tithing
- Old Covenant Church
- Grace, Mercy and Love
- The Road to Grace
- Ordained to Fail
- A Hollow Gospel
- Herman Cain
- The Question of Leadership
- Does Anybody Hear Her?
- McChurch or Going Organic?
- Halloween
- Crossing Jordan
- Silence = Death
- I Saw Satan Fall
- Starve the Beast
- Narcissists with Power
- Wall Street Protests
- Limousine Liberals
- Jesus, the Living Word
- Interview with God
- Tidy Whitey
- Church?
- Hypocrisy and Courage
- Beauty from Ashes
- Mentoring Entrepreneurs
- Christian Counseling Class
- Shameful Silence
- Government Run Amuck
- Being the Church
- The Wolves Among Us
- The Buffers Between Us
- Abusive Church Leaders (Part 4) – Civil and Criminal Law
- Abusive Church Leaders (Part 3) – Mandatory Public Warnings
- Abusive Church Leaders (Part 2) – How Should We React?
- Abusive Church Leaders (Part 1) – My Personal Angst
- A Warrior’s Heart
- The Storm
- Understanding the Seven Motivational Gifts
- A Tale of Two Ministries
- Ekklesia and Diverse Gifts, Part 3: What A Meeting Looks Like
- Ekklesia and Diverse Gifts, Part 2: The Imperative of Participation
- Ekklesia and Diverse Gifts, Part 1: The Motivational Gifts
- The Great Divide: Biblical Absolutes and Relativism
- Developing a Biblical Worldview: Origins – God or Chance?
- Developing a Biblical Worldview: Science or Scientific Materialism?
- The Church in the New Testament: Its Form, Function and Purpose
- My Prayer
- Life!
- Joy and Gratitude
- Helping or Enabling?
- Heaven
- The Gospel vs. Religion
- Scientific Faith
- Authentic Church
- Freedom
- Transparent
- Reboot
- Whole Health
- True Ministry
- Ken Hornby (1945 – 2010)
- Repentance, Forgiveness and the Kingdom of God
- A Very Public Confession
- Good Christian Satire
- Improbable Church
- Lest We Forget
- Worship
- Regeneration
- Pimping the Gospel
- The Lost Art of Dialogue
- Evangelical Prophets or Martyrs?
- Participatory Church
- The Gift of Mercy
- Following God’s Presence
- Discovering Our Motivational Gifts
- The Church in D Pod
- The Sunday “God Show” at Your Friendly Podium Church
- The Growing Idolatry of Civil Government
- New Wine Sucks
- The Charismatic Movement is Dead
- When I Fell In Love
- New Wine And Old Skins
- New Covenant Fellowship? Beware!
- Father’s Day
- Confessions of an Excommunicant
- Dealing with Chronic Fatigue
- Post-Release Community
- Fellowship and Light
- Church As Starbucks?
- Leadership Abuses: Private and Public Sins
- Leadership Burnout
- Rick Warren Disavows Support for Prop. 8
- Woundedness
- Conversion
- Sufficient Grace
- Been Hearing God Lately?
- Them Dry Bones
- God is Not Passive
- Rethinking Missions
- Ukraine Trip Report
- God Shows Up
- Fashionable Scorn
- A Richard Dawkins Ditty
- Essentially Reformed or Hyper-Calvinist?
- Pentecost in the Local Jail
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