Merry Christmas!
Wow! Can you believe another year has gone by? It’s been a year full of change, challenge, and the confrontation that is always necessary when you are working towards vision. One of the things that we often have to challenge is our old way of thinking. We can get so comfortable, that we stop thinking, stop evaluating, and stop asking questions. Life just becomes routine and things like church and career slowly lose their meaning. At the beginning of this year, I had to admit to myself, and to you, that personal relationship with Christ had become convoluted. Relationship can quickly become religious with rules and routine. What I had was rules and routine. What I wanted was relationship!
How do you move from religion to relationship? You rethink how you’ve come to that place. You begin by asking questions, confronting old ideas, and having honest conversations. One of the greatest joys of this year has been having this conversation with you. Some have emailed me directly; some shared their opinion on the blog, and yet still some have been offended and have chosen to disengage. It’s all good, real conversation which causes all sorts of reactions and emotions.
So in case you missed it, here are some of the top conversations of the year. Read them for the first time or read them again and rethink your position. Invite others to reevaluate and converse with you, or join the conversation on the blog. Thanks for being there. May the New Year bring you a renewed relationship with Christ and those around you. Here we go . . .
The Pastoral Conversation, I think this generated some hate mail.
Re-thinking Pastoral Authority — 25 comments
Re-thinking Pastoral Accountability — 11 comments
When Preachers Lie On God — 5 comments
Rethinking Who Speaks for God — 2 comments
Who can forget the Tithe Conversation, people get so passionate about money.
Tithe – Not what Malachi 3 is about — 16 comments
Tithe – The Heart of the Matter — 7 comments
Tithe – Support for the poor — 5 comments
Tithe – The original purpose — 4 comments
Tithe — The Eternal Principle — 3 comments
Tithe – The Disconnect — 2 comments
The Church As Is Conversation was very insightful
Questions About Church As-Is — 27 comments
Re-thinking the way we dress for church — 20 comments
When Christians Have Sex — 16 comments
Rethinking What We Sell — 11 comments
A Faith I Can Live With — 5 comments
The Theology Conversation
Rethinking What God Said — 8 comments
Christians’ Personal Responsibility — 4 comments
Rethinking Orthopraxy — 2 comments
Who’s Influencing Your Theology?
Thinking Theology
It’s been a great year! Thanks again for being a part of the conversation. You never know where the conversation will lead, so keep checking the blog often. I love your insight and input, so leave me lots of comments for Christmas. Happy reading and once again, Merry Christmas!!!
