Something Has to Rise
What Happens When You Rise? In baptism something has to die. Baptism is a burial. It is a watery grave. It’s not magic. It’s sacred, spiritual, and it is real…
Tag: kingdom of Heaven
Something Has to Die
Have You Died? Some of you may have more questions than answers when it comes to baptism. I get that. Some of you grew up thinking one way about baptism…
Eternal Life Here and Now and Forever
Do I Have To? Do you have to be baptized to go to heaven? This is one of the MOST common questions people ask me. And I understand the question. I’m not sure…
The Good News about Heaven
“A massive assumption has been made in Western Christianity that the purpose of being a Christian is simply, or at least mainly, to “go to heaven when you die…”– N.T….
What will Heaven be like?
What do you think about when you think about Heaven? What is Heaven? Where is Heaven? What happens when you die? And why does what you think about when you…
Are You Ready?
Getting Ready for the Olympics This past week as we watched the Olympics we saw athletes from every nation coming together to compete. For me, one thing stands out: these individuals…
Where Grace & Justice Come Together
Grace + Justice. Have you ever wondered how Grace & Justice fit together in God’s economy? Holding grace & justice together may be one of the most difficult balancing acts…
The Kingdom of Heaven is Not Like this…
Recent weeks have brought much reason for sadness. Shootings in Orlando, the scandals at Stanford & Baylor, more high profile shootings of black people by police officers in Louisiana &…
The Kingdom of Heaven… A Place Where People Matter
When Jesus spoke about the Kingdom of Heaven, what was it that He was trying to teach us? There are so many things we can & should learn from the…
Who Moved the Goalpost? by Dan Bouchelle
This is a Guest Post from my friend Dan Bouchelle. Dan serves as the President of Missions Resource Network in Dallas/Fort Worth, TX. For more info, please visit his blog at Walking in…