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by Brian Niece
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Another Un-Truth I Learned from the Church
I first posted about an un-truth I learned from the Church here. Now, here's another un-truth I've learned from the church: the world is made up of two kingdoms. The Un-Truth I learned from the church that we Christians should gather in the "church" building as often...
An Un-Truth I Learned From the Church
This might ruffle some feathers, but here we go ... The church has taught me that to be the church means to be "attractional". Authentic Christ-followers should, indeed, lead irresistible lives. But this is not the idiom of attraction I learned. The Un-Truth...
Jesus and Tea
A brief story … I was suffering from a migraine headache recently. Nothing seemed to be working to rid me of it. I put a pot of water on to boil so I could drink some tea. I’m partial to Traditional Medicinals teas. They are organic, fair trade, delicious teas. While...
5 Simple Ways to Pray
Praying should be natural for followers of Jesus. So let’s make it simple.
Why God’s Dreams Matter
We are such stuff / As dreams are made on The above quote is from Shakespeare's play The Tempest. Shakespeare is my favorite playwright. In one of my former vocations I was thrilled each time I was able to perform in or direct a Shakespeare play. Since then, I've...
No One Trusts You Unless You Share Your Wounds
Attempting to engender discipleship in the local church context can be an exercise in futility. Heck, even trying to be a disciple outside of the hourly corporate worship gathering can seem overwhelming. As I am trying to experiment with ways to focus on...
SHEMA: The Difficulty of Listening
It’s inked on my arm seven times.
What is Sacramental Living?
Sacramental living means to look at all of life the way we look at sacraments. All this, for the life of the world.
The Legacy of Bresee
The tribe in which I was ordained has been around for over 100 years. Phineas Bresee is the little-known man credited as heading up our tribe. This movement stems from the Methodist movement, which grew from the work of John Wesley. [perfectpullquote align="left"...