Category Archives: Theology

I Believe: Prologue

Posted on November 19, 2007 by Jason

I’ve been wanting to make a series of posts for quite some time and I think I’m finally ready to tackle them. I’ve long wanted to give articulation to my burgeoning theology and this is an attempt to do just … Continue reading →

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My Friend Tobs, or Eat This Book

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Jason

Yesterday, I had the chance to spend some time with a former student of mine, Tobias. Tobias, or Tobs as his friends call him, was an exchange student at Madison Academy the first year I taught there. A native of … Continue reading →

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The Sunflower

Posted on August 7, 2007 by Jason

Over the weekend, I read a book that’ll be with me for a long time: Simon Wiesenthal’s The Sunflower. Wiesenthal, a Holocaust survivor, recounts the relentless horror of life in concentration camps. He doesn’t gloss over the Nazi dehumanization of … Continue reading →

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The Dissolution of the Sacred / Secular Divide, Part 2: Holy Ground

Posted on July 8, 2007 by Jason

This is Holy groundWe’re standing on Holy groundFor the Lord is present and where He is is Holy We are standing on Holy groundAnd I know that there are angels all aroundLet us praise Jesus nowWe are standing in Your … Continue reading →

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The Dissolution of the Sacred / Secular Divide, Part 1: Either / Or

Posted on June 29, 2007 by Jason

Republican or Democrat? Wal-Mart or Target? Ford or Chevy? Coke or Pepsi? Mac or PC? Lowe’s or Home Depot? John, Paul, George or Ringo? We live in an either / or world. Our answers to these stereotypical questions say something … Continue reading →

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A Note From Truely

Posted on May 7, 2007 by Jason

I love going to the public library. I could literally spend hours there, just browsing all the books that I know I don’t have time to read. I went last week looking for a few books to help out with … Continue reading →

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The Church: Dwelling

Posted on April 17, 2007 by Jason

God’s eternal desire is to dwell with His people. God dwelt among Israel, His chosen people (Lev. 15:31, 26:11). Jesus dwelt in the flesh (John 1:14). The Holy Spirit now dwells within the believer (1 Cor. 6:18-20). And God’s mission … Continue reading →

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The Church: Ekklesia

Posted on April 16, 2007 by Jason

The Greek word ekklesia is translated “church” in our English Bibles. The word has no overt spiritual meaning. It generally means “assembly” or “meeting”. In Acts 19, Luke uses ekklesia in this general sense to refer to the assembly of … Continue reading →

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The Best Thing I’ve Read Today

Posted on March 13, 2007 by Jason

From Rob Bell, on the theology of the Mars Hill Church: Mars Hill is devoted to joining the God of the oppressed in the restoration of all creation. We believe the Bible to be the voices of many who have … Continue reading →

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Collaboration: New Heavens, New Earth

Posted on January 3, 2007 by Jason

Help me out here .What does it mean when Scripture refers to a “new heaven & a new earth” (Rev. 21, Isa 65, 2 Peter 3:13)? What is the implication of God as the one who makes “all things new” … Continue reading →

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