Category: Christian Living
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Long-term Missions
https://www.instagram.com/p/BE1UZrJsjqe/ Last weekend Kristen and I volunteered to help with a clean-up project in our neighborhood. I should clarify… Kristen volunteered and I tagged along. As we were raking and hauling load after load of sticks, rotting organic matter, homeless paraphernalia, and pine needles to a 10 yard bin to be hauled away I got…
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Is Pietism Good News in a Post-Christian Context?
I posted some thoughts on Twitter this morning that I think deserve some unpacking, if even for myself. The Inciting Question When you live a religious life worth living people will want to know more. Is the way you live Good News? — Adam McLane (@mclanea) March 13, 2016 There is a central, driving question…
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We is Better Than Me
Sin divides us, Jesus unites I’m tired of the divisions. I’m sick of divide and monetize. I’m ready to be a part of something where “we” is better than “me.”
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The Unmoored Life
The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood. We saw the glory with our own eyes, the one-of-a-kind glory, like Father, like Son, Generous inside and out, true from start to finish. John 1:14, The Message Dr. King’s life reminds me that vocational ministry isn’t limited to church employment. Our calling is…
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Rubberneck
No, rubbernecking is not some new way to make out that you’ve not yet tried. Instead, it’s the reason it took 11 hours to drive home from San Jose yesterday whereas it took us 7 hours to drive to San Jose on Friday. Rubbernecking is the human inclination to slow down and look. To scornfully,…
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The Second Act
Sebastian Marroquin Sebastian Marroquin is the son of one of the world’s most notorious criminals, Colombian drug baron Pablo Escobar. At the height of his powers Escobar was said to be the seventh richest man in the world. And he controlled up to 80% of the world’s cocaine trade. His unbelievable wealth and power were…
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Slow Your (devo) Roll
“You better slow your roll, homey.” Before hearing that phrase while waiting in line at Home Depot the other day, the last time I heard that was probably 10 years ago. Slow your roll. You’re a bit out of control. Chill out. Relax, what’s the rush? Slow down. Devotions The idea of a daily devotional…
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Other People’s Sin
The past few months have been a reminder that sin splatters like a can of paint falling off of a shelf. It’s messy. It gets on you. But it also sprays out indiscriminately on things near and far, related and unrelated. We tend to think of the impact of sin as being mostly personal. Not so.…
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Dancing with the Fantasy
Cynicism takes root when you disengage, when you engage you reside in the fantasy. Let me first be careful to define what I mean by “fantasy.” Fantasy isn’t the same as fallacy. I mean fantasy in a more emotional sense. Like when you’re on vacation somewhere amazing you are in a fantasy that everyone is having…
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In Pursuit
Maybe you’ve heard about the drought in California? And maybe you’ve heard that weather experts are forecasting for an El Niño that should end the drought later this fall, perhaps the strongest El Niño in 50 years? Both trends have to do with ocean water temperature. While I’m sure there’s also impact of climate change…