Church in Need of Recalibration

Alan Hirsch & Michael Frost: We believe that the church must constantly return to Jesus to find itself again, to recalibrate, to test whether we are indeed in the faith. The inference is that by and large the church as we currently experience it in the west has to varying degrees lost touch with the wile and dangerous message that it carries and is duty bound to live out and to pass on. As Jesus' disciples we are called to a Christlike life, and no matter how we configure it, that must surely mean that somehow our lives and our communities must be in significant congruence with the life, teachings, and mission of Jesus. The degree that we are living the life laid out by our Master is directly proportional to the degree that we can call ourselves authentic disciples (ReJesus, 64)

Fighting for One Another

Here's a quote by John Eldredge from Waking the Dead. Michael Frost quotes it in his books Exiles, which I'm currently reading as prep for Sunday night's message.

God is calling together little communities of the heart, to fight for one another and for the hearts of those who have not yet been set free. The camaraderie, that intimacy, that incredible impact by a few stouthearted souls – that is available. It is the Christian life as Jesus gave it to us. It is completely normal.

Quote of the Day

I found this one on Ben Witherington's blog. Make sure you also check out the Redneck Powerball Winner.

Quote of the Day

This quote of the day comes from this morning's Fox local news.

It's been close to 70 years since the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor...big mistake on their part.