Will it be different this time?

As people, I think we live in everlasting hope of “the next time.” the next job the next relationship the next church the next “hack” the next big idea Somehow the allure of the fresh start causes us to dream of getting the outcome we want....

The first European Christian?

These days, our news feeds are full of conflict over different lines on maps.  One side says the lines don’t matter and greater historical imperatives are at play.   The other side says the lines are real, and are ready to die to defend them. It’s matters...

God & Dreams: The Results

! The vote is in and I have the results of the poll about whether God speaks through dream today. You are getting this email because you filled out the survey (and I promised to send you the results for doing so). The original email went out to over 1,200 people.  Of...

The books you WON’T find in your NT

If you look in your Bible, you will NOT find the following books in the New Testament: First Iconium Second Derbeians The Epistle to the Lystrans The Letter to the Church at Antioch in Psidia Or will you? These are four of the cities that Paul visited on his first...