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The Myth of Powerful Man of Faith

March 3, 2011 by JasonWiedel 1 Comment

We all have ideas about individulas who have strong faith. We might identify people like Billy Graham, Mother Theresa, or that really old guy who sits on the front row at church. We might think that the path to spiritual strength is lots of Bible study, hours of prayer and meditation, and many, many years […]

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Pagan Prophets

December 14, 2010 by JasonWiedel 0 Comments

I love the account of Paul in Athens (Acts 17:16-34). I think it really stretches some of our rigid ideas of Christianity. Paul begins his time in this very cosmopolitan city by speaking to Jews. He teaches about Jesus in a very Jewish way. Then Paul is asked to the Areopagus. This is a place […]

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Politics and Duty

November 17, 2010 by JasonWiedel 11 Comments

I was at a few different churches on the Sundays leading up to election day, and I heard quite a few comments regarding politics and voting. I have never heard a minister endorse a particular candidate within a church. I have heard lots of preachers encourage their listeners to vote. It is good to vote. […]

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Question Your Faith?

November 16, 2010 by JasonWiedel 2 Comments

When scientist seek to prove a hypothesis, they go through rigorous and repeated testing to find what works and what does not. They should, eventually emerge with a credible theory, having eliminated erroneous ideas and found the valid ideas to be true. What if a scientist hypothesized that certain micro-organisms in water would prevent it from freezing […]

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Is Deconstruction Over?

November 12, 2010 by JasonWiedel 2 Comments

Yesterday I heard someone say that era of deconstruction of the church is over. That is good to hear. I think. Between five and ten years ago, a lot of us began to dissect the  church and its place in history and culture. For most, this was spearheaded by the Emergent Church movement and by authors like […]

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Noun or Adjective?

November 10, 2010 by JasonWiedel 5 Comments

According the book of Acts, chapter 11, the first time followers of Jesus were called “Christians” was in the city of Antioch. It seems evident from the biblical context as well historical precedent that this label would have come about in a very natural way. Christians in Antioch grew in numbers, they were recognized as […]

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The Trench of Tradition

November 8, 2010 by JasonWiedel 1 Comment

I am not an anti-traditionalist. I love some tradition and find it to be refreshing and inspiring. Tradition keeps us grounded and allows us to learn from the generations who have come before us. Tradition allows us to have roots. It frees us from myopia and causes us to see our place in the grand picture. And then […]

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