Geoffrey Holsclaw
The Journey of Redemption I’ve found in my journey of redemption that I don’t necessary sin egregiously in every category. Rather I’ve found I often keep struggling with the same two or three sins that seem to go all the way down to my core. Every time I think I’m done with that sin God will gently […]
Evangelism In The Missional Church: How The Kingdom Breaks In Among Us Missional Learning Commons 2014 November 7 @ 7:30pm – November 8 @ 3:00pm | $25 (Wait for the 1:08 mark to learn what Fitch really thinks of Geoff, and evangelism…) This year’s Missional Learning Commons will focus on the oft forgotten member of the 5-fold gifts: […]
I am worried about the rising popularity of Bonhoeffer in the United States. Very worried. I’m worried not because of his theology, or his political views, or his activism. I’m worried because so many people are interested in him…so many different people. Some people laud him for his non-violent pacifism, and other for his violent […]
Tim Challies ended a recent post criticizing the practice of Lectio Divina by saying, “This, then, is a danger in Lectio Divina, that it may teach us to approach the text subjectively rather than objectively.” But what is the big deal about reading the text subjectively as opposed to objectively? 3 Subjects of Scripture It is […]
In the older evangelical (and fundamentalist influenced) mindset there was often a split between “culture” and “society” (albeit, not a conscious one). Culture was usually viewed with suspicion leading to separation or withdrawal. But society was viewed neutrally leading to capitulation. Let me explain. Culture Culture is often viewed by older Evangelicals as the field […]
Headline news is usually bad news. Viral blog posts are usually polemical. And those “way-too-long” conversations on Facebook and Twitter are often based in controversy. Pain, division, and anger drive on-line traffic and often directs the content. And church news is little different: pastor so-and-so is embroiled in a moral failing; church such-and-such fired its […]
Late last week someone accused me of being grumpy about evangelical history (I’ve been writing about it here and here). Well, beyond the reason that I’ve already stated, here are a couple of reasons that get under my skin. First off, I’m part of a historically Holiness (though non-Wesleyan) denomination (the Christian and Missioary Alliance) […]