Posts Tagged ‘christianity’
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June 26th, 2015 | Doubt & Questions on Faith, God & Christianity, Josh Butler
“It comes down to more of that intimate relational knowledge,” says Josh Butler, Pastor of Global Outreach at Imago Dei in Portland, OR, “scripture would describe that as an experience in the Spirit.” There is a difference between that experiential, relational knowledge and an intellectual knowledge. “Our confidence is in knowing that God in Christ […]
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June 26th, 2015 | HP :: Resource, Josh Butler, Spiritual Growth & Discipleship, Theology & the Bible
“I would never want anyone to be intimidated by diving into the word of God,” answers Josh Butler, Pastor of Global Outreach at Imago Dei in Portland, OR. We may encounter tension in scripture that causes us to ask questions and that’s okay; it pushes us to engage with other people and other resources on […]
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June 26th, 2015 | God & Christianity, Josh Butler, Theology & the Bible
“We tend to think of Holy War as…using the gods or god to justify the conquest of the weak,” says Josh Butler, Pastor of Global Outreach at Imago Dei in Portland, OR. Rather, Holy War in the Old Testament is God interceding on behalf of the least of these, against strong and tyrannical power structures. […]
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June 26th, 2015 | Art & Culture, Josh Butler
“Gnosticism was kind of this idea…that salvation is about God whisking us out of earth and up into heaven,” answers Josh Butler, Pastor of Global Outreach at Imago Dei in Portland, OR, “but the early Church fought tooth and nail against that.” In the modern era, Christians have bought into the storyline that our hope […]
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June 26th, 2015 | God & Christianity, HP :: Most Recent, Josh Butler
“God is on a mission to get the hell out of earth,” explains Josh Butler, Pastor of Global Outreach at Imago Dei. The destructive power of our sin has torn heaven from earth but God desires to reconcile earth to heaven out of His goodness. “The storyline then becomes a tremendous source of hope.”
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May 12th, 2015 | Christian Living, God & Christianity, Jer Swigart, Spiritual Growth & Discipleship
“We were mining, what is the way of Jesus?” answers Jer Swigart, Directional Leader of The Open Door Community and Co-Founding Director of The Global Immersion Project. A new way of being human involves being rooted in Christ, woven together in community, living self-sacrificially and teach by doing. “The way of Jesus, the new way […]
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May 12th, 2015 | Church & Community, Current Affairs, Politics & Contemporary Issues, HP :: Justice, Jer Swigart, Justice & Ethics
“We’re identifying these mustard seeds of hope and leveraging stories,” says Jer Swigart, Directional Leader of The Open Door Community and Co-Founding Director of The Global Immersion Project. There is also something formative about taking time to lament with each other, which is something that the American Church is historically not good at. “Telling stories […]
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May 12th, 2015 | Christian Living, Church & Community, Jer Swigart
“A shortcoming in North American Christianity is that we’ve trained our people to tribalize and find people who are just like us,” answers Jer Swigart, Directional Leader of The Open Door Community and Co-Founding Director of The Global Immersion Project. While there are advantages to having like-minded relationships, we also need people who are different […]
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May 12th, 2015 | Church & Community, Current Affairs, Politics & Contemporary Issues, Jer Swigart
“Jesus seemed to do it couched in relationship,” explains Jer Swigart, Directional Leader of The Open Door Community and Co-Founding Director of The Global Immersion Project. Jesus often showed up in broken spaces with humility and compassion while also calling people to uncomfortable boldness. “One of the features of Jesus I most admire is the […]
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March 26th, 2015 | Christian Living, God & Christianity, Pete Kelley, Theology & the Bible
“I’m not just relating to some energy force, but these three persons who live in eternal community and invite me to their table,” answers Pete Kelley, Pastor of City and Discipleship at Antioch Church in Bend, OR. Through prayer, we can work through “the beautiful mess of the triune God.”
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