Jesus Christ

Not the end: thoughts on redemption part three

2014-08-26T03:13:38+00:00By Joel|Abandonment, Jesus Christ|

When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: "Death is swallowed up in victory." "O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?" 1 Corinthians 15:54-55 Yes, and I will rejoice, for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance, as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me to live is [...]

Regarding Elijah (It is Well With My Soul)

2014-08-18T22:34:47+00:00By Joel|Abandonment, Jesus Christ|

Experiments in Abandon: Part 3

2014-08-26T01:18:25+00:00By Joel|Abandonment, Christianity, Jesus Christ|

a·ban·don [uh-ban-duh-n] 2.to give up; discontinue; withdraw from So the point of this meditation/experiment is in no way just an academic look at a conceptual truth. The point of this whole thing is that Jesus Christ is real, what He taught is real, and He is really coming back. With all of its mistake made by its ambassadors over the years, the truth is still Jesus is the way...even though the truth has been distorted by a culture that has strayed far from the value system of the Way (what Jesus taught). I don't say all of this to be a downer, especially to the Church...but I believe we need a wake up call. We have [...]

Experiments in Abandon: Part 2

2014-08-26T01:15:36+00:00By Joel|Abandonment, discipleship, Jesus Christ|

a·ban·don [uh-ban-duh-n] 4. to yield (oneself) without restraint or moderation Jesus spoke a lot about the economy of the Kingdom of God, most of it is along the lines of if you want to find, you've got to lose. Lose what? Your life, your hard "earned" social identity (i.e. popularity, reputation), your comfort...most in a humanistic American culture will say different (thanks a lot gnosticism and doctrines of cheap grace). More and more this equation is always morphing in my life. Joel + Jesus=? What does this look like? Well, I know what the answer to the equation must be, but what must happen to find the answer? The equation must have some more integers, surely. But [...]