What Does a New Testament Church Look Like?
We get this question frequently from readers of The Jesus Paradigm by David Alan Black. The easiest answer is to link to his essay with the same title.
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What Oppression Looks Like
(The following post is cross-posted from CPR – FIERCE CHRISTIAN LIVING, and was written by Renee Crosby. Renee is author of Energion title Soup Kitchen for the Soul. The post is copyright and is used here by permission.) That is a picture of a home in my neighborhood in Denver, CO. where an eviction notice…
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Missions – What about It?
(Today’s post is from Pastor D. Kevin Brown. Pastor Brown is author of the book Rite of Passage, forthcoming from Energion Publications. He blogs at, you guessed it, D Kevin Brown’s Blog.) Last year in the association in which the church I pastor is a member, there was reported 200 people baptized with total receipts…
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The Word on the Street – Is It the Bible?
(Energion author Nick May (Megabelt) posted the following on Facebook, and it is reproduced here with his permission. For his Facebook friends, the post is here.) Several years ago, I learned about something called “The Word on the Street” which is a take on the Bible whose modernized terms make The Message read like T.S….
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Is Baptism Necessary for Salvation?
(This question was brought to me recently, and I asked Energion author Elgin Hushbeck, Jr. to write a short response. Elgin is author of Evidence for the Bible, Christianity and Secularism, and Preserving Democracy. — Henry Neufeld) Some Christians believe that Baptism is necessary for one to be saved. Supporters point to Mark 16:16 “Whoever…
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WAS THE CROSS A FOREGONE CONCLUSION?
by Herold Weiss It would seem that in the gospel accounts of the crucifixion a scene is missing. None of them tells us that when the disciples saw Jesus being crucified, one of them (we would think that it should have been Peter) said, “Everything is going ahead according to plan. Let’s go home and…
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Gift Given – Gift Received?
Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path. I’ve promised it once, and I’ll promise it again: I will obey your righteous regulations. I have suffered much, O Lord; restore my life again as you promised. Lord, accept my offering of praise, and teach me your regulations. My life constantly hangs…
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Rubber Meets the Road – Atlanta, GA
I’ve told you these things for a purpose: that my joy might be your joy, and your joy wholly mature. This is my command: Love one another the way I loved you. This is the very best way to love. Put your life on the line for your friends. You are my friends when you…
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Advent vs Christmas – Twitterview with Rev. Geoffrey Lentz
The following is a twitterview between Energion owner Henry Neufeld and Rev. Geoffrey Lentz. We planned this as a Tweeterview, but we had some technical difficulties. Geoffrey Lentz is the author of The Gospel According to Saint Luke: A Participatory Study Guide and co-author of Learning and Living Scripture. He is the associate pastor of…
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Holidays, Holiness, Honor
To ‘honor’ is to give respect, even more, to give reverence and homage. It is those words that I would use only to refer to my Creator, my Savior, and the One who has my heart first and foremost. During this time of year, we live in a world that has a different focus on…
