Jesus is King. His Kingdom is a transformative, counterculture movement for a peaceful world living into God’s perfect will for human flourishing. The principles undergirding this movement are love, truth, grace, compassion, forgiveness, hope, humility, justice, mercy, sustainability, redemption, and wisdom. It is a beautiful vision that transcends such barriers as sex, … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Celebrates Racial Diversity
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Beatnik Christianity Rejects the Obsession with Outward Appearances of Piety
The 19th century Holiness Movement has been largely forgotten outside of Wesleyan circles, but its permeating influence upon global Christianity continues. The movement called for the "consecration" of a Christian's whole life and the pursuit of "entire sanctification" that purged sin from one's soul through a "second work of grace." The ultimate goal being not only intimacy … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Rejects the Obsession with Outward Appearances of Piety
Beatnik Christianity Focuses on People’s Well-Being Rather Than Institutional Reputation
Something that drives me bonkers about Christian culture is the default preoccupation with its institutional reputation. Have you noticed this? It seems like Jesus followers have been socially conditioned in such a way that their instinctual response to troubling news is consideration of the institutional ramifications rather than concern for the well-being of the person or … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Focuses on People’s Well-Being Rather Than Institutional Reputation
Beatnik Christianity Subverts Constantine, Christendom, and Christian Culture
It’s helpful to begin with a definition. I would tentatively define Christendom as the era in which institutional Christianity exercised a profound degree of cultural hegemony, geo-political power, socio-economic control, and even military might. At the risk of oversimplifying a supremely complicated historical story, it largely began in the 4th century with Emperor Constantine … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Subverts Constantine, Christendom, and Christian Culture
Wrong from the Start: How Christian Culture Keeps Pulling Us Away from Jesus
I love Jesus but loathe most elements of Christian culture. The reason is that Christian culture usually has little to do with following Jesus and when there is a direct connection it is often in direct conflict with The Way of Jesus. The more I study it the more I become convinced it's more influenced by Screwtape than the Holy Spirit. Let's be clear. This isn't about … [Read more...] about Wrong from the Start: How Christian Culture Keeps Pulling Us Away from Jesus
