rebootreligion

Category: Christian

  • Looking for meaning

    So many people are looking for meaning in life. The search for purpose is not a religious or secular thing. We all want to know what we are here for and what we can do while we are here. Although Ash Wednesday is not Biblical (what Christian celebration or holiday is?), it does cause us…

  • Hey, you have a smudge on your head

    //embed.gettyimages.com/embed/104056232?et=_ZY37OcxxUazL–3v8HyWA&sig=x_F4ZuHkIWols9-bayVJuecVtgPLS1QmYecOEkUyUrY= Ash Wednesday was this week. I wrote another article on my approach to Lent, but I wanted to write a bit about my experience with ashes this year. Our church, which is not normal by any stretch, did a great job of presenting an interactive walk-thru experience for people receiving the ashes. Thanks to…

  • Be YE Transformed

    be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Romans 12:2 I grew up in a church where the pastor would call on people to pray. Thankfully, he didn’t call on kids or…

  • A Shot Glass of Jesus

    A Shot Glass of Jesus

    In the Methodist church, we take communion by intinction. The bread is handed to the recipient, because Grace is given, and then the person dips the bread in the juice (wine for most churches, juice for us). Some churches perform intinction different ways. For example, the Catholic church accepts the practice but forbids the recipient…

  • A Different Kind of Lent

    I didn’t grow up observing Lent. Like most Southerners, I grew up Baptist and never participated in Ash Wednesday or Lent. To be fair, Lent is not scriptural, but it can be transformational if done correctly. In the few years that I have participated in Lent, I have prayed about what I was to do…

  • The Olive Tree

     This week, we concluded our two week study of the symbolism of trees in the Bible. The first week, we studied fig trees and we followed last Sunday with olive trees. Indented parts are notes from the discussion. If some of the branches were broken off, and you were a wild olive branch, and you…

  • The Fig Tree

    This week, I started a two week study on trees in the Bible. Several weeks ago, when we were studying the parables, someone noticed that fig trees are mentioned often in scripture. So, I decided to do a study on them if I ever got a chance. This week, I got that opportunity and decided…

  • Science vs Religion: A Silly Debate

    When Bill Nye debated Ken Ham earlier this month, I didn’t watch. I read the reviews and the articles. I read the comments on social media. What I did not do, however, was care. Both men argued from the false premise that science and religion are mutually exclusive. They are not. Both men tried to…

  • Jesus in the Old Testament

    This past Sunday, I led a small group study on Jesus in the Old Testament. I forgot to bring the handouts, so we had to wing it. Great discussions! Here’s the notes: ***  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.John 1:1 In these first words…

  • Rename, Rethink, Reboot

    If you are stumbling across this blog for the first time, welcome. If you’ve been here before, welcome back. It’s been a while since I have posted anything. I change blog names now and then, and pen names too, but the ideas are my own. I have renamed this blog “ReBoot Religion” because I want…