My church doesn’t really teach tithing but we definitely teach generosity. Why? Because God is generous. The early church understood this and gave to everyone in a way that turned both heads and hearts. This episode includes a sermon I preached on the subject of generosity and how God’s model of giving everything, at all times, to everyone, sets a standard that goes way beyond 10%.
Read MoreBrian Zahnd joined me to discuss his new book Postcards from Babylon, as well as the multi-faceted nature of the church, the richness of spiritual diversity, and how to be faithful witnesses to Christ while living inside a dominant empire. What empire claims for itself (to have the divine right to rule others and the manifest destiny to shape history), is the very thing God has promised us through his son.
Read MoreGod does not need Christianity nor any other world religion. He doesn’t need us to follow the rules or get in line or bow down to him. Rather he invites us to partake freely of his new world, right now.
Read MoreBest-selling author Frank Viola and I discussed what happens when you truly begin to see the beauty of Jesus Christ, and how the church can be transformed by radical devotion to the King and his kingdom.
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