26 results for tag: breakfast with Brad
Breakfast with Brad – Jesus, A.A. and 12-Step Recovery
In which Brad had breakfast long ago but goes to the Fieldhouse for a Kombucha and Pickle to discuss Jesus and AA. What do you think is more important: using Jesus' name but attaching it to retribution, or not using his name but describing him accurately?
Supplement:
Again, the question is this: which is better? To worship a false god (by virtue of its pagan nature) and use the name of Jesus to describe him? Or to worship the One True God (by virtue of his divine nature) but getting the name wrong?
C.S. Lewis addressed this in the Narnia Chronicles in The Last Battle. Here is the testimony of Emeth, someone who thought he was the enemy of Aslan ...
Breakfast with Brad – Anniversary Casino Breaky & Stuff I’m Workin’ On
In which Brad and Eden enjoy a 32nd anniversary breakfast a Tulalip Casino and Brad shares his latest work. More photos below.
My gambling is not with $$ at slot machines, but with the capacity of other to engage the big questions of theology.
Correction: Brad mentions working on a chapter of "A More Christlike God," but he was actually referring to his sequel, "A More Christlike Way," due out spring of 2019. (more…)
Breakfast with Brad: What 12-steppers can teach us about (Self-)Will & Grace
Bilingual cereal boxes, Christianese words and what 12-step recovery teaches us about self-will and grace (in step 1 and 2).
Notice how the first 2 steps of 12-step recovery focus on sin as a disease and its symptoms, incurable by self-effort (religion's game) ... and belief in a God who's grace can heal us.
Step 1 "We admitted we were powerless over our addiction -- that our lives had become unmanageable."
Overcomers look to God's grace alone, growing in our belief in and surrender to "the care of a loving God":
Step 2 "Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity."
12-steppers use ...
Breakfast with Brad – Moving on (11/12) – Froot Loops, Hellfire & Vidi Aquam
In which Brad features a hat that belonged to his grandfather, William Ditchfield, prepares to eat pure sugar & explores the question (not the doctrine) of hell. Below the video, we're also featuring a beautiful song based in an ancient chant, Vidi Aquam ("I saw water").
Is there a river that can extinguish the fires of hell?
Revelation 22: 1Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And ...
Breakfast with Brad – Moving On (5/12) – Gore, Genocide and Omelettes
Must we believe that God literally commanded the extermination of whole people groups in the Old Testament conquest narratives? Or could we attribute some of those incidents to human violence done in the name of God to justify their actions?
BONUS MATERIAL: Matt Lynch on "The Joshua Conquest"
Breakfast with Brad – “Moving On” (4/12) – Macaroni Salad and the Flood
Is belief in a literal global flood essential to Christian faithfulness? How did God recreate a ruined world? How has Christ opened the ark to all? And how did Eden create that macaroni salad?
Breakfast with Brad – Moving On (3/12) – Reading Scripture
Summary: Beyond crass literalism
Reading literally = compiling the best text possible (what Jesus read) and paying attention to the authors' intentions in the context of the genres they chose.
Reading morally = not just the moral of the story or extracting laws to obey, but how the text nurtures us as growing Christ-followers.
Reading spiritually = not merely 'spiritualizing' the text, but being attentive to how it points to Christ and the gospel.
Breakfast with Brad – Ashamed of Jesus?
In which Brad tries his Jim Gaffigan's 'offended Christian' voice (see below--trigger warning), plans hard-boiled eggs embedded with garlic stuffed olives & ponders Jesus words in Luke 9:26.
Breakfast with Brad – Faith and Surrender
In which Brad ponders what Riboflavin and Faith are, checking in with 12-Step Recovery's all-important 3rd step: "Surrender."
https://vimeo.com/1010020273
Step 3 - "Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God."
Step 3 prayer: "God, I offer myself to you, to build with me and to do with me as you will. Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do your will. Take away my difficulties [obsessions], that victory over them may bear witness of your power, your love, and your way of life to those I would help. May I always do your will!"
"We thought well before taking this step making sure we were ready; ...
Breakfast with Brad – What’s with Romans Chapter 13?
Nero, God’s sword-bearing servant is one and the same with the evil that must be overcome.
Breakfast with Brad – Wieners, Beer & Spiritual Scurvy
In which Brad doesn't really drink beer for breakfast, but suffers the imbalanced diet of micro-waved wieners to make a point about the spiritual scurvy of male-only leadership in Christendom.
Breakfast with Brad – God and Genocide with Brian Zahnd
Breakfast with Brad where Brad and Brian Zahn discuss God and genocide.
https://vimeo.com/1008971288
Breakfast with Brad – Prophetic Anger vs. Pastoral Care
In which Brad enjoys Canada's commuters' breakfast (Tim Horton's coffee, toasted cinnamon-raisin bagel with cream cheese) while waiting in his car. He questions why prophecy is associated with anger rather than "the testimony of Jesus," etc. "Prophetic" and "pastoral" are no more opposites than truth and love or justice and mercy.
https://vimeo.com/1008967584
Breakfast with Brad – Hopeful Inclusion
In which Brad shows off the Phillies hat gifted to him by his friend Philip Carnuccio, nibbles on freshly picked strawberries dowsed in maple syrup, and chats about the "inclusivism" of such evangelists as John Wesley and Billy Graham.
https://vimeo.com/1008965527
Hopeful Inclusivism:
To be more specific, the Wesleyan blogger Craig Adams posted this explanation along with samples of Hopeful Inclusivist statements on his site:
Simply put, the position could be summarized this way:
Only Christ determines who will or will not be saved.
And, God will be fair, merciful and just toward all people.
"Jesus answered, 'I am the ...
Breakfast with Brad – Moving On from Moralism
Breakfast with Brad in which Brad talks about hot stoves, condoms and confusing morality with living faith!
https://vimeo.com/1008964102
MY EARLY FORAYS INTO MORALISM
GROUNDED FOR LIFE
Moralism occurs when we cling to normal childhood rules (do’s and don’ts for our safety) and confuse them with living faith—when we elevate our morality to the measure of Christian faithfulness and flourishing. If only it were as simple as distinguishing between legalism and grace or blaming parents for being overly religious. But I can testify that any child of faith with half a conscience and some basic Sunday School can become a ...
Breakfast with Brad – Inclusion: A More Christlike God
In which Brad prepares for a day of teaching in Sunriver, Oregon over a gourmet breakfast. Oh, and teases something about our inclusion in Christ's redemptive work.
https://vimeo.com/1007837820
Breakfast with Brad – Biblical Inerrancy
"The Word of God is inerrant, infallible and inspired ... and when he was 18, he grew a beard." That's right: Jesus is the Word of God, and the Bible is the inspired record of the drama of redemption by which the Word became flesh to reveal who God is.
https://vimeo.com/1007836663
Breakfast with Brad – Mother’s Day, Little Granny & Christian Success
Brad recalls his little 'Tea Granny,' Elsie Ditchfield, who demonstrated what true Christian success looks like. It starts with toast and tea!
https://vimeo.com/1007831958
Breakfast with Brad – Silly but Harmful
In which Brad eats Campbell's chicken noodle soup, spouts a silly (but harmless) childhood poem, then cites an example of a silly (but very harmful) theology. For the toxic citation, see below:
https://vimeo.com/1007830344
Breakfast with Brad – Guilt and a Healthy Conscience
https://vimeo.com/1007827176
What is guilt? Is guilt always unhealthy? Certainly we know that 'guilt-trips' are the favorite tool of the Accuser and Christless religion. But does guilt ever have a place or serve a purpose?
One way to view guilt is that it's a signal sent by the conscience. The conscience is sort of like a God-given inner prophet that lets us know when we've violated love of God or neighbor. In that sense, it is like Nathan the prophet when he confronted David's affair with Bathsheba. He spoke the truth and in that sense, was acting as a servant of God. Our conscience can be like that too.
&nbs...
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