Life by Nate

The notion that I am addressing (per Erik’s comment) is

that the bible does claim inerrancy/infallibility–or at the very least teaches principles which require and imply them. Ps 19:7, Prov 30:5, 2 Tim 3:16,17 are good places to start.
Let’s look at these references (including some of the verses around them):

Psalm 19:7 –

1 The heavens declare the [...]

It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything that is my own. This is primarily due, I think, to the vast amount of processing I’ve been doing myself. Personal journaling and lots of thinking. One thing that has been on my mind lately is the extent that spiritual leadership goes to here in the west.
Ultimately, [...]

Where even to begin

spin thoughts, feelings, emotions

Twisting my heart mind spirit from my head

    through my heart

    into my stomach and end

    in that knot in the middle of my back.

Ok, yah… the ache, stiff knot…

    it shows up when i’m stressed

Burned out, upset, and tired.

Or a relationship ended.

The hopes for future, the plans, the ideas,

Left in a heap [...]

After some of the questions I have been wrestling through for Sunday night, and many of the conversations I have been having, the subject of conflict, disagreement, and how we stay in community together. Greg and I have been having a conversation in the comments here, and I think it makes for an important post.

There [...]

Everyone knows the phrase “If you build it, they will come.” Field of Dreams. Too often it seems that churches slip into this mentality that if they just offer the right program, get the right pastor, play the right music, people will find enough interest to keep coming back. I grit my teeth as I [...]

If we are to hold solitude and community together as a true paradox, we need to deepen our understanding of both poles. Solitude does not necessarily mean living apart from others; rather, it means never living apart from one’s self. It is not about the absence of other people – it is about being fully [...]

This week, at our Sunday evening gathering, we will be asking the question,

“What does a community that offers a safe place, a place of discovery, for each other and others, matter to the world around us? To what end does our community amount to? Is the impact only for those who find themselves within our [...]