In so many cultures, people have given arbatrary value to people based on their gender, family, race or age. That's super clear to see in the Hebrew inheritance system and culture. Firstborn men were given all the inheritance, social benefit, and status- so why does God so often pick leaders who were NOT firstborn? How can we learn from the people God puts in front of us as leaders? And how can we tell if a leader is actually "annointed" or if we are simply following someone because we like what they look like or say?
We often think of Efficiency as a good thing, something to be aspired towards. How can it also become a temptation, or a problem?
Much like Pastor Tim's old pickup truck, the old covenant needed to be remade into something that actually worked. Austin, Dan and Tim talk...
We get so caught up in having orthodox theology that sometimes we lose sight of how we are supposed to practice our faith. What...