If you watch a movie like "Fight Club" for the first time and expect it to be a comedy, you'll be very confused and come away with probably a different message than the writer intended. Similarly, if we read scripture without knowledge of the genre it is, we may misinterpret or misunderstand what God tried to teach us. How do we learn about biblical genres and ancient historical contexts? And, more importantly, should Dan and Austin try and race their normal cars the speed that professional drag racers can achieve?
As leaders, we are supposed to emulate Jesus' form of leadership- one that embraces peace, gentle subversion and service as a model instead of...
God set some pretty clear boundaries for us in scripture. What do we do when we can't agree on what those are?
We spend so much time trying to determine who is "in" when it comes to faith matters that we often end up driving people...