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Sit down with me as we think through some tough topics in a reflective way and examine some of the difficult issues that can trouble followers of Christ. My hope is that you’ll always come away with more to think about… RBC Ministries
- Absolutes and Relatives |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Dec 08 2009
Is it possible that some of us are so committed to defending “absolute truth” that we forget how “relative” our understanding can be? Admittedly, those who say “all things are relative” often mean that one opinion is as good as another—especially when they want their own opinion to be as good, or better, than anyone [...]
- Good Conversation |
Posted by Mart De Haan on May 03 2009
Few disagreements continue on the basis of 100% error. From the beginning, our spiritual enemy told a half truth (Gen 3:5) and ever since we have been unintentionally, falling into his example. Sometimes the art of telling half-truths is intentional. But more often it reflects the limitations of one point of view. Monologues tend to [...]
- As is…Just as I am… |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Feb 28 2009
In a recent conversation one of our friends made a comment that I haven’t been able to forget. It was something to the effect that “You probably would all think I’m a creep. Have been married several times…” My guess is that along the way others have also made self-disclosing comments that have gotten lost [...]
- The Tough Side of Grace |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Dec 26 2008
Going into the Christmas holiday, I was focused on what can appear to be the scandalously generous side of grace. Found myself drawn back time and again to the priceless gift expressed in the words, “The Word (God) became flesh and lived among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only [...]
- Another Way to Look at Emerging Churches |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Oct 31 2008
Over the last couple of days I’ve been trying to think of a way to express what I find so disturbing about the “emerging church” debate. Let me try this. Many of us know that just before the end of the first century our resurrected Lord returned in a vision to his dear friend and [...]
- Black, White, and Grayscale |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Aug 03 2008
Some of us tend to think in terms of black-and-white, clear-cut categories. To us, a statement or a conclusion is either true or false. Others are more likely to see how the same statement might be either true or false depending on the circumstances. Some of us work from a truth model which might say, [...]
- Four Kinds of Wisdom |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Jul 27 2008
While in Asia recently I saw examples of eastern religion that were foreign to faith in Christ. My heart went out to mothers, fathers, sons, and daughters who have not yet discovered the incomparable and unparalleled life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Thinking back, however, I also remember how, on another trip to the region, [...]
- Pendulum Riders |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Jun 21 2008
One of the characteristics of our human nature is that we spend a lot of time reacting to, and trying to distance ourselves from, the sins of our fathers. As we react, it is as though we were jumping up and grabbing a great pendulum as it swings away in the opposite direction. In the [...]
- Authenticity and Mr. Rogers |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Mar 28 2008
A friend challenged me today to do some thinking about why authenticity keeps showing up as a value of young people. Looking for a place to start, I checked out some dictionary definitions for authentic. What I found wasn’t surprising: Definition: Not false or copied; genuine; real But then I bumped into something I want [...]
