They Turned a Meal Into a Moment: The Lord’s Supper the Institution Stole
Let me ask you something. When you take the Lord’s Supper on Sunday morning, do you ever leave HUNGRY? Do you ever leave DRUNK? Sounds like a ridiculous question, right? Of course not. How could you? You just had a tiny cracker and a thimble of grape juice. But here’s the thing: The Apostle Paul […]
Your Table Is a Mission Field: A Thanksgiving Challenge
I already know what some of you are thinking. You’ve read the last few posts about ekklesia, house churches, and the “one another” commands. And somewhere in the back of your mind, an objection is forming: “This sounds like a holy huddle. A little clique of Christians hiding in their living rooms while the world […]
Why You Can’t Obey Jesus From A Pew: The 59 “One Another” Commands
Friday, I made the case that Christianity has to be about JESUS—not about you. Not your preferences. Not your comfort. Not your religious performance. JESUS at the center. You decreasing. Him increasing. But here’s the question that should be bouncing around your head: What does that actually LOOK LIKE? If Christianity isn’t about showing up […]
“Shared Meals, Not Shared Pews” — Someone Gets It (Almost)
I came across a Facebook post recently that stopped me from scrolling past. Because this person GETS IT. Almost. They see what’s broken. They see how fractured the modern church has become. They put words to something many of us have felt but couldn’t articulate. Let me share a few excerpts: “Let’s be brutally honest: […]
It Has To Be About Jesus. Not You.
I saw a Facebook post recently that made me stop and think: “Jesus didn’t die to start a religion. He died to start a relationship.” And I thought: That’s exactly right. But here’s what hit me even harder: The institutional church system makes it about YOU, not about JESUS. Let me explain. The System Makes […]
Answering Your Objections: What Jesus Really Built
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been saying some things that made a lot of people uncomfortable. I’ve exposed the word “church” as a mistranslation. I’ve challenged you to leave institutional Christianity and actually BE ekklesia. I’ve shown you what would make Jesus flip tables in modern churches. And the objections have been pouring in. […]
When the Church Stops Being the Church
In Part 1, we looked at what would make Jesus flip tables in modern churches: Compassion with conditions Buildings worth millions while people starve Budgets devoted to overhead instead of ministry Charity gatekept behind membership Those are practical failures. Moral failures. Today, we’re looking at something even worse: Doctrinal failures. Because it’s one thing to […]
What Would Make Jesus Flip Tables Today?
I saw something on Facebook the other day that made my blood boil. A woman posted about calling 30 (I think) local churches asking for help with baby formula. Her baby was hungry. She was desperate. Out of 30 churches, only 10 agreed to help. The other 20? They had excuses: “Are you a member […]
So What DO We Do? (The Practical Guide to Actually Being Ekklesia)
I’ve spent the last few weeks tearing down sacred cows. I’ve shown you that: The word “church” is a deliberate mistranslation The institutional model isn’t biblical You’re defending a system that Jesus never built Most modern churches would receive condemnation letters from Jesus And some of you are frustrated. “Okay, fine. You’ve told us what’s […]
What Are You Actually Defending? (And Why?)
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been saying some things that made a lot of people uncomfortable. I’ve said that most Christians aren’t following Jesus—they’re following a system. I’ve shown that the word “church” in your Bible is a deliberate mistranslation of the Greek word “ekklesia” (assembly). I’ve explained that the institutional church model we […]