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FaithRethink: Moving beyond childhood Christianity

By Peter Watts | Asking questions, Evolving faith, Following Jesus, Spiritual journey | 0 comment | 10 August, 2021 | 8

Today’s blog post is my third in a new series on my evolving Christian faith. If you haven’t yet had the opportunity to read the first two posts introducing the series, I recommend first reading FaithRethink: A new series on an evolving Christian faith followed up by FaithRethink: Are you the same person you used to be?  Read more

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FaithRethink: Are you the same person you used to be?

By Peter Watts | Asking questions, Bible, Evolving faith, Following Jesus, Learning and growing, Spiritual journey | 2 comments | 30 July, 2021 | 3

Are you the same person? Grab a pad of paper and pen so that you can write things down, or get out an electronic device so that you can type out your responses instead. We’re going to take some time to compare and contrast our past selves to who we are now. In order toRead more

Crowd of people. Time to stop and think.

FaithRethink: A new series on an evolving Christian faith

By Peter Watts | Asking questions, Authentic Christianity, Christian hope, Following Jesus, God in the questions, Learning and growing, Spiritual journey | 0 comment | 28 July, 2021 | 3

You remain a Christian. You’ve just changed. Perhaps your framework for understanding the Christian faith has changed. Perhaps your understanding and interpretations of various Bible topics and passages have changed. Perhaps some of your spiritual habits have changed. I too have changed. My understanding of my faith in Jesus has changed. To be clear, IRead more

The Temple Mount in Jerusalem

Christian Zionism misses the entire point of Jesus’ mission: A reflection on Jewish and Arab Palestinian History

By Peter Watts | American history, Bible, Biblical violence, Christian hope, Escapist theologies, Following Jesus | 0 comment | 30 May, 2021 | 6

The author of this blog reflection acknowledges that the wars and conflicts in the Middle East in general and in Palestine in particular are complicated, often nuanced, with varying interpretations within both the Jewish Israeli and Arab Palestinian communities. This reflection offers a perspective that is often neglected or unheard of by Americans and AmericanRead more

A Desert in Israel

The Secret Message of Jesus: A Book Review

By Peter Watts | Asking questions, Authentic Christianity, Following Jesus, God in the face of Jesus, Jesus, Learning and growing, New humanity, Power & authority, Sacrifice, Servant project, Spiritual journey | 0 comment | 23 April, 2021 | 8

The Secret What if Jesus and his message are far better than we currently realize? And what if so much of what gets passed on as the truth about Jesus and his message is actually a watered down version of it (at best) or a complete perversion of it (at worst)? And what if oneRead more

OUTSIDE IN, INSIDE OUT: How Jesus reframed how we think about outsiders and insiders

By Peter Watts | Following Jesus, God in the face of Jesus, Power & authority | 0 comment | 29 March, 2021 | 7

Ever since the first century, when the early Christian movement began, there has been a preoccupation among Christians about who is on the “inside” and who is on the “outside” of the faith. It has often shown up in conversations discussing who are believers and unbelievers, righteous and unrighteous, saved and unsaved, Christians and non-Christians.Read more

A prayer for my country

By Peter Watts | American history, Authentic Christianity, Following Jesus, God in the face of Jesus, New humanity, Power & authority, Religious tolerance, Sacrifice, Servant project, Stories | 0 comment | 18 January, 2021 | 6

In light of the violent riot at the US Capital on January 6, 2021 and those who lost their lives, I offer this prayer.   Pray with me: God of creation, Our nation is in crisis. We are more polarized than ever. Neighbor is suspicious of neighbor. Hatred, aggression and violence have escalated. Even thoseRead more

Nothing is wasted…a Christian’s hope

By Peter Watts | Christian hope, Following Jesus | 0 comment | 29 December, 2020 | 6

Hope… It’s something we could all use a little more of right now. Life in the middle of a global pandemic and in a divided country has been very discouraging for most of us whether you identify as a Christian or not. This is where hope comes in. It’s in the worst possible circumstances thatRead more

Leadership dilemma according to Jesus

By Peter Watts | Following Jesus, Roman crucifixion, Sacrifice, Servant project | 0 comment | 19 December, 2020 | 4

By what it is not We often come to know what leadership is by first seeing it modeled poorly, even horribly. And then when the real thing shows up, it shines a light on what has been missing all along. This is true on the job as it is within our faith communities. When weRead more

Why Evangelicals are crossing party lines this election: #4. Immigrants Matter

By Peter Watts | American history, Following Jesus, Servant project | 0 comment | 30 October, 2020 | 6

Let’s talk about immigration today. As I did with the first three topics, I will intentionally pay close attention to the tone of my words while also keeping honesty and forthrightness at the center. I will also include source links throughout (click on the blue words) for you to fact-check if this is the firstRead more

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