Tag: The Bible
An Unserious Meme for an Unserious People.
At the Intersection between Christian Culture Wars and Conservative Meme Wars lies the most unserious of memes. Rev. Jonathan Faulkner Of all the NASCAR news we had to consume this year, including Darrell “Bubba”...
One Town, One Church
One Town, One Church. People Ask me what the future of the Church in the Rural Setting looks like. This is my response. Rev. Jonathan David Faulkner When I first arrived in New England...
Singing Street Psalms Again.
eflections on Returning to Urban Ministry. Rev. Jonathan David Faulkner When I was living and serving in Denver we would go on walks through the city to learn about the different parts of the...
How should Christians Think about Gun Violence.
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-isu9c-10137bd God’s Heart Podcast hosts Jonathan Faulkner and Katie Mason discuss how Christians should respond to Gun violence, how we got here and how we can address this issue in the best way possible. ...
God’s Heart Recommends: The Chosen Season 2
Warning: This article contains spoilers for episodes 1-3 of Season 2 of The Chosen. Read at your own risk. Once again I am here to recommend to you The Chosen TV show by producer...
Whose Church Is It Anyway?
Consumeristic Christianity is in decline, but it not going quietly. Rev. Jonathan David Faulkner Modern American culture has long been defined by commercialism and consumerism driven by a variant of materialism that demarks the...
A Revolution of Service
History is known for its patterns, and the solutions and resolutions from the ancient world can inform how we act today. Rev. Jonathan David Faulkner While I was studying for a sermon on James...
The Trauma in Our Stories
As a millennial pastor I must be a student of my own generation if I am going to reach it. What I am learning is that too many of us have a similar tale...
Discipled into the False Gospel of Fear
It stands to reason that when the Bible tells us to fear God and not man, it means it. But there has been an intentional false Gospel of fear pervasive in Evangelical Culture and...
Brandon Morrow on Syncretism and its Fruits
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-6bkru-f8a62e This week on the God’s Heart Podcast Jonathan is joined by Pastor Brandon Morrow of Good News Community Church as they discuss Syncretism, its history, its fruits, how it mars the message of...