America can contain Christians, but it cannot possess Christ’s identity. A call to leave national Christianity behind and live by Zoe in the heavenlies.
Category Archives: Essays
They Had Christ Before They Had Christianity
An exploration of what the earliest Christians shared before later church institutions, and why Christ must remain the source.
The Christian Faith Is Not Christian
A theological challenge to the substitution of Christian religion for Christ Himself and the living expression of Zoe.
The Life God Intended to Give
From the tree of life to the Spirit within, the Old Testament unfolds God’s purpose to give Himself to humanity. His life is to become our living, His nature our expression, and everything else secondary to receiving and living Christ.
The God Who Hides Himself
The God who hides Himself has also given Himself. A reflection on unanswered questions, the life of Zoe, and the Father’s purpose to express Christ in the one new man.
The Evil of Christian Culture: When the Things of Christ Replace Christ
How Christian culture, even when centered on good teachings and practices, can replace the living experience of Christ.
What Kind of God Are We Claiming to Represent?
A letter examining claims of Christian politics in the light of Jesus Christ—and asking whether Zoe reaches our loyalties, our use of power, and our care for vulnerable people.
Zoe Has No Political Allegiance
A letter on political allegiance, the confusion of party identity with Christian faithfulness, and Christ as the sole source of our shared life.
When Even Our Dearest Stand in the Place of God
A letter on Christ’s supremacy over marriage and family, the attachments that can occupy His place, and allowing Zoe the whole ground—with quotations from Watchman Nee and Witness Lee.
When “Our Ministry” Becomes the Other Tree
A letter on ministry ambition, the cross, and the danger of preserving a work at the expense of Christ’s life. Will we surrender what we hoped to become so that Zoe may reach others?
