Here’s a rough outline of my ‘doctrine’ from an old assignment. Of course it is ambiguous on what some might consider important issues, while at the same time narrower than some would like. It follows the classic categories (foundational?) of systematic theology.
GOD
There is one God who exists eternally in three persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. [...]
Living like a minimalist is terribly difficult today. It seems as if everything is working against such attempts. But it’s not only the minimalists who are struggling–this is something every person is confronted with. Since we’re a global community, living in the information age, the number of tasks that consume us seem to grow larger [...]
I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought. My brothers, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among [...]
Here is one of the high signs you may be breeching your way into adulthood: you begin receiving Starbucks gift cards from your friends and family on special occasions. This means nothing less than you are now an adult. Forget the rites of passage you may have learned in your anthropology class; getting a $25 [...]
“I wonder what it would be like to use food stamps for a month. I wonder how that would feel, standing in line at the grocery store, pulling from my wallet the bright currency of poverty, feeling the probing eyes of the customers as they studied my clothes and the items in my cart…”
Don Miller, [...]