I received a book recommendation the other day with the following subtitle: “How to lead Muslims to Christ Now!” I had many thoughts (mostly unkind ones) when I saw the subtitle of this book on Amazon, but one word explicitly came to mind: Evangelism. I hate to say it, but I cringe at the word. […]
The Power of the Gospel amongst the Displaced
First Things magazine had a nice article yesterday detailing the impact of the Gospel amongst the refugee community in Europe. Within the article there are links to other reputable sources discussing the phenomena from both the perspectives of the refugees and the ministers who are seeing the conversions. I would encourage you to check it out. […]
A Story of the Displaced in Dallas
The baggage claim area was virtually empty. A few travelers waited wearily for their bags or their rides amongst the cold chairs which lined the bare and translucent walls. I stared intently at the arrival monitor, glistening in contrast to the darkness of the near midnight sky which was at odds with the fluorescent light. […]
Welcome!
Welcome to The Displaced Pilgrim! The title of the blog carries a few connotations. First, let’s define the two primary terms — “displaced” and “pilgrim.” Displaced (adj): 1. lacking a home, country, etc.; 2.moved or put out of the usual or proper place. Pilgrim (n): 1. a person who journeys, especially a long distance, to some sacred place as an act of religious […]
He Came to Redeem Us
This is the excerpt for your very first post.
Wisdom in the Darkness — an Inscription
The other day I purchased a collection of poems at Half-Price Books by a poet I had heard about but was unfamiliar with: Li-Young Lee. When I opened the front cover of Rose, I noticed the following inscription written below the title: Happy birthday, Peter Always Marissa […]
O.A.R. and the “Duende”
I attended my first secular concert as a senior in high school. Up until that point, I had gone to a few concerts here and there, but only of the CCM variety; I wildly crowd-surfed at a Billy Graham crusade, and cried tears of joy (or guilt?) on the back row of a Steven Curtis […]
How Language Forms our (Un)Faith
So many of us, supposedly standing for law and order, are merely clinging on to old habits, sometimes to a mere parrot vocabulary, its formulae worn so smooth by constant use that they justify everything and question none. It is one of the most mysterious penalties of men that they should be forced to confide […]
Part Two — The Slavery of Death: Identity in Christ
For Part One that tells the story that guides the following reflection. Leading up to my time at Restoration, I believed in a very particular vision of Christianity – a vision that is not fundamentally incorrect, but is reductive of the gospel’s entire message. What it meant to be a Christian, for me, was to […]
Part One — The Slavery of Death: A Restoration Anniversary
Four years ago this month, I walked into Restoration for the first time. I had spent the previous four years bouncing in and out of church. I allowed unsavory institutional decisions and personal theological hangups to expel me from the community, and yet, exiled by my own volition, the pang of loneliness always compelled me […]
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