OutHouse Theologians

The futility of our own attempts at control, and the "foolish" things of God which reveal the profound truth behind His works: that forgiveness can only be granted, and not earned; and that this debt cannot be paid by any human effort--there is no sacrifice sufficient but that God would invest His own Son into human form, and allow that to be a sacrifice worthy to purchase redemption.

God's opposition to the proud and embrace of the humble.

Eric shares more about his experiences in Hawaii and Mexico

Matt and Eric special session part 1

You’re a sign. What God has done, what he is doing, what he will do with you—it’s not just for you, but also for everyone you come into contact with. God has your past, present and future in mind as he heals and restores you with purpose for maximum impact. Some things will be instant miracles. Others will be a long walk with God. But in every case, as we rehearse and treasure that testimony, it h...

God hasn’t stopped writing His story on this earth. There won't be any books added to the Bible, but that doesn't mean God has closed His book. As long as anyone on this earth is still listening to His voice, He’s still writing a beautiful story through their lives. And my job is to treasure, to rehearse, to keep that story He writes ever before me. I am the keeper, the treasurer, the only...

Matt shares a childhood experience which ties into Eric's testimony.

Eric shares his testimony, from childhood all the way up to pink elephants.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! https://youtu.be/6vZEAWMk7So

God’s gift was given at one specific moment in time, but the echoes of its imminent appearance changed the course of history; and the repercussions of its manifestation continue to resonate today, changing the story of everyone who comes into contact with it.

God doesn't make mistakes. His plans don't get thrown off. Even when we do everything we can to sabotage and undo God's plan for our lives, He has a plan and a purpose to bring us back into the goodness and wholeness for which He created us. What is His plan? It's a mystery, and God keeps giving us small clues. It's an adventure without a map, though He fills in a few key locat...

God is able to prepare his plans by planting seeds even in the midst of great darkness. The birth of Jesus was full of the fulfillment of prophecies through a disparate group of people from all across the earth in different regions and cultures, very few of which actually acknowledged God. 

To know God beyond just rational assent, beyond trying to figure him out with my little bitty mind—but to meet God in the place he drew me too, where he proves to me that he knows me better than I know myself and shows me that he is a personal God who wants to build a relationship with me.

Modern man has come to revere the strictured rails of rational thought far above the mystical by-ways which clouded the minds of their forebears. But there’s no way to approach a supernatural being without getting dragged into spiritual realities which only make sense to the extent that we are, in our material lives, aligned with the righteousness of God which provides the foundation for the world...

Throughout history, mankind has found reasons to disagree and to turn those disagreements into strife. Throughout history, God has been trying to get our attention and turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and children to their fathers; to bring the peace of the only true unity mankind can experience, which is the justice and righteousness of God. This is true freedom; for all other ap...

I might think I know a thing or two about good and evil. I have a pretty good idea of what I should start doing to help God like me better, or at least be less likely to strike me with lightning. But God isn't interested in my reform programs. He's not here for negotiations, but to accept my complete surrender. Having established that all my righteousness is nothing more than toilet water,...

When God set up the regulations for sacrifices, he said that he would choose to take delight and to see that smoke as a pleasing aroma. Later on, through the prophets, he told Israel to stop bringing meaningless sacrifices. His conditional delight had always depended upon their heart, and not simply what they cast upon the altar. It had never been a magic recipe, but had always been an attempt at...

God seems to be disrupting the systems of men in these times. Even in the church, the focus can so easily shift to programs, to good work, to spreading the gospel by any means possible… Yet we can never escape the fundamental truth that relationship with God is our only foundation, upon which all else must be built.

God will change you when you approach him. He will change you . You might be waiting for him to change the world around you, but he is most concerned with one single relationship, and that is between you and him. When he can work that change in you, the world will change around you because of his work through you.

A blessing comes from adhering to the principles of God and alining with his righteousness. But true freedom only comes from accepting the salvation which is offered to us through Jesus. It’s wonderful to live in the blessing of God. But if we are at the same time rejecting him as a good, loving father who wants to teach us his ways so we can walk in unity with Creation, the Creator, and each othe...

A spiritual covenant leaves a mark. Abraham bore on his body the marks of circumcision; and we bear in our hearts the marks of circumcision as God's Spirit performs surgery, cutting out death and disease while planting and watering new life. This choice will change us. We are formed into what God had first imagined, as he scrubs away the mess that we've made of ourselves in the meantime. A...

The Bible is not a scientific textbook or a modern historical record. It freely mixes allegory and myth, one-sided history and prophecy. It is a record of man’s encounter with the supernatural, and how the God who created them also wrote his story through them. And instead of a simple instruction book with clear steps, God created riddles which draw us into conversation with the God of all wisdom.

You won’t understand everything God is doing in your life. You won’t understand everything he demands of you. You won’t understand why life doesn’t always make sense…   In reality, every accusation leveled against God is a confession of ignorance. Because you can’t truly believe in a God so powerful and intelligent and also expect to understand him. Every bargain with God is an insult to his majes...

True confession of God’s redemption begins a process borne out in our heart, in surrendering everything and letting God reveal to us what is good and pleasant for me personally, and what is not—even when his revelation to me might well be different than my neighbor, whose DNA and relationship with God are also unique. We need this because we’ve assembled ourselves incorrectly. We’ve been warped by...

When God gives authority, he also gives responsibility. That responsibility is heavy in that it requires us to treat others in a way that we can honestly stand before God and give an account for. But the burden is also light, in that God's grace increases for every mistake along the way, because his desire is to bring us deeper into redemption and restoration every step of the way, so that we...