July 16, 2013 | Leave a comment

“When Jesus took bread, blessed it, broke it, and gave it to his disciples, he summarized in these gestures his own life. Jesus is chosen from all eternity, blessed at his baptism in the Jordan River, broken on the cross, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Election, Food for the world, Henri Nouwen, Mission
April 20, 2012 | 1 Comment
“No one can say why it is that one was chosen and another not, why it is that here the word came “not only in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost” (1 Thess. 1:5), while … Continue reading →
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Tagged Election, Lesslie Newbigin
June 23, 2011 | 10 Comments

How a Robust View of Election Leads to a Holistic Gospel and Meaningful Missional Engagement The basic goal of this series of posts is to demonstrate that as we recover a missional view of election, with the help of Lesslie … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Missional View of the Doctrine of Election, Bearing the Witness of the Spirit, Election, Hunsberger, John Piper, Lesslie Newbigin, Missional, Missional church, Modes of Missional Theological Reflection, Moltmann, Systematic Theology, The Doctrine of Election, The Gospel in a Pluralist Society, The Open Secret, Van Gelder, Wayne Grudem
June 22, 2011 | 1 Comment
How a Robust View of Election Leads to a Holistic Gospel and Meaningful Missional Engagement Part I is the introduction to this series. In Part II, I look at missional modes of theological reflection. In Part III, I look at … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Missional View of the Doctrine of Election, Conclusion, Election, Grudem, Lesslie Newbigin, Newbigin, Wayne Grudem
June 15, 2011 | 4 Comments
How a Robust View of Election Leads to a Holistic Gospel and Meaningful Missional Engagement To get a context for the series, check out Part I and Part II first. Starting Points (Key Questions and Key Texts) The questions we … Continue reading →
Posted in Calling, Community, Faith, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, sacred text, soul, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Doctine of Elecction, Election, Starting Points
June 13, 2011 | 7 Comments
How a Robust View of Election Leads to a Holistic Gospel and Meaningful Missional Engagement Introduction Does the doctrine of election have missional significance? Over the last century there has been much thinking and writing on how to re-link missiology … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Missional View of the Doctrine of Election, Doctrine of Election, Election, Lesslie Newbigin, Predestination, Wayne Grudem
March 5, 2011 | Leave a comment
As a person who has served on the East Hollywood Neighborhood Council for 2 1/2 years, I have come to appreciate the importance of local politics. And while I have rarely if ever used this blog to endorse political candidates; … Continue reading →
Posted in California, Cities, Current Affairs, Hollywood, Leadership, Los Angeles |
Tagged District 4, Election, LA, LA City Council, Los Angeles, Stephen Box
November 7, 2008 | Leave a comment
TIME’s Best Inventions of 2008 The top invention of 2008 is the Retail DNA test: “Learning and sharing your genetic secrets are at the heart of 23andMe’s controversial new service – a $399 saliva test that estimates your predisposition for … Continue reading →
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Tagged Addiction, Election, France, Inventions, Kenya, Knosha, London, Obama, Photos, Pope, Time, World