June 18, 2013 | 1 Comment

“Life is God’s initiative and can end or change suddenly, unexpectedly, and unpredictably. When we humans are ready to give up hope and resign ourselves to inevitability, God intervenes and reveals completely new beginnings. The resurrection of Jesus is God’s … Continue reading →
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Tagged Darkness, Depair, Henri Nouwen, Hope, Hopeless, light, Resurrection
December 18, 2012 | Leave a comment

Summer time in Pigtown Originally uploaded by Bukutgirl “What the gospel offers is not just hope for the individual but hope for the world. Concretely I think this means that the congregation must be so deeply and intimately involved in … Continue reading →
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Tagged Gospel, Hope, Leslie Newbigin
July 30, 2010 | 3 Comments
People seemed to enjoy part one in this series, so here is the continuation of my very first video blog series. Again, these videos are unedited videos that come straight from my iphone 4. In this clip we learn that … Continue reading →
Posted in Community, Faith, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, sacred text, soul, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Hope, One Thing We All Need, Video Blog, YouTube
February 4, 2010 | Leave a comment
“Optimism and hope are radically different attitudes. Optimism is the expectation that things-the weather, human relationships, the economy, the political situation, and so on-will get better. Hope is the trust that God will fulfill God’s promises to us in a … Continue reading →
Posted in Calling, Faith, Leadership, practicing church, quotes, redemptive agents, soul, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Henri Nouwen, Hope, Soul Healer
January 22, 2010 | Leave a comment
The New York Times on the New Art of Flickr Originally uploaded by Thomas Hawk You can check out the outline to connect to the previous sections of this essay. We are in the seventh part of the second section … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, Calling, Community, Culture, Faith, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, sacred text, Social Justice, soul, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Faith, Faith that Works, Hope, Hope that Surprises, John Howard Yoder, Love, Love that Serves
December 16, 2009 | Leave a comment
The New York Times on the New Art of Flickr Originally uploaded by Thomas Hawk </span> So here is the outline of where I will be going with this series. I will be posting this paper up piece by piece … Continue reading →
Posted in Faith, practicing church, redemptive agents, sacred text, Social Justice, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Development, Ethical, Faith, Freedom, Hope, Humane, Love, Philosophical, Pneumatic Empowerment, Poverty and Development, Practical, Shalom Makers, Truth
December 1, 2009 | 4 Comments
feeding-little-girl Originally uploaded by dream awakener This week I am working on my final paper for my Poverty and Development class. It has been a great learning experience and very helpful as a number of us are thinking through the … Continue reading →
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Tagged A More Human(e) Way, Being Fully Human, Changing Scripts, Development, Faith, Freedom as Gospel Social Ethic, Hope, Love, Pneumatic Empowerment, Politics of Jesus, Poverty and Development, Shalom Makers, Transforming the Powers
May 13, 2009 | 10 Comments
This entry is a part of an on-going blog series called The Good News, which is taking place throughout the Easter Season, from Easter to Pentecost. A full list of the contributors can be found here. Jamie’s local newspaper is … Continue reading →
Posted in Calling, Cities, Community, Faith, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, sacred text, Social Justice, soul, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Good News, Hope, Jamie Arpin-Ricci, Jesus, Little Flowers Community, St. Francis, The Company of Jesus, Winnipeg Free Press, YWAM Urban Ministries Winnipeg
April 16, 2009 | 12 Comments
This entry is a part of an on-going blog series called The Good News, which is taking place throughout the Easter Season, from Easter to Pentecost. A full list of the contributors can be found here. John’s local city newspaper … Continue reading →
Posted in Calling, Cities, Community, Faith, Jesus, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, sacred text, Social Justice, soul, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Austin, Austin Texas, Brokenness, Cornelius Plantinga, Creation, Engaging God's World, Faith, GK Chesteron, Good News, Hope, John Chandler, Love, Restoring
January 17, 2009 | 1 Comment
“Optimism and hope are radically different attitudes. Optimism is the expectation that things-the weather, human relationships, the economy, the political situation, and so on-will get better. Hope is the trust that God will fulfill God’s promises to us in a … Continue reading →
Posted in Calling, Faith, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, quotes, redemptive agents, soul, walk with God |
Tagged Henri Nouwen, Hope