October 24, 2012 | Leave a comment

“As Jesus was one human person among many, the Church is one organization among many. And just as there may have been people with more attractive appearances than Jesus, there may be many organizations that are a lot better run … Continue reading →
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Tagged Church, Henri Nouwen
May 14, 2012 | 1 Comment
Here is the final part of my interview with Mark Sayers and his book The Road Trip the Changed the World. I trust you will enjoy these final questions. JR: What do you expect will be the biggest critique of … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, Culture, Current Affairs, Faith, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Church, Culture, Jack Kerouac, Mark Sayers, The Road Trip that Changed the World
November 16, 2010 | 1 Comment
When we have been wounded by the Church, our temptation is to reject it. But when we reject the Church it becomes very hard for us to keep in touch with the living Christ. When we say, ‘I love Jesus, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Church, Forgiving the Church, Henri Nouwen
November 11, 2010 | Leave a comment
“Loving the Church does not require romantic emotions. It requires the will to see the living Christ among his people and to love them as we want to love Christ himself. This is true not only for the “little” people … Continue reading →
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Tagged Church, Henri Nouwen, Loving the Church
October 19, 2010 | Leave a comment
“Our faith in God who sent his Son to become God-with-us and who, with his Son, sent his Spirit to become God-within-us cannot be real without our faith in the Church. The Church is that unlikely body of people through … Continue reading →
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Tagged Church, Faith, Henri Nouwen
May 28, 2010 | 5 Comments
Originally uploaded by California Cthulhu The role of the church is to cultivate people who “can risk being peaceful in a violence world, risk being kind in a competitive world, risk being faithful in an age of cynicism, risk being … Continue reading →
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Tagged Christ-like, Christian, Church, John Howard Yoder
October 28, 2009 | Leave a comment
“Our faith in God who sent his Son to become God-with-us and who, with his Son, sent his Spirit to become God-within-us cannot be real without our faith in the Church. The Church is that unlikely body of people through … Continue reading →
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Tagged Christ, Church, Henri Nouwen
May 29, 2009 | 4 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. Jonathan’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 Church, Durham Herald Sun, Durham NC, Fellowship with God, Forgiveness, Free to be Bound, God's Economy, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, New Monasticism, Post-Christian Culture
February 22, 2009 | Leave a comment
prayer Originally uploaded by deviantmonk Father, We yearn to be the church you want us to become. Shape us into something beautiful. We recognize that you are the Potter and we are the clay. Please continue to mold us into … Continue reading →
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Tagged Church, Prayer
October 28, 2008 | 5 Comments
Picturesque church of Vernazza Originally uploaded by Bеn I want to take a few posts to do a summary of Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen’s book An Introduction to Ecclesiology: Ecumenical, Historical and Global Perspectives. In part one I will summarize the first … Continue reading →
Posted in Calling, Ecclesia, Faith, Missional church, practicing church, theology |
Tagged Charismatic, Church, Eastern Orthodox, Ecclesiology, Ecumenical, Free Church, Lutheran, Pentecostal, Reformed, Roman Catholic, Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen