October 17, 2011 | 1 Comment
“Sometimes your only available transportation is a leap of faith.” – Margaret Shepard Wall Photo: Cathy Fidrick HT: Ron Willoughby
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Tagged Faith, Margaret Shepard
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
June 5, 2010 | 9 Comments
As a church planter in Los Angeles and helping to coach a ministry at UCLA, I can’t help but take a moment to reflect on John Wooden who according to the Los Angeles Times, “is one of the greatest coaches … Continue reading →
Posted in California, Calling, Cities, Culture, Current Affairs, Faith, Jesus, Leadership, Los Angeles, Missional church, practicing church, quotes, redemptive agents, sacred text, soul, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Faith, Imitating Faith, John Wooden, LA Times, New York Times
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 →
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Tagged Faith, Faith that Works, Hope, Hope that Surprises, John Howard Yoder, Love, Love that Serves
December 22, 2009 | 3 Comments
The New York Times on the New Art of Flickr Originally uploaded by Thomas Hawk Check out the outline, introduction and the philosophical reasons for separation first, as we continue to look at the question, is is more Human(e) to … Continue reading →
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Tagged Development, Ethical Reasons, Faith, Jürgen Moltmann, Moltmann, NGOs, Poverty, Poverty and Development, Saroj Jayasinghe
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 →
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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
August 27, 2009 | 3 Comments
A guest post by Matt Rogers, a good friend, author of When Answers Aren’t Enough and Losing God; and pastor at [nlcf]. This entry is part of the Coping with Depression Series. “WHEN GOD IS THE PROBLEM“ Not as simple … Continue reading →
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Tagged Coping with Depression, Disappointment with God, Faith, Losing God, Matt Roges, Philip Yancey, When Answers Aren't Enough, When God is the Problem
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 →
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Tagged Austin, Austin Texas, Brokenness, Cornelius Plantinga, Creation, Engaging God's World, Faith, GK Chesteron, Good News, Hope, John Chandler, Love, Restoring
March 29, 2009 | 1 Comment
Beauty Never Fades Originally uploaded by Extra Medium The following is the flow of the Lenten Guide – A Journey into Wholeness – by Christine Sine. This is my fourth entry on observing lent. Week One: Journey into the Brokenness … Continue reading →
Posted in A Look Inside, California, Calling, Cities, Community, Ecclesia, Environment, Faith, Jesus, Leadership, Los Angeles, Missional church, practicing church, quotes, redemptive agents, sacred text, Social Justice, soul, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Christine Sine, Creation, Ecological Footprint, Faith, Genuine Progress Indicator, Greed, Lenten Guide, N.T. Wright, Paul, Prayer, Redefining Progress, Sustainable Living