Equipping God's People to Create Missional Culture
Jesus, the Blessed One, is poor. The poverty of Jesus is much more than an economic or social poverty. Jesus is poor because he freely chose powerlessness over power, vulnerability over defensiveness, dependency over self-sufficiency. As the great “Song of … Continue reading
“A cheerful heart is good medicine.” Prov. 17:22 a HT: New Song Christian Fellowship
I had the opportunity to read Jamie’s book – The Cost of Community: Jesus, St. Francis and Life in the Kingdom – early last year and it was in my top 5 reads of last year. It was such a … Continue reading
The Mysterious Case of Pepe, the Pepper. Originally uploaded by RєRє On Fridays, I’m hoping to bring you some of my favorite blog posts from the week, thus calling this Friday Favorites. They will likely cover some of the same … Continue reading
Christ the Teacher icon Originally uploaded by ikonwritr If you took Matthews portrait of Jesus and mixed it with Paul’s picture of Jesus from the book of Colossians and sought to relate these two portraits of Jesus to our life … Continue reading
“God made a covenant with us. The word covenant means “coming together.” God wants to come together with us. In many of the stories in the Hebrew Bible, we see that God appears as a God who defends us against … Continue reading
“When we are anxious we are inclined to over prepare. We wonder what to say when we are attacked, how to respond when we are being interrogated, and what defense to put up when we are accused. It is precisely … Continue reading
.cristaleira. Originally uploaded by !marc In my choice blog entries for this week, I would like to direct you to what I believe are some good blog posts to read in regard to this current debate. Posts that might help … Continue reading
This is a continuation of my series on Untamed: Reactivating a Missional Form of Discipleship by Alan and Deb. Take a moment to read the introduction to the series. I will summarize a chapter in a page and then give … Continue reading
Some people live long lives, some die very young. Is a long life better than a short life? What truly counts is not the length of our lives but their quality. Jesus was in his early thirties when he was … Continue reading
A Missional Ecclesiology [In Brief] – The Series
Divided by Hell? An Assessment of “Love Wins” by Rob Bell: Heresy, Orthodoxy & Final Judgment (Overview)
Creating a Missional Culture – A Year Later
Leadership on the Line by Heifetz and Linsky – A Proactive Report
How to Set Up Facebook Timeline
The Discipleship Series – Reflections from The Great Omission by Dallas Willard
Theology at the Theater: Watching Film as a Communal Spiritual Discipline – Part 1
Leading with a Limp by Dan Allender – A Review