August 22, 2012 | 9 Comments

So I am engaging in an exercise of writing up a statement of faith and would love your input. There are a number of reasons I need to engage in the project, and some basic guidelines I need to follow. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Scripture, Statement of faith
September 21, 2011 | Leave a comment
“When Jesus says: “Sky and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away” (Luke 21:33), he shows us a direct way to eternal life. The words of Jesus have the power to transform our hearts and minds … Continue reading →
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Tagged Henri Nouwen, Scripture, Words of Christ
November 17, 2010 | Leave a comment
Old Bible Originally uploaded by Bogdan Bârlea Here are some of my thoughts on Stanley Grenz’s view of Scripture as described in a wonderful book entitled Theology for the Community of God. The key to understanding Grenz’s approach to inspiration, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Authority of Scripture, Illumination, Inspiration, Scripture, Stanley Grenz
October 14, 2010 | 4 Comments
Long journey with friends Originally uploaded by / Arthur Tsao Photography / I’ve been on my Ignatian Spirituality journey for just over a week now. Due to my travels back East, I missed my first group session, but I’m looking … Continue reading →
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Tagged Ignatian Spirituality, JR Woodward, Scripture, Week One
May 30, 2010 | Leave a comment
Dead Sea Scrolls Originally uploaded by roevin (This is a prayer from the Church of England that Tom Wright makes his own in The Last Word) Blessed Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning, … Continue reading →
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Tagged N.T. Wright, Prayer, Scripture, The Last Word
September 25, 2009 | 10 Comments
Today starts a new series of blog post by Tony Stiff on Reading the Bible Missionally. If we are going to make sense of our sacred text, we must learn to read it missionally and this short series will give … Continue reading →
Posted in Calling, Cities, Community, Culture, Faith, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, quotes, redemptive agents, sacred text, soul, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Bible, Christopher Wright, Darrell L Guder, Mission, Missional church, Reading the Bible Missionally, Scripture, tony stiff, Whose World Whose Mission
February 20, 2009 | 4 Comments
imagination Originally uploaded by tervaja Here is the complete series of posts on the topic: Equippers as Environmentalists: Re-imagining Leadership in Today’s Western Church I have put it in outline form. You can basically click on any section that interests … Continue reading →
Posted in A Look Inside, Books, Calling, Community, Culture, Ecclesia, Environment, Faith, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, quotes, redemptive agents, sacred text, Social Justice, soul, Technology, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Alan Hirsch, Alan Kreider, Andrew Davey, Andy Crouch, Apostle Paul, Bilingual Theological Reflection, Built Environment, Callenging, Christendom, Christianity and History, Classic Scient, Culture Making, Digital Age, Dream Awakener, East Hollywood, Eddie Gibbs, Emotionally Healthy Church, environmentalists, Ephesians, equippers, Erivin Laszlo, Evangelist, Five Equippers, Fred Peatross, Fuller Theological Seminary, Good News, Gorringe, Heart Revealer, Henri Nouwen, Herbert Butterfield, Intuitive Leadership, James Smith, Jane Vella, Joseph Myers, JR Woodward, Justice, Kenneson, Kester Brewin, Leadership, Learning to Listen Learning to Teach, Lesslie Newbigin, Life on the Vine, Light Giver, Local Congregation, Los Angeles, Markus Barth, Marshall McLuhan, Master Programmers, media, Media Shift, Medium, Missio Dei, Missional Leadership, Modernity, New Systems Science, New Systems View of World, Oppression, Organic, Organic Community, Organizational Culture, Pastor, Peter Scazzero, Philip D. Kenneson, Philosophical Shift, Polycentric Leadership, Poor, Post-Christendom, Postmodernity, Postures, Practical, Prophet, Religious Shift, Rex Miller, Richard Bolles, Romanowski, Schein, Science Shift, Scripture, Shane Hipps, Signs of Emergence, Soul Healer, Spatiality Shift, Story Teller, Teacher, The Great Giveaway, theology, Tim Keel, Tools, Toulman, Urban, Urbanizatioin, Western Shift, What Color is My Parachute?
January 21, 2009 | 4 Comments
ephesians Originally uploaded by dtcchc After an introduction – Part I, Part II, Part III, and looking at the five mega shifts happening in our Western Culture – Part IV ,Part V, Part VI and Part VII, and Part VIII, … Continue reading →
Posted in Calling, Faith, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, sacred text, Social Justice, soul, theology, walk with God |
Tagged environmentalists, Ephesians, equippers, Leadership, Markus Barth, Scripture