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Too many church planters plant in their heads and not in their communities. This happens in two ways. Some are Bible-only types, and others are model-inspired - and both make the same mistake of ignoring their culture.
It is easy to develop a solid, theological grasp on the essential components of the church, and the nature [...]

“…the resurrection is not, as it were, a highly peculiar event within the present world (though it is that as well) it is, principally, the defining event of the new creation the world that is being born with Jesus.
“…though the historical arguments for Jesus’s bodily resurrection are truly strong, we must never suppose that they [...]

I don’t normally give a second thought to words that come out of the mouths of shock tactic junkies and alarmists conservative or liberal.  However, this nugget from Glenn Beck and the response below by the Rev. James Martin are too interesting to pass by.  I believe that Beck’s perspective is certainly not isolated. The [...]

The true preaching of the gospel of salvation by grace alone always leads to the possibility of this charge being brought against it. There is no better test as to whether a man is really preaching the New Testament gospel of salvation than this, that some people might misunderstand it and misinterpret it to mean [...]

FRONTLINE/WORLD . Dispatches . iWitness . Swaziland: The King and the Web | PBS
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Hey Red Friday Group Members!
Thanks for joining and participating in our first Red Friday! I’m happy that so many folks joined this group in its first 24 hours! Those of you that joined know that the idea behind Red Friday is borne out of a willingness to embrace simplicity and generosity in a culture where [...]

As many of you may already know, I just returned home after spending 2 1/2 weeks in Swaziland with an organization called Advocates for Africa’s Children.  I will be sharing much more with you in the future but here is the bottom line:  The need is enormous but so is the potential for powerful change!  [...]

Energy, Consumerism, and the Economic Crisis
…we have to face up to the reality that we are ourselves major culprits in the financial fiasco that has befallen the nation and the world.
Seduced by brilliant advertising, we are a people who have bought into affluent lifestyles that have us living beyond our means. We spend almost all [...]

If blogging is not your thing but you would like to keep up with people on the internet, you really ought to get a facebook page. It’s got all of the social aspects of blogging without the heavy lifting of designing and maintaining a regular blog. Plus, the pieces of [...]