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Leadership Blog: Out of Ur: The Myth of Expository Preaching (part 2): proclamation that inspires the imagination
Excerpt from a fantastic series of articles by David Fitch.
In Brueggemann’s words, we preach to “fund imagination.†Through proclaiming the Word, the Spirit reorganizes perception, experience, and even faith to enable hearers to live in the reality of Christ’s [...]
Leadership Blog: Out of Ur: The Myth of Expository Preaching (part 3): responding to Scripture as a community
FROM INDIVIDUALISM TO COMMUNITY
If preaching starts and ends with the sermon on Sunday, and if the Word is distributed to individuals as portable property to be taken home in notes or a cassette tape, it cannot help but [...]
Jesus Creed » “For God didâ€
Scott McKnight unpacks N.T. Wright on the death of Jesus meeting the requirement of the law (Torah). What I love about this upacking is that the point is made that the ultimate verdict desired by the Torah concerns the question of “Life!” In the discussion in the previous post [...]
The whole article is worth the read for those of you with a missiological bent… Lost Missions - Christianity Today Magazine Here is an excerpt that grabbed me:
Holistic concern for health, education, and justice is okay, advocates tell us. But other-love in terms of a rescue mission from a bad ending—well, that’s so offensive [...]
the leadership blog: The Leadership Blog Interview: Erwin Raphael McManus
Love Erwin. Short Interview, here is a sample:
4. What books have changed your life?
Erwin: every book i have ever read. even more so every book i have ever written. the one that changes me the most is the one i have not yet [...]
Read a great post by Don Johnsonasking about whether people involved in emerging church conversations consider our church histories are a burden or a gift. Shortly afterward, I read Dan Kimball’s post where he celebrates the influence in his life of past leaders saying:
I hope as emerging churches mature and grow, even [...]
I never cease to be amazed by the extraordinary promises that God makes to people who trust him, depend on him, come to him and orient themselves to make him the center and source of their lives. Today, reading through the book of Isaiah, I was again totally reminded of this and I felt [...]
Away for two weeks. In Palm Springs with my kids and K for a week and then K and I get away to celebrate 10 years married. Taking some additional time to refuel in the presence of God during this week. Probably won’t be blogging much, however, someone around here has wifi [...]
Had a blast at the Vox Veritas Unleashed event! In this podcast, hear a brief audio clip from this new band. Chris, Ryan, Pat, and T.J. are Vox Veritas. For more info, see voxveritasmusic.com.
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