As I type this post, I am sitting six feet away from Pastor Jack Hayford who is talking about his personal devotional life as a part of the School of Pastoral Nurture. I am enjoying this week learning from a man who at 73 years old has modled a life of service to the [...]
Archive for September, 2007
Pastor Jack
Published by September 26th, 2007 in Church, Foursquare, Spiritual Dynamics and Spiritual Practices. 0 CommentsiFeedReaders
The Golden Thought of the Kingdom Throughout Scripture
Published by September 25th, 2007 in Bible. 0 CommentsiFeedReaders
The outstanding illustration of this social point of view is found in the thought of the Kingdom of Heaven that runs through the prophets. Whether they write to a nation established in its own land or to bondsmen scattered in captivity, the thought of the righteous rule of God among men increasingly dominates the [...]
The “Social Passion” of the Bible
Published by September 23rd, 2007 in Bible, Global Christianity and Global Issues. 0 CommentsiFeedReaders
In ages when the serf and the slave had no spokesman, the Old Testament gave the laws from a God who cared. When women and children were still considered as ‘impedimenta’ in the pilgrimage of the race, in the Bible a tender concern, a growing respect were visible. The prophets thundered for the [...]
The (Future) Church in the American Political Landscape
Published by September 9th, 2007 in Justice, Kingdom, Politics, Social Issues and Western Christianity. 6 CommentsiFeedReaders
This past week I came across a couple of thoughtful and well informed perspectives on the church and political engagement in the United States. First, in an article called New evangelicals: Green, not liberal Jim Jewell offers an astute observation about the political viewpoints of younger evangelicals. I think he gets it…
The new [...]
Teaching Theology from a Missional Perspective
Published by September 7th, 2007 in Church, Global Christianity, Missiology, Theology and Western Christianity. 2 CommentsiFeedReaders
The conclusion of article by John R. Frank called Teaching Theology from a Missional Perspective. The article offers a brief overview of missional theology and then moves to suggest pedagogical implications:
“Christian theology is an ongoing, second-order, contextual discipline that engages in the task of critical and constructive reflection on the beliefs and practices of [...]
In Deep Sorrow, a Deeper Hope…
Published by September 3rd, 2007 in Family and Friends, Prayer, Spiritual Dynamics and Theology. 4 CommentsiFeedReaders
I sit down to write this just having returned from the hospital where I spent some time with a precious family who are walking courageously through the most profound difficulty. Jason, a husband, son and father of two young boys was taken off of life support today following a 17 day battle for his [...]
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