lifeasmission

Perhaps unbeknownst to the 67! of you who read this blog through a feed reader, I decided to switch my theme up the other day.  Cleaker by Adam Cleaveland has been good to me and I recommend the theme to you, but I was feeling the need for a fresh look.
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I think the way we speak about Scripture, justice, church and salvation, and the way we practice preaching, community and sanctification as communities has everything to do with the way the Spirit shapes us as people.
David Fitch said that on a blog post I read the other day.  I felt compelled to pass it on [...]

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My friend Wess has posted an introductory piece on his blog entitled, “Church in Mission: The Problem with Being Relevant.”  He shares some initial background to the topic and is planning on offering a few more posts on the topic.  Though I am jealous that he beat me to it :), if you’re interested in [...]

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Dear Friends,
As most of you probably know, I returned to Ohio toward the beginning of September to offer some family support and to explore what a missional engagement of the suburban Midwest might look like.
It has been extremely rewarding to be around for my family and I have been having tons of great conversations with [...]

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Anybody out there looking to host their blog on a private server? I use Siteground and have always found their features and customer service service to be amazing!
It’s 6 bucks a month for more goodness than you could possibly imagine. One of my personal favorites (aside from being able to host your own [...]

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Corrie, a friend of mine, said something once that has stuck with me. “One of the most meaningful moments in my life was when I realized that being a Christian isn’t about making God a part of my life, but becoming a part of God’s life.” But, as evidenced by the picture above [...]

 

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I don’t consider myself particularly artistic. I do enjoy writing and I have tried my hand at songs and poetry on occasion, but the vast majority of my writing comes in prose form. I can’t draw, paint, sculpt, or sketch worth a darn, and the depth my insight into the work of [...]

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One of our MAGL students pointed out this post tody and I thought it was really funny. Enjoy.Since the Emerging Church doesn’t seem to like definitions, and they do seem to like images, I offer the following.* You Might Be Emerging if…You are afrom-or–or–or–or-You own anWithout me giving last names, You still know who these people are:BrianAnneSufjanBonoTomAndrewStanDougDanYou like [...]

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This is one of those “better late than never posts.”

Back on June 28 emerging scholar and good friend, Wess Daniels, tagged me as a “thinking blogger,” (thanks Wess) and I am supposed to tag 5 other bloggers who make me think in return.
Here are my top 5.
Shane Hipps - I’ve only spoken with Shane a [...]

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Bob Hyatt offers this great quote from CS Lewis…
“You can’t go on ’seeing through’ things forever.  The whole point of seeing through something is to see something through it.  It is good that the window should be transparent, because the street or garden beyond it is opaque.  How if you saw through the garden too?  [...]

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