lifeasmission

I have been sitting on this post for a while, but thought it related enough to the previous one to go ahead and throw it out there.
Recently, some friends here in Memphis have been discussing the possibility of moving towards engaging in a lifestyle of intentional community.  This is an unfamiliar topic to most, so [...]

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A few weeks ago I came across a quote by John Howard Yoder…
The people who bear crosses are working with the grain of the universe.
Instantly I had all sorts of thought flow through my mind. But, instead of posting myself, I though about asking a couple friends, a guy and a gal to jot [...]

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A friend posted this quote this morning and it got me thinking…

Prophets yell because their hearts are on fire.  They scream at the world trying to wake us up.  They can’t help it  After all, God is in their throats.
Steven James
Having felt something of a prophetic bent in the way God has wired/gifted me, I [...]

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I came across this blog post today entitled, “Willow Creek Repents?” and I was immediately reminded of something I wrote a while back where I said that one characteristic of missional churches is their willingness to repent for the things they have said and done which they come to realize were off the mark. [...]

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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 think I know anyone, student, faculty, or staff person, who more personally embodies the ethos of Fuller Theological Seminary than its president, Richard Mouw. Much like Fuller, and to the great frustration of conservatives and liberals alike, he’s happy to call himself an evangelical, but really can’t be placed on the conservative/liberal [...]

 

 Rich Mouw 2007 Fuller Commencement Address: Play Now | Play in Popup

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In this original post I decried the unfortunate separation of the typical Christian church and theological education. I said that in a future post I would try and offer some more constructive thoughts - and so I shall.
I would say that churches, in as much as they have ceased to be a people who [...]

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2 things compel me to take a stab at a post bearing this title.
First, the other day I was listening to a message being given by a Bible teacher that I have a tremendous amount of respect for. He was seeking to share with his congregation a version of the gospel which weds the [...]

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“The scandal of the cross is that God’s strength is incarnated in weakness.”

I really want to encourage you to listen to a message by Al Dueck, a professor of psychology at Fuller. He delivered this talk as a Baccalaureate message to Fuller’s graduates just this past [...]

 

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Ok, so I said that this post was a prelude to something else I wanted to write. Here it is, well, in a round-about way.
One of the core assignments in just about every Fuller course, for sure in MAGL courses, is book reviews. Students are asked to dive into pertinent subject matter through [...]

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