lifeasmission

Emotions are tricky little buggers.
I want to tell 2 short stories and try to weave them together into a theological reflection.
Dodger Baseball. Or, What Sporting Events Have In Common With Hell
A couple weeks ago I had the opportunity to go to a Dodgers game where Barry Bonds was expected to tie to break [...]

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At the risk of confusing those who associate “The Move” with my friend Babs’ dancing talents…

I actually feel like offering a thought or two on a different kind of move - the one from an attractional way of being the church to a missional way.
More and more churches are attempting (or at least saying they [...]

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Click here to see the first part of Mark Driscoll’s interview about the difference between seeker and missional churches.
Click here to see the 2nd part.
In usual fashion, I’m gonna try to bite off more than I can chew here and both make good on my previous promise to post more biblical/scriptural reflections on the issue [...]

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I am taking an online class this quarter with Dr. Ray Anderson entitled, “Theology of Community and Ministry.” It is his version of Systematic Theology III (Ecclesiology and Eschatology). Dr. Anderson is a noted practical theologian and from what I understand, the inventor and creation of the D.Min degree. I love the way he [...]

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Sometimes it can be crazy to think about the course or events of your life and how the most unexpected of things can wind up being the things that most shape and define you.
I never thought I would go to a Christian college, but in so doing, I found myself a part of a community [...]

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Bono, lead singer of one of the most amazing rock bands of all time, U2, was invited to the National Prayer Breakfast. He had some powerful and poignant things to say. Among them was…

Look, whatever thoughts you have about God, who
He is or if He exists, most will agree that if there is [...]

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