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A sensitivity hiearchy of concern?
>The following post is a revised and edited version of my responses to a comment conversation thread on Allan Bevere’s blog from his original post titled: “If a Mosque were Coming to My Neighborhood.” In those comments, I attempted to share some of my thoughts on how Christians should respond to the Mosque project near…
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Quote of the Day: From “Simply Christian”
>As promised, here is the first of a few quotes from N.T. Wright’s “Simply Christian:” One of the central elements of the Christian story is the claim that the paradox of laughter and tears, woven as it is deep into the heart of all human experience, is woven also deep into the heart of God.
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In the tradition of C. S. Lewis
Each summer I usually select a book to read with our summer ministerial intern. This year our summer intern, Tyler Williams, suggested that we read “Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense” by N. T. Wright. It was a wonderful summer read, and I highly recommend it to both seasoned Christians and spiritual seekers who are…
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Quote of the Day
> And this failure of the Christian Church, of every branch of it in every country, is one of the saddest things that has happened in all the world. But it is what happens when a magnificent idea has to be worked out by human beings who do not understand much of it but interpret…
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Advent – giving up and taking on
>Advent, like Lent, can be a season for taking some things on and giving some things up. As for giving up, I am going to try and recover the discipline of fasting twice a week. It is something I did for years, but have recently gotten out of the habit of doing. Perhaps the over…
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Brokenness is what I long for?
> O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise. For you have no delight in sacrifice; if I were to give a burnt offering, you would not be pleased. The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.” Psalm 51:15-17…
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Check out DBS for under $7
>For those who use the Adult Bible Studies’ curriculum, here is a supplemental resource that is designed for use with the student books. DBS (Daily Bible Study) has a brief, one page meditation on a daily Scripture passage that opens with a question for reflection and ends with a prayer. The DBS for Fall 2009…
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The best book on Christian Leadership you’ve never read …
>Or perhaps you have? I have no doubt that many of the leadership books that pastors and Christians leaders are so strongly urged to read these days can have helpful insights from the business world, but here is a bit of a game changer or gospel paradigm shift to throw in the mix – just…
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2009 Creo Sermon Series #12
>I believe … in the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting The Scripture LessonsJob 19:20-27Psalm 16I Corinthians 15:50-57Matthew 22:23-33 Thestrals. If any of you have ever watched or read part of the Harry Potter series, you may remember them. Thestrals. It is the name give to the ugly, skeletal, and rather frightening-looking winged…
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Creo Sermon Series
> I believe in the Holy Spirit Ezekiel 3:12-21 / Psalm 104 / I Corinthians 2:6-16 / John 16:4b-15 “I believe in God the Father” … (recite creed rapidly with congregation up to the pause before the clause on the Holy Spirit … then take a deep breath). If the creed were to stop there…
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