elie wiesel’s “night” and the gospel call to justice
I got back from vacation one week ago tonight. On the drive up in the car, when it wasn’t my turn driving and when the kids were either occupied or sleeping, I read Elie Wiesel‘s Night. I know, not...
View Articleamerican christianity…functional buddhism?
From many streams of my reading and study and reflection lately, I keep coming back to something that runs throughout Scripture: Christ comforts us in sorrow, loss, trouble, trial, etc. But he is not...
View Articlegarden, city, suburb?
NT Wright and other have pointed out that the story of Scripture begins in a garden (Genesis 2-3) and ends in a city (Revelation 21-22, esp 21:1-4). So, what does it mean that many of us live in...
View Articlepreaching study: mark 8:31-38, pt 2
In “preaching study” posts, I’m really interested in fostering a “community” approach to study and prep for the message, so please interact as much as you like. All Scripture quotes are from the TNIV...
View Articlea new economic geography and the church 4
These posts represent reflections on the implications of the economic crash for the Church based on The Atlantic March 2009 feature, “How the Crash Will Reshape America” by Richard Florida, author of...
View Articletech, faith, and communication – shane hipps, the onion, the atlantic
How we say it is at least as important as what we say. I think that statement captures what Shane Hipps (former advertizing guy for Porche, current Mennonite pastor, and author of Flicking Pixels: How...
View Articletim keller’s “the prodigal god”
I’ve been reading a good bit lately. Mostly some books on ministry skills, which is good. But it is important not to get too stuck in those. So, I just in the past few days read Timothy Keller’s The...
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