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don miller @ the dnc
don miller gives the benediction at the dnc – very cool.
Give us a passion to advance opportunities for the least of these, for widows and orphans, for single moms and children whose fathers have left.
Give us the eyes to see them, and the ears to hear them, and hands willing to [...]
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christian life
i was recently chatting with a friend at his house.
i told him about one of my students. he was given an assignment to create a powerpoint presentation on his own life, and one of the slides he created was entitled “future goals.” one of his goals was, “not go to jail.” i asked him about [...]
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health & wealth gospel
this is a video where john piper lets his feelings regarding the prosperity (word of faith, name it & claim it, health & wealth) gospel be known. he’s not a fan, and i think his message is true for middle class/ well-to-do folks like me and my peers.
…. but it [...]
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a hermeneutic of trust
recently, i’ve been really interested in how to approach a “text” — movies, books, websites, scripture, people, cultures, etc. what kinda predispositions should i have when i read?
i now take as a given that a text can never be read objectively; that is, i cannot wholly attain the “truth” behind a text because the way [...]
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surprised by hope
Think of Oscar Wilde’s wonderful scene in his play Salome, when Herod hears reports that Jesus of Nazareth has been raising the dead. “I do not wish him to do that,” says Herod. “I forbid him to do that. I allow no man to raise the dead. This man must be [...]
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open source church
there’s a church out in minnesota called solomon’s porch. every tuesday, there is a community wide meeting where the lead pastor, congregants, and anyone else who wants to show up can gather for the purpose of constructing their community’s theology (which raises the question: what does it mean for theology to be localized without [...]
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This narrative begins in the year 1997. Sister John of the Cross is a Carmelite cloistered nun who has been living in her monastery for the past 28 years, committing her life to the tireless, endless pursuit of God. Her namesake was a 16th Century mystic and poet who wrote a book entitled, [...]
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parking, theologically
most human activity is inherently theological, in that it reflects what we believe to be the case about god — who god is, what god wants from us, how involved god is in the world, and so forth. the house i buy — where it is, how big it is, how much it costs [...]
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in october there was an open letter entitled, “a common word between us and you,” signed by 138 muslim theologians from all over, written to christians. this document was an olive branch based on the premise that islam and christianity share a common foundation and moral imperative to love god and neighbour. [...]
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non-negotiables
according to christianity today, there is trouble brewing at young life.
YL’s eight-page Non-Negotiables statement requires a sequence for gospel presentations that closely resembles Campus Crusade for Christ’s Four Spiritual Laws. Talks must begin with the person of Jesus Christ, “the overarching theme of all our talks.” From there, evangelists should explain the reality and consequences [...]
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