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Luke 1:1-4 Storyboards: Narration as Intervention (Sermon Notes)
This past Sunday we reflected on Luke 1:1-4, Luke’s introduction to his wonderful Gospel. Since many have undertaken to
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Interventions in The Gospel of Luke
Tomorrow we begin a series we’re playfully naming, “Interventions in The Gospel of Luke.” Our reflections will not only draw on the text itself, what it says, what it teaches, but it suggests
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Karl Barth on Acts 2:41-47
This Sunday our meeting for worship will be focusing on the last portion of Acts 2: So those who welcomed his message
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Community of the Holy Spirit: Repentance as a Way of (Dis)believing
This past Sunday we looked at Peter’s Sermon in Acts 2. I struggled over this text for a while. How do I preach a sermon on a sermon and keep it interesting? Actually,
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The Community of the Holy Spirit: The Birth of a Diverse Church (Sermon)
This past Sunday was Pentecost Sunday and for someone who spent his high school years in a Charismatic church, I know the
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Christian Nonviolence: An Incomplete List of Recources on Biblical Pacifism
Rhett asked me today about books I’ve found helpful on the subject of Christian nonviolence, which reminded me that I had planned on doing a post about some of my favorite books on
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Digging Up the Roof: The Kingdom Moment and the Paralytic in Mark 2:1-12
This is the sermon I gave this past Sunday on Mark’s story about Jesus and the paralytic. When he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home.
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The Paralytic as Missionary (Mark 2:1-12)
I’m putting together a sermon on Mark 2:1-12 where Jesus meets, and heals, the paralytic. As I was talking
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“Dear Woman, why do you involve me?” Mission Without Guarantees
In the fourth of his missiology lectures (see more on his third here) Steuernagel reflected on a few passages where we see Mary interacting with her son, Jesus. In John 2:3-5 it
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Before A Great Cloud of Witnesses: A New Year At Seminary
I was asked to share a passage of Scripture and a brief reflection for a community event this evening and I thought I’d offer it here for all of you as well. I
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Everett Cattell: Communication As Witness (pt. 4)
Series contents | Intro | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four | Part Five Image via Wikipedia A good theological understanding of communication begins with the incarnation and John 1; Quaker Missionary Everett Cattell covers this thoroughly
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Everett Cattel on the Great Commission (pt. 2)
Series contents | Intro | Part Two | Cattell believes that mission must start from the Great Commission, not only a central theme in the New Testament, but a central theme throughout all of Scripture. He remarks
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Goldingay on The “Wrathful” OT God
Scot McKnight is slowly blogging through “Old Testament Theology Volume 2,” by one of my absolute favorite professors from Fuller John Goldingay.
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