Mission Precedes Ecclesiology
To be authentic, mission must be thoroughly theocentric. It begins in Gods redemptive purpose and will be completed when that purpose is fulfilled. The God-given identity of the church thus arises from its mission.
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The Wisdom of Youth
“Why is it that you have to be at least thirty-five years old to run for President?” asked the Toluca Lake resident. Matthew proposed a constitutional change that would let kids vote and give grade-schoolers
Yoder – Beyond Legitimate Ends
What Jesus renounced is not first of all violence, but rather the compulsiveness of purpose that leads the strong to violate the dignity of others. The point is not that one can attain all of
Convergent Friends An Introduction by Rachel Stacy
Rachel Stacy, a young Quaker woman and soon to be graduate from Earlham School of Religion, with a double major in religion and chemistry, recently finished her final school project for a class in contemporary
Celtic Treasure: Daily Scriptures and Prayer
“Celtic Treasure: Daily Scriptures and Prayer” by J. Philip Newell is a great book for family devotions. Emily and I got it a year ago and often use it when we have prayer times together.
The Yes and No of Protest: When Symbols Don’t Align With Our Reality
Much gets said about protest, some people like protesting and fill their lives with it, some have extremely negative feelings and argue it’s a waste of time and something Christians should not do. I’
How to Setup Your Blog (WordPress) For Students
This was cross-posted over on Ryan Bolger’s class blog, which I wanted to announce anyway. If you’re interested in seeing what we’ll be up to this quarter jump on over there and
A Simple and Silent Worship Service
Last night we hosted our small group over at our house. I was in charge of planning for the evening so I pieced together a worship/prayer/contemplative time that included bits and pieces of
A Nose Dive – Site Down
Today gatheringinlight.com took a nose dive. While working on editing my new theme supported by Eric Taylor’s K2 Reloaded I decided to clear out some of my old plugins I never use, unfortunately
Kicking it Quaker Style
Emily and I had a blast this weekend up in Berkeley, a place we could easily imagine living. We went up for Quaker Heritage Day, a one-day conference held at Berkeley Friends Church (part of
Today’s Article on the XFBA
cantonrep.com When marketing staffers asked Heard where the tickets were, they said none existed. They were, in essence, selling tickets to games that never were scheduled because no arenas has been secured. I got
XFBA Flyer – Have You Seen This?
Take a look at this. Its really what it looks like. And the XFBA make WKYC Television here is the link. Technorati Tags: church_issues, church_scam, xfba, xzuberant