Equipping God's People to Create Missional Culture
“Life is God’s initiative and can end or change suddenly, unexpectedly, and unpredictably. When we humans are ready to give up hope and resign ourselves to inevitability, God intervenes and reveals completely new beginnings. The resurrection of Jesus is God’s … Continue reading
Yield BirdOriginally uploaded by jciv GIVE US APPROPRIATE YIELDING God of our mothers and fathers long gone and treasured, God of our grandchildren yet to be and awaited, God of our years, our days, and even this moment: Our lives … Continue reading
I’m joining a number of other bloggers in a blog tour of Prodigal Christianity: 10 Signposts into the Missional Frontier authored by my friends David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw. Other bloggers have reviewed the first six signposts. Today I will … Continue reading
Here is the start of the review I did on Salt, Light and a City: Introducing Missional Ecclesiology by Graham Hill. To check out the total review, go to EMQ Online. What does it mean to develop a missional ecclesiology … Continue reading
I no longer like having walls in my way, now moving toward that wakeful moment when I’ll see something real lick up the dew of beauty and call it good rather than foolishly unreal. Trailing off in thought and into … Continue reading
Jesus, the Blessed One, is poor. The poverty of Jesus is much more than an economic or social poverty. Jesus is poor because he freely chose powerlessness over power, vulnerability over defensiveness, dependency over self-sufficiency. As the great “Song of … Continue reading
When we speak about the Holy Spirit, we speak about the breath of God, breathing in us. The Greek word for “spirit” is pneuma, which means “breath.” We are seldom aware of our breathing. It is so essential for life … Continue reading
We know about your presence that fills the world, that occupies our life, that makes our life in the world true and good. We notice your powerful transformative presence in word and in sacrament, in food and in water, in … Continue reading
As we live our life on mission, seeking to join God in the renewal of all things, how can we help the spiritual seekers around us? Where is the best place to start? We first need to ask good questions … Continue reading
“Often we think that we do not know enough to be able to teach others. We might even become hesitant to tell others what we know, out of fear that we won’t have anything left to say when we are … Continue reading
This Week with Henri Nouwen
Monday Morning Medicine
Praying with Walter Brueggemann
Prodigal Christianity the Blog Tour – Signpost #7
From Indonesia – Some Current Highlights of My Trip
Speaking at Alfa Omega Church in Surabaya, Indonesia – June 2nd, 2013
Salt, Light, and a City by Graham Hill – A Review
“Goodbye Grey Eyes” – A Poem by Tori Lane
Exploring the New Website – Part 8 (Summary)
A Primer on Today’s Missional Church
The Discipleship Series – Reflections from The Great Omission by Dallas Willard
New Testament and Mission – An Analytical Report
A Missional Ecclesiology [In Brief] – The Series
Leading with a Limp by Dan Allender – A Review
How to Set Up Facebook Timeline
A Missional View of the Doctrine of Election – The Series