June 16, 2013 | 1 Comment

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 →
Posted in Community, equipping church, Faith, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, quotes, redemptive agents, theology, walk with God |
Tagged praying, Walter Brueggemann, Yielding
June 11, 2013 | 9 Comments

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 →
Posted in Books, Community, equipping church, Faith, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, Social Justice, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Alan Hirsch, Blog Tour, Brian McLaren, david fitch, Geoff Holsclaw, Greg Gilbert, Kevin DeYoung, Michael Frost, Prodigal Christianity, Signpost #7, Tony Jones
June 1, 2013 | Leave a comment

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 →
Posted in Books, Calling, Cities, equipping church, Faith, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, theology |
Tagged Graham Hill, IMQ, IMQ Online, Light and a City, Review, Salt
May 29, 2013 | Leave a comment

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 →
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Tagged Henri Nouwen, Jesus, Poverty
May 21, 2013 | Leave a comment

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 →
Posted in Calling, equipping church, Faith, practicing church, quotes, redemptive agents, soul, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Henri Nouwen, Holy Spirit
May 19, 2013 | Leave a comment

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 →
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Tagged Hong Kong, Walter Brueggemann
May 16, 2013 | Leave a comment

The walks are streaked with mimicries of Northern Lights as the slowly dipping sun presses stained glass color into the sanctuary. Pews flicker with speckled flashes and worn carpeted aisles glow with muted warmth. Removing shoes in sacred silence, she … Continue reading →
Posted in Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, quotes, redemptive agents, soul, walk with God |
Tagged Meeting History, Northern Lights, Tori Lane
May 15, 2013 | 1 Comment

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 →
Posted in California, Calling, equipping church, Faith, Jesus, Missional church, practicing church, quotes, Social Justice, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Bruxy Cavey, Jesus Christ, Spiritual Seekers
May 14, 2013 | Leave a comment

“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 →
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Tagged Henri Nouwen, Sharing Knowledge Freely
May 9, 2013 | 5 Comments

Dallas Willard was an unassuming kind of man, who used the incredible influence God gave him, to help others live the God-soaked-life in the present, as he himself did. In a time when so many people seek notoriety, he never … Continue reading →
Posted in equipping church, Faith, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, soul, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Christopher B. James, Dallas Willard, Discipleship, Divine Conspiracy, John Ortberg, JP Moreland, Kingdom, Matthew Lee Anderson, Tony Jones, Wesley Hill