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Jesus told his disciples, “For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them” (Matthew 18:20). The gathering together of believers in Jesus Name is one of the most common structures of worship. However, it is missing a most exciting and important theological lesson from Scripture: God’s Presence. The church has […]
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Joel B. Green is an author and professor working in the area of biblical interpretation at Fuller Theological Seminary. Seized by Truth identifies an issue in the field of biblical interpretation: does the fact this is Christian Scripture affect how we read, approach, study, and interpret the Bible? Green takes the reader on a journey of understanding […]
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Joining God, Remaking Church, Changing the World by Alan Roxburgh is a book concerning ecclesiology, specifically on the subject of the missional church movement. His writing is a critique of ecclesiocentrism, or being too focused on fixing the church rather than on the mission of God (p. 48). Roxburgh writes about his journey over the past […]
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Starting Missional Churches: Life with God in the Neighborhood edited by Mark Lau Branson and Nicholas Warnes is a collection of stories from church plants that are missional. The stories are not patterns to be mimicked, but rather case studies exemplifying the framework Branson and Warnes present as the Missional Change Process (Mark Branson, and N. […]
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A principal I have found incredibly essential in cultivating an intimate relationship with God is solitude. Jesus practices this over and over. There are different ways to practice solitude. “The purpose of the Spiritual Disciplines,” Richard Foster says, “is the total transformation of the person…” by “…replacing old destructive habits of thought with new life-giving […]
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The Examen The Examen is a method of reviewing your day (24 hours, week, month, or year) in the presence of God. It’s actually an attitude more than a method, a time set aside for thankful reflection on where God is in your everyday life. It has five steps, which most people take more or […]
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READ MOREPoem of Love Love is all I have, Rich and poor alike Love is all I need, In war and peace the same Reach out your hand to grasp, You never can hold on Look over the horizon, You never can hold its gaze Love is bright through darkness, Love is warm through bitter cold […]
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“Because I said so…” said every parent ever. The bombardment of questions, especially the question “why” repeated over and over can become wearisome. A recent study from the Harvard Business Review on curiosity says this irritating activity of toddlers and children is actually their brain developing its rational cognitive function. The series of questions they […]
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A value at our church is the warmth and connectedness that often gets distilled in one word: family. We not only want a family atmosphere but for everyone to know and be known, this is where story-telling comes in. We want to listen and understand each other’s story which is why it is the foundation […]
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READ MOREI’ve come to realize just how ambitious a daily goal is.