Category Archives: church
Culture vs Content in Missional Family
Admittedly, early American Evangelicalism had its issues. But, it also had its strengths. Organizations like the Salvation Army and the Union Gospel Mission, and many more of the like, were started and thriving in major urban centers across the nation. … Continue reading
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Tagged content vs culture, small group ministry, transition to missional
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A bit o’ history from the family of God
“The spouse of Christ cannot be adulterous; she is uncorrupted and pure. She knows one home; she guards with chaste modesty the sanctity of one couch. She keeps us for God. She appoints the sons whom she has born for … Continue reading
How to find your life in the Family Story
A prominent characteristic of families is having a shared story. This story creates common understanding among the members about where they came from, what each other has undergone, and why they are the way they are. Without a shared story, there is very … Continue reading
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Tagged adopted, Drama, familia dei, family history, family of God, family trait, family trajectory, how to, Scripture, story
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On doctrine and drama
Doctrine is a muddled concept. It carries many connotations of which some have a strong distaste, while others are quite zealously engaged. Nonetheless, in many Christian circles, the nature of doctrine is largely misunderstood. Doctrine is neither merely propositional assent nor … Continue reading
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Tagged doctrine, Drama, Drama of Doctrine, Jesus, Kevin Vanhoozer, theological method
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On not forcing it
Imitation is a means of sanctification. But that is the thesis of a different post. Here, I reflect on how truly difficult it is to get another person to love the knowledge of something in the same way that you love … Continue reading
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Missional Money
A huge piece of the survival story of the early church was a radical integration of property and resources. Without such, the church would have crumbled beneath the persecution and social alienation that came from being a religious minority in 1st-century Palestine. … Continue reading
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To love the brothers
I have resisted this for a long time. My faith was mine. I had cultivated a well-oiled spirituality machine; albeit, an almost entirely unidirectional one. Me, my Bible, and a substantial amount of time alone. This is a significantly harmful error in both … Continue reading
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Tagged brothers, familia dei, family of God, fellowship
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The whole sum of the gospel
is the new ability to call Jesus my brother and God my Father, and be united in a perfect bond of love, joy, and knowledge with all who do. Forever! Welcome to the family of God.
Posted in Becoming Gospel Scholars, church, familia Dei, Gospel, Holy Spirit, Jesus, mission, Theology, Trinity
Tagged familia dei, family of God, gospel
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