Archive | October, 2008

Mark 2: A Healthy Church Member is a Biblical Theologian

This chapter may scare the average church member.  The word theology scares a lot of people, so why should healthy church members be biblical theologians?  Isn’t that what seminaries and ministers are for? The book says plenty about what and how but perhaps there’s another question before these.  I think the first question to answer [...]

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Nothing But the Blood

Evan & Kevin

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A Family Missional Strategy?

by Paula Nix I love cross cultural ministry.  One of the things I love about it is how relational other cultures around the world are.  Relationships really seem to matter.  Time isn’t important, schedules aren’t important, people and relationships seem to trump all.  I long for that, but many times the cultural context in which [...]

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Balancing Compassion for the Poor with The Gospel

What’s more important? Word or deed? How do we avoid the social gospel, which isn’t concerned with eternity, only the temporary context?  View this 1st (out of 6) discussion between John Piper, D.A. Carson, and Tim Keller: Word and Deed Conversation.  All 6 videos are worthy! (Photo: Walter Rauschenbusch, theologian of the social gospel)

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