Entries Tagged as 'Ecclesial Culture'

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Pew Forum “US Religious Landscape Survey” Findings: Implications For An Emerging Generation

This morning the New York Times reported on the Pew Forum On Religion And Public Life’s latest survey entitled, “US Religious Landscape Survey.” It is a 143 page document outlining the seismic religious shift the American culture is undergoing. And what does it find? It uncovers what we’ve sort of known all along but […]

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Monday, February 25th, 2008

Luke 5:1-11 And The Missional Commission of Jesus: Jesus Forms

The “Missional Monday” Series
1) Introduction
2) Jesus Intensionally Forms The Church
3) Jesus Calls Us Out From A Previous ID
4) Jesus Sends Us Into Mission
5) Jesus Is With Us In Mission

What I find really interesting about this particular passage of Scripture, is that this community of called out people is formed at the very beginning of Jesus’ […]

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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

UPDATED STORY: Alumn Outrage Over Cedarville University’s Claiborne Cancellation

Related Articles
Dr. Ruby Editorial
Faculty and Staff Letter
UPDATE 3: Today sometime I will post an editorial piece Dr. Ruby wrote for the campus newspaper in addition to pieces of a letter he sent to the faculty. He’s given me permission to post both, if anyone is interested in gaining more clarity about the situation.
UPDATE […]

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Monday, February 18th, 2008

Luke 5:1-11 And The Missional Commission of Jesus: Intro

The “Missional Monday” Series
1) Introduction
2) Jesus Intensionally Forms The Church
3) Jesus Calls Us Out From A Previous ID
4) Jesus Sends Us Into Mission
5) Jesus Is With Us In Mission

A month ago I wrote about how I was in an intense week long church planting class for my M. Div concentration in church planting. It was […]

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Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

Got Inclusion?

Yesterday evening I had the privilege of taking part in a dialogue forum in Grand Rapids called got inclusion?. Here’s the idea behind the forum:
“Got Inclusion?” is an inspiring two-hour educational opportunity that invites the church to address one of the most controversial questions of our time. Participants will listen to the stories of […]

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Sunday, January 27th, 2008

Christians Can Learn From Jewish Midrash

Throughout the history of the Church, there has been a constant renegotiation of the teachings of Scripture and understanding of God’s Reality. From Peter’s reunderstanding of what was considered clean and unclean in the Book of Acts to Martin Luther’s revelation of salvation by faith alone to contemporary notions of women ecclesial roles, Truth has […]

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Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

Homosexuals Are Not Child Molesters

UPDATE: I fear that I have misrepresented the quoted commenter from my previous post. While I did not at all intend to do so, it seems like I made him out to be those who equate homosexuals with child molesters. What is especially unfortunate is I assumed that this person didn’t have any relational experience […]

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