Just a quick note: our time in the Carpathians was wondergful! A real restful time and amazing time of fellowship with our Femiam (Ukraine church) brother and sisters. It was great to hear about their vision for ministry in Lutske and heart for reaching their people with the hope of Jesus Christ. They have such [...]
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Well I made it! Luggage and all. And I managed to slide through my evening bought of flu the night before I left relatively unscathed. It really is great to be in Ukraine!
As I mentioned before, I am here with my mentor, friend, and colleague in ministry John Frye to do some teaching in Ukraine, [...]
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This series is based on a paper I wrote for my Systematic Theology class on Christocentric Universalism. It was called, “Assessing the Biblical, Theological, and Practical Implications of Christocentric Universalism and Exclusivism.” I’ll be posting the sections of the paper over the next 2 weeks. I hope it helps you wade through the weighty topics [...]
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…and a friend of mine said I should start blogging again.
Now that a HUGE writing project has been completed and printed, I think it’s time again to start pecking out some “new understandings,” a “fresh clearness” (the rough meaning of novus•lumen) on a range of things within Christian Spirituality.
Here is what I’d like to blog [...]
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One more final video before the (un)offensive gospel of Jesus is released. I think it is a good video to wrap up explaining the book. Besides challenging the Church and casting an alternative to showing and telling, I hope people encounter Jesus and His gospel and embrace them fully. Because after Jesus, what else is [...]
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So, last month I started a publishing company.
It’s called novus•lumen books, based on the name of the blog.
novus•lumen books is an independent publisher that explores the tension of spirituality and culture, politics and theology, existing and emerging forms of Church, the Kingdom of God and America, modern and postmodern thought, and the gritty drama [...]
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I wrote this piece at the end of my first semester of seminary. I thought I would re-post it after I began my first week of my 2nd year. Enjoy!
tonight i realized i grasp god,
creature has roped the creator
i’ve cut god up into bite sized bits
i’ve filed him away in little drawers
i’ve cataloged him
i’ve labeled [...]
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(my tweets)
