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- March 27, 2008
The Scriptures provide us clues for how to look at the patterns of God's revelation in time. If the descendants…
- March 25, 2008
In seminary the person studying for the ministry is taught how to exegete Scripture. That is, they are taught how…
- March 20, 2008
The nine thesis articulated in previous blogs are the promise of the community gathered in Christ's name. Of course not…
- March 18, 2008
Continuing the nine thesis of how we experience salvation in the ordinary life of the church. Seventh, in a culture…
- March 13, 2008
Continuing my nine thesis of how we experience salvation in the ordinary life of the church. Fourth, in a culture…
- March 11, 2008
Because our culture emphasizes the spectacular, we often neglect to appreciate the value of the ordinary in sustaining us in…
- March 6, 2008
The church encounters the experience of grace in worship where a prayer of intercession invites us to crawl out of…
- March 5, 2008
What does it look like in the life of an ordinary church? Mark and Julia had been having a pretty…
, - March 4, 2008
If we are going to discern the Word of God as it takes on flesh in our congregations, then we…
- March 3, 2008
Any consideration of the Word being made flesh in the continuing Body of Christ must recognize that God accommodates the…
- February 28, 2008
For people to encounter Christ in the Body of Christ, they must believe that he is indeed present. Otherwise they…
- February 27, 2008
Hans Kung states, "the church is essentially more than what it appears to be. It is not an ordinary people…
- February 25, 2008
Too often we think of the Christian community as the church which we attend. We forget that the Body of…
, - February 22, 2008
Bonhoeffer, in his book, Christ the Center, emphasizes that our central question must be "Who is Christ for me?" (Christ…
- February 20, 2008
While I believe it is important that we reexamine the divine nature of the church, this is not to suggest…
- February 19, 2008
The early church had fierce debates over whether Jesus was human or divine. The party known as the Ebionites emphasized…