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Returning From Trip “Down Under”
April 5, 2008
I have just returned from a three week trip to New Zealand and Australia. I will continue my reflections on…
God’s Purpose and the Church’s Freedom
April 1, 2008
Now the “Body of Christ” becomes a continuation of the embodiment of the Word of God. Like Israel, its life…
The Church as a Prisim
March 27, 2008
The Scriptures provide us clues for how to look at the patterns of God’s revelation in time. If the descendants…
Exegeting the Word Fleshed Out in the Body of Christ
March 25, 2008
In seminary the person studying for the ministry is taught how to exegete Scripture. That is, they are taught how…
Saving Reality of the Body of Christ (Part 4)
March 20, 2008
The nine thesis articulated in previous blogs are the promise of the community gathered in Christ’s name. Of course not…
Saving Reality of the Body of Christ (Part 3)
March 18, 2008
Continuing the nine thesis of how we experience salvation in the ordinary life of the church. Seventh, in a culture…
Saving Reality of the Body of Christ (Part 2)
March 13, 2008
Continuing my nine thesis of how we experience salvation in the ordinary life of the church. Fourth, in a culture…
Saving Reality of the Body of Christ (Part 1)
March 11, 2008
Because our culture emphasizes the spectacular, we often neglect to appreciate the value of the ordinary in sustaining us in…
Grace In The Ordinary
March 6, 2008
The church encounters the experience of grace in worship where a prayer of intercession invites us to crawl out of…
Encountering Grace
March 5, 2008
What does it look like in the life of an ordinary church? Mark and Julia had been having a pretty…