Columns // Jesus (Re)Centered0
Following Jesus is less about a verse by verse detailed map that we’ve grown accustomed to, and more about following an overarching ethos, style, mood, and way of following Jesus that pays attention to the verses, but ultimately seeks the…Read More→
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Some time ago I started reading Leonard Sweet’s book, Viral: How Social Networking is Poised to Ignite Revival. The final chapter in the book was short, but powerful. Entitled, Infectious Faith, Len laid out how the TGIF generation (Twitter, Google,…Read More→
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‘We know where God is, we do not know where he is not.’ What a liberating and informative statement about God’s nature and activity in the world. And yet, so many have interpreted God’s presence in abstract ways, detaching God…Read More→
Columns // Jesus (Re)Centered2
Many Christians view the call to follow Jesus as some kind of out-of-body, other-worldly affair that shouldn’t occupy itself with this-worldly concerns. The Christian life is largely arranged around the concept of escape – we will one day leave this…Read More→
When tragedies happen like the massive forest fire that recently wreaked havoc in the city of Fort McMurray, AB, it is inevitable that people ask these and other similar questions – Where was God? and Why did God allow this…Read More→
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I was raised in a non-liturgically based Christian denomination and have since spent the vast majority of my adult life in a Pentecostal/Charismatic context. Suffice it to say, I was not well-versed in church liturgy. At least not in the…Read More→
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Could the numerical growth some church congregations experience after adopting an entertainment style of church worship be attributed to our cultural fascination with and subsequent accommodation to the entertainment industry more than anything else? If such is the case, we…Read More→
What dynamics lead to rapid, indigenous multiplication of the Gospel? In this seven-part video series, Alan Hirsch introduces the DNA of Gospel Movements. This Missional DNA, or mDNA, is made up of six elements, each working together to bring about…Read More→
What dynamics lead to rapid, indigenous multiplication of the Gospel? In this seven-part video series, Alan Hirsch introduces the DNA of Gospel Movements. This Missional DNA, or mDNA, is made up of six elements, each working together to bring about…Read More→
What dynamics lead to rapid, indigenous multiplication of the Gospel? In this seven-part video series, Alan Hirsch introduces the DNA of Gospel Movements. This Missional DNA, or mDNA, is made up of six elements, each working together to bring about…Read More→