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My friend, Brian Hofmeister, recently posted this list of Jesus' missional practices on his blog, Root 48. He drew the list from Ed Stetzer and Thom Rainer's book, Transformational Church: Creating a New Scorecard for Congregations. With all the talk of what it means to be missional, I found Brian's list from the book to …
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I love to read. That's one of the main reasons that when my family wants to give me a gift, they immediately think of giving me books or money to buy books. Some of you have been in my office and are thinking: 'you have too many books already!' Regardless of the truth of that, …
For those of you who follow this sort of thing, there is a revised version of the New International Version of the Bible coming in 2011. This is an update of the 1984 version of the NIV that also takes into account the recent TNIV (Today's New International Version) published in 2005. There has been …
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Alan Hirsch first brought the following video clip from bestselling author and political adviser Jeremy Rifkin to my attention. In it, Rifkin investigates the development of empathy and the profound ways that it has shaped our society. One of the most powerful concepts that Rifkin highlights is that the drive to belong is a more …
This past week, I read Lyle Dorsett's recent biography of Aiden W. Tozer (1897-1963), A Passion for God: The Spiritual Journey of A. W. Tozer. Tozer is the author of many books but is especially well-regarded for his timeless works The Pursuit of God and The Knowledge of the Holy (one of my favorite books …
Matthew Erickson 