The past couple weeks at The Ave, I have been talking about faithfulness to God. The main question underlying my messages has been: what does it take to live one's full span of years in utter faithfulness to God. Last night, I talked about the impossibility of living faithfully to God apart from community. While …
Provocative Faith
This past weekend, I was at a retreat for The Ave. Matthew Paul Turner spoke at the retreat, and he offered some insightful words about surrender to God, knowing Jesus, and investing ourselves in others. If you have not heard of Matthew or read any of his books, I suggest taking a look at his …
The Real Face of Community
You can read and comment on a re-worked version of one of my earlier posts entitled "The Real Face of Community" at Relevant Magazine's online journal: http://www.relevantmagazine.com/article.php?sid=6500. Thanks to Ryan and Alex who offered initial feedback on it.
The Ugly Side of Community
Community . . . community . . . community. Everywhere you turn, inside and outside of the church, people are obsessed with talking about community. This is a good thing insofar as it combats the individualistic tendencies of our society. When we stop thinking about the world as millions of autonomous selves and more as …
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