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Longing and Belonging
Many of the really powerful forces in contemporary culture work to seduce human longing along the pathways of false satisfaction. When our longing becomes numbed, our sense of belonging becomes empty and cold; this intensifies our isolation and distance that … Continue reading
Posted in Human spirit, Sacred, Spiritual Formation
Tagged Belonging, Body, Celtic, Church, community, longing
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Powerful “Poortraits” of the Soul
In all honesty, once it was on top and fully part of the establishment, the Church was a bit embarrassed by the powerless one, Jesus. We had to make his obvious defeat into a glorious victory that had nothing to … Continue reading
Posted in Beatitudes, Sacred
Tagged beatitudes, Church, Jesus, poor powerless, Samaritan
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Church: a Non-Prophet Corporation
In case you have forgotten the gathering of the church isn’t for guests, visitors or the uninitiated. It’s for believers, the faithful, followers and worshipers of the Lord Jesus Christ. In case you have forgotten, your personal, private life is … Continue reading
Apostolic Suffering
The only person who suffers more than the Prophet is the Apostle. I thought I was planting a church, but God is growing an Apostle. I have been ministering in my city for nearly 4 years among the dangerously irreverent. … Continue reading
Posted in Sacred, Spiritual Formation
Tagged apostle, battle, Character, Church, crucifixion
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Baby Baptism and Beyond
To the Church about to Baptize My Baby: Be warned. It’s all cuteness and lace now, but in no time at all, my little baby boy- after a brief sojourn in childhood- will hit adolescence. His hormones will kick in … Continue reading
Posted in Covenant, Spiritual Formation
Tagged Baptism, Body, Child Training, Church, Covenant
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New Humanity
The miracle of the virgin birth wasn’t the virgin giving birth, but that God created a new man in the virgin. The ancient future hope of the world from the dawn of time was that a Seed of the Woman … Continue reading
Yi…?
Yi…? (Why I…) Didn’t become the denominational parson with the 9-5 job, benefit package and a middle class, middle of the road membership of people who go to church as a duty every week? Didn’t become the prosperity preacher who … Continue reading
the NEW church in Town
This new church is being propagated by bright, young, talented ministers who have certain skills. They find a part of the city that best suits them. They have developed a formula which states you can go into any town or … Continue reading
Something more than Sunday
If your primary definition of church is something that happens on a Sunday morning, then it makes sense that the resources and programming and personnel would be event-oriented, and what is presented during the services—from countdown to smoke machines and … Continue reading
Posted in Sacred, Spiritual Formation
Tagged Church, Discipleship, Sunday
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