Dietrich Bonhoeffer begins his study of Christology (Christ the Center) with the thought that any study of Christ must begin in silence. When we understand who Jesus is, what he taught, how he lived and ministered, how he died and rose again, we must first simply be silent.
I spend a lot of my time around […]
Eddie
Each of these three parables in Luke 15 tell of rejoicing when the lost is found–when the lost sheep is restored to the fold; when the lost coin is restored to the dowry; and the lost son is restored to his father.
With the first two of these parables the missional church can readily identify, because […]
Bryan Stone, Evangelism after Christendom: The Theology and Practice of Christian Witness (Brazos 2007).
Stone, a professor of evangelism at Boston University School of Theology, has written a fantastic book that locates evangelism within the ministry and practices of the church. Stone is attentive to issues of ecclesiology, spiritual formation, and culture, solidly […]
Jesus is making his way to Jerusalem for the final time (Luke 9:51). He knows that danger lies before him. But he is resolute in his journey. Jesus knows his agenda: to follow the way of the Father (see Matthew 6:33). In this passage, Jesus calls his followers to that same agenda, and not to […]
Here is a site worth visiting often: http://www.allelon.org
Allelon is a multi-generational network of church leaders, schools and parachurch organizations which envisions, inspires, engages, resources, trains and educates leaders for the church and its mission in our culture. Said simply, together we are a movement of missional leaders.
The word allelon is from the Greek and is […]
“…how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her sings, but you were not willing!”
When the disciples are sent out on their mission among the villages of Galilee they are told by Jesus to shake off the dust from their feet if they are not welcomed. […]
