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Salvation and the Church, Bacon and Eggs: A Reflection
The last few days, I’ve been at an excellent conference hosted by the Seattle School of Theology and Psychology and The Parish Collective. If you don’t know the work of the Parish Collective, you should. And the place to start … Continue reading
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Tagged church, Dwight Friesen, grace, Inhabit, missional theology, parish collective, Paul Sparks, power, salvation, Tim Soerens
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The Divine is in the Details: Process and the Leading of God
As with so many things, Luke Timothy Johnson says it right. “If we identify the church as a community of faith, the process of decision making ought to make the structures and implications of this response to reality called ‘faith’ … Continue reading
The Divine is in the Details: Reflections on Peace, Power, and Process
As Paul says, “the kingdom of God is not about talk, but power.” Indeed. I am of the opinion that there is no place where the gospel becomes more practical than in matters related to power. I want to quickly … Continue reading
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Tagged church, congregation, cross, cruciform, missional church, missional theology, Paul, power
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Paul’s Temporal Imagination: what difference does it make?
OK, last post I got some feedback on Facebook. Went something like this: you’re a fancy thinker and writer and all, mr. smartypantsblogger. But what does any of this have to do with anything? I think that is a direct … Continue reading
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Tagged church, eschatology, imagination, missional church, Paul, salvation
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The Christian Imagination According to Paul
In her recent book, Sin: The Early History of an Idea, Paula Fredricksen contrasts Jesus and Paul’s notions of sin and salvation (though they are not identical, they share important assumptions) with those of later Christian thinkers, notably Justin Martyr, … Continue reading
Why Ministry Training Must Change: forming learning communities
I am fully convinced that situated learning, or learning in context, is the way to prepare ministers. I was dubious about whether learning that depended a great deal on online delivery would work toward these ends. I was particularly concerned … Continue reading
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