The Cart and The Horse
What is the relationship of evangelism to church planting?
In a recent post titled, “Dr. Wagner’s Cart Has Been Pulling the Horse for Too Long”, Neil Cole (author, Organic Church) writes about this relationship. Continue reading »
Ideas have consequences. TIME Magazine published their list of 10 Ideas that are Changing the World Right Now. Inspired by Time, I’ve created a list of my own. See if you agree. Continue reading »
In my last post (Frameworks for Mission: Direction or Dogma) we looked at the experience of Cornelius as described by Luke in Acts chapter 10. I asked the question, Are we saved by cognitive acceptance of certain doctrines or by the direction of our lives?  
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How are women and men “saved”? Are we saved by cognitive acceptance of certain dogmas? Are we saved by the direction of our lives? Or both or neither.
The strangeness of my life hit me in a weird way today. I was taking a morning run. I’m trying to get back in shape and lose weight. I just need to do this.
At the same time, as I pick up the pace of my walk to increase my heart rate, my thoughts are filled with the practical matters of running a household — pay the medical, take Erica to School, get Lucas to do his math, the car needs oil, how do I get Erica a harp, don’t forget to order Lucas’ birthday presents, etc. Continue reading »
A few years ago I suggested that postmodernism was on it’s last leg and projected that by 2020 it would be “history,” as they say. Continue reading »
In a few weeks I’ll be in Nashville at an IMN event called HUMAN AGAIN — Take Back the Future. Here are some directions for the conversations we’ll be having there. Thanks in advance for helping me get the word out. Continue reading »
Monday, March 10, 2008
Orlando, Fl
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“If you learn this you will know something about Jesus that many Christians do not know,” I told them. Continue reading »
This week:
The four turnings are these:
- A turning to Jesus Christ as Lord
- A turning to some form of Christ following community
- A turning to the Scriptures – Part 1
- A turning back to the world on mission
We been talking about the 4 Turnings of the human heart that lead to the kinds of people Jesus needs in the 21st century. The third of the turnings is the essential turn to the scriptures. (Remember, these turnings can happen in any order).
Contexts and Trajectories for Faith
In my last post in this series, I wrote that the scriptures give us both context and trajectories for faith. I touched on how the scriptures provide historical context for faith. Today I want to touch on how the scriptures give us trajectories for our faith.
The canon, as I mentioned in the last post, is not revelation. Neither the canon nor the Bible are authoritative in and of themselves. But the collection of documents that have been passed on to us as the Bible do provide trajectories for a more human future.
When I speak of trajectories for the future I don’t mean a “Left Behind” kind of map to what will happen in the future. I mean a description of the human world we are called to create. Continue reading »
In 1991 or so, George Hunter mentioned, during a presentation in East Los Angeles, the 4 turnings “repentances” of the human heart that help create the kinds of people the Kingdom needs.
This week:
