From the monthly archives:
The Myth of Expository Preaching (part 3): responding to Scripture as a community It makes no sense for the preacher who proclaims the Word of God to conclude with more notes of applications and “to do” lists. Instead the Word invokes postures of response: silence, submission, obedience, affirmation in faith, confession, and of course the [...]
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On July 6th I linked and responded to a blog entry by David Fitch at Out of Ur. Fitch wrote a piece called The Myth of Expository Preaching & the Commodification of the Word. And now Fitch follows his first post up with The Myth of Expository Preaching (part 2): proclamation that inspires the imagination. [...]
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As many of you know, I am training for the Chicago Marathon in October and I am so excited about it. I find myself slowly becoming obsessed, though that may not be the word. I wasn’t sure what it was, until I was reading Tod Bolsinger’s blog where he discussed the Ironman Canada Triathlon which [...]
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Wayne Bowerman has got a couple of great posts regarding why he writes. Good stuff and inspirational since I like writing myself. Check it out.
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Mark Driscoll posts the 50 Most Influential Churches as put out by The Church Report. Check out the list. Interesting. What makes a church influential? Do you agree with their criteria: These churches are recommended by other church leaders as congregations that represent the passion and sense of mission mandated in the New Testament. They [...]
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Rob Bell will be speaking at Fuller on Tuesday, August 8th at 7:30pm. tags: Rob Bell, Fuller Theological Seminary
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Thinking in process can be dangerous….Well, at least to share those thoughts out loud, because they are still “out there”, without roots. But I guess that depends who you are around. Thinking out loud and in process is not dangerous to everyone, and is quite welcomed by many. I am fortunate to be a part [...]
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We have heard that cliche many times used before in the spiritual life…”running the race”….but I have always said it not really knowing what that entailed. Which is probably true of many cliches. They become cliches because there is truth in them, but after a while they lose any sense of the meaning, or are [...]
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I have been very intrigued reading Dan Kimball’s postings over at Out of Ur. Dan has had two posts about the ending of the Willow Creek worship service Axis, which was one of the first alternative worship services and “church-within-a-church” services/models around. You can read Dan’s posts as he looks at what Axis was all [...]
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