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When we have praxis as the focal point, it's easy to write off what we live as 'one can be good with out god.' All our efforts to do something are just accomplishing... what? Kingdom work? The good news of God? We are only a sign and a fortaste of the kingdom when we act out ...
It seems whenever Christians (whether on the right or the left) want to "bring about the kingdom" we miss the kingdom that has already been brought by grace; we stop proclaiming God's plan and finished work in Jesus, and start working to "finally get it done".
"So I'd be very careful with the idea that only the most self-defined, formally recognized institutions get to make the call on what qualifies as Jesus' movement. I resonate with the Lutheran understanding that the church exists where the Word of God is preached and the sacraments are administered. I see all sorts of smaller ...
'Crucial to a life of Jesus-shaped spirituality is the place of Jesus as the one sufficient Mediator between God and humanity, in contrast to relying on religious institutions and rituals that insist on occupying the stage with Jesus. The radical nature of believing "Jesus = salvation" and "Salvation = Jesus + nothing" becomes clearer as ...
Social media is changing how we do relationships in ever sphere of life. It's a whole new ball game and either you learn to navigate it or your going to get lost as culture keeps moving. MISE2010 is a conference happening June 9, 2010 in Portland, OR (ok right near Portland). The purpose of ...
