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Comparing Ministry Models

Sorry for not posting much lately. I’ve been working on a couple of writing projects and just haven’t had the time. I’m posting some... 

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A Book Recommendation: Chrysalis by Alan Jamieson

Subtitled, The Hidden Transformation in the Journey of Faith, Chrysalis is the New Zealand pastor’s third offering. Jamieson is a pastor who has... 

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Remove the Queen

While I don’t brag on being a Southern Baptist too often, especially living in Delaware, our state convention, the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware,... 

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Measuring Success in Ministry

At my last doctoral class with Len Sweet last week, he posed a question to us that went something like this: Provide for me the metaphors that will describe... 

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Reggie McNeal Videos

This is some great stuff by Reggie McNeal. And the second one… HT: Brad Brisco  Read More →

Theology

Atheism and Faith

Richard Dawkins believes science’s ability to admit ignorance is one of its greatest strengths. On the flip side, he proposes that faith remains arrogant... 

Come to the table, have a listen

I friend I met in several months ago has made several excellent blog posts on how Christians are perceived. She invites us to sit at the table with a... 

Pneumanaut Pictured

A painting by my good friend Sam Raynor, who also does book cover designs for Missional Press. Pneumanaut is the combination of two words: pneuma, meaning... 

Constructed Theology

This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series Science and TheologyIf the following from my previous post in this series is true, then an acknowledgment must... 

Chaos Theory, Free Will, and Election

Ok, hang with me here. I am doing research into how the brain processes language, aural, written, and visual, and I am in a chapter of a book describing... 

Books

A Book Recommendation: Chrysalis by Alan Jamieson

Subtitled, The Hidden Transformation in the Journey of Faith, Chrysalis is the New Zealand pastor’s third offering. Jamieson is a pastor who has... 

Characteristics of Gridlocked Systems

I’ve been reading A Failure of Nerve: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix by Edwin H. Friedman, in preparation for my doctoral dissertation. ... 

Planting Churches in the Real World

I just received this notice from my friend Joel Rainey and thought I would share it with you. Missional Press would like to announce it’s latest... 

The Mission of God: Knowing God in Israel

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series The Mission of GodChapter three begins with a discussion of the God who makes himself known. God, in the Bible,... 

Searching for a Missional Hermeneutic

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series The Mission of GodIn Chapter one of this book, Christopher Wright begins to lay out the search for a missional... 

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Do It Anyway

Tomorrow is the 4th of July, 2008.  It is the day when the Declaration of Independence was read in public, having been signed on July 2.  Having seen... 

July 3, 2008 | Read the story »

Creating Objects that Tell Stories

Designer Yves Behar digs up his creative roots to discuss some of the iconic objects he’s created (the Leaf lamp, the Jawbone headset). Then he turns... 

June 17, 2008 | Read the story »

How Language Express the Architecture of Thought

What can we glean about underlying thought structures from the way we ask someone to “pass the guacamole”? Preeminent psychologist and best-selling... 

June 14, 2008 | Read the story »

Getting Medicine in the Hands of African Children

Through a series of chemical reactions and a re-imagining of intellectual property practices, Jay Keasling and his partners at One World Health expect... 

June 11, 2008 | Read the story »

KIVA Co-founder on Micro-loans

The co-founder of Kiva.org, the first peer-to-peer micro-loan website, demonstrates how the Internet can facilitate meaningful, positive connections between... 

June 8, 2008 | Read the story »

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