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Paul and the Faithfulness of God: The New Perspective
We are considering N. T. Wright’s newly released Paul and the Faithfulness of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God) — a massive and masterful consideration of Paul’s theology. Beginning around page 110, Wright re-argues the case for the so-called … Continue reading
The Faithfulness of God: From the Journal of Onesimus
Journal, Day 1 My master has gone insane! I realize that a slave has no call on his master. It’s not my place to argue or to take a position. But my master bought me, and he trained me as … Continue reading
Paul and the Faithfulness of God: Philemon as Guide
We are considering N. T. Wright’s newly released Paul and the Faithfulness of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God) — a massive and masterful consideration of Paul’s theology. The title Let’s start with the title: Paul and the Faithfulness … Continue reading
Reruns: The Prostitute, the Pharisee, and the Prophet
The Prostitute, the Pharisee, and the Prophet Posted on April 28, 2007 It looked like another night of degradation, of providing sexual favors to men who’d preach her into hell the following Shabbat — men who enjoyed her presence at night … Continue reading
Mark Love: Why I Don’t Leave
We’re continuing to consider some posts from Mark Love’s blog Dei-liberations. This will likely be the last post until post-surgery. Today, we consider Mark’s post “Why I Don’t Leave Even Though …” (ellipsis in original). Now, Mark’s post is about … Continue reading
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Mark Love: Stupid Ministry Tricks, Part 2
We’re continuing to consider some posts from Mark Love’s blog Dei-liberations. After Mark posted the article that we considered yesterday, he received some criticism of his statement that a sermon series is not an effective way to bring about change … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Leading Change, Uncategorized
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Mark Love: Stupid Ministry Tricks, Part 1
I’m quickly becoming a big fan of Mark Love’s blog Dei-liberations. For those who don’t know Mark, he is Director of the Resource Center for Missional Leadership at Rochester College. His work there includes directing a Master’s degree in missional leadership, working with existing … Continue reading
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“Muscle and a Shovel”: In Reply to the Author, Michael Shank
Dear Michael, I’m flattered that you consider my blog worthy of your time and attention. I began writing this as a comment in response to your comment, but I proved too long-winded (surely proving my own need for an editor). … Continue reading
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Reader-Requested Review: “Conviction vs. Mercy”
Another reader asked for my thoughts on Conviction vs. Mercy by Gardner Hall. (I bought the Kindle edition for $0.99!) Hall works with Hispanic congregations of the Churches of Christ in the New York City area and is, as is clear … Continue reading
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Reader-Requested Review: “Muscle and a Shovel”
I may never do this again, understand? But I’ve read a couple of books at the request of readers who wanted my thoughts. Both books are self-published from within the Churches of Christ. Today, we consider the first — Muscle … Continue reading
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