This is the second post in a series exploring the broad vision for our church plant in Seattle. If you want to know more about that project, check out my Church Plant category 🙂 For the rest of this specific series, go here. Missional The bible in its essence is a missional book that describes a missional God. From creation to new creation, God is at work within the cosmos to move his project forward towards its ultimate redemption. To... Read more
This is the beginning of a series of posts in which I describe the vision of the broad ethos of our church planting project. Not everything that goes into these posts will be EXACTLY what our church plant will look like because context and the Holy Spirit will shift our plans as we get moving. Even so, these represent the basic ideals from which we will begin our church communities. Eventually, I plan to go a step further and describe... Read more
photo © 2010 US Army Africa | more info Remember… …that life is a gift. To call it a gift is to imply that we did not earn it. Life is grace. Peace preserves life. So on this Memorial Day weekend we remember that God’s intention for this world is shalom. This would be a world where human beings find themselves in right relationship with God, with each other, with the earth, and to one’s own self. Life is indeed... Read more
If you follow this blog regularly (and my Facebook and Twitter feeds), you probably have noticed that I’ve been doing some research on the book of Revelation. Last week, I posted what I think will be the first of several scattered posts about my findings as I study the book [Corrective Strategies and Themes for Understanding the Book of Revelation (Tired of the chaos? Me too!)]. My first experiment in preaching from Revelation took place yesterday (5/12/13)… well, if we don’t... Read more
Rich Stearns is someone I first became familiar with through the book The Hole in our Gospel. In it, he advocates for the church’s role amongst the poor and marginalized throughout the world. He now has come out with a new book, Unfinished: Believing is Only the Beginning. The flow of the book goes something like this: God has invited you to join him in changing the world. God has a dream for this world that Jesus called the... Read more
On behalf of the Conference Ecclesia and Ethics, out of the University of St Andrews, conference organizers John Dunne (thetwocities.com) John Frederick (truthstatic.com) sit down live in St. Andrews, Scotland with Professor N.T. Wright who is Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of St. Andrews. Join us on May 18th and May 25th for a conference on Moral Formation and the Church. Ecclesia and Ethics: An Eco-friendly and Economically-feasible Online Biblical Studies and Theology Conference. Register... Read more
After my most popular status update ever affirmed it a few months back, I’ve decided to do some intentional thinking about the book of Revelation. These posts will be scattered for a time, but will eventually make up a series of posts. This biblical bookend is perhaps the most abused text in all of christendom. Many of us who distinguish between christendom (the church as the center and dominant force in society) and post-christendom (a return to community, discipleship, and... Read more
I will graduate on May 11, mere days from now. God willing, I will soon possess a diploma that says M.A. in Theological Studies. I took the scenic, part-time, pay-as-you-go route through seminary, so this has been a four-year project. Which is why so many are recently asking: “What will you do after seminary?” In return, I often respond with an ironic, sad little smile. But I am not the only female seminarian who answers this question with a bit... Read more
My friend Frank Viola has just released a new book called God’s Favorite Place on Earth that could literally change your relationship with God, help you defeat bitterness, free you from a guilty conscience, and help you overcome fear, doubt and discouragement once and for all. This is a book that will jar you out of your “Christian rut” and give you new eyes for looking at EVERYTHING. It’s a quick, inspiring, and entertaining read. (more…) Read more
***I wrote this article prior to the events in Boston, otherwise my title would have been a bit more sensitive. My prayers go out to the victims and their families. At the moment, I have the unfortunate luck to commute about an hour to and from work every day. Don’t get me wrong, I love my current job and realize I’m blessed to have it, but the drive can be a bit of a downer. Although there is one... Read more
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