Living and Teaching Stories Rooted in the Mission of God
In my last post, I explored why we are to take seriously our role as Good News in our neighborhood. As pilgrims participating in the Mission of God, it isn’t always about going farther around the world; more often it is about going deeper in your current context. In order to be Good News in …
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I was recently praying along side a few other people in our missional community when a picture developed in my mind of what the Good News might look like in our neighborhood. Trusting that the Holy Spirit is already present and embracing our vocation as mediators between God and humanity (of which Jesus passed on …
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NOTE: While I wrote this post three years ago, it is more relevant today than ever. I just got off the phone with a national leader who works with refugees and he described how his organization gets waves of new refugees after each international crisis. Currently, Syrians and Iraqi’s are pouring in, each with their …
It’s been a week since my last post and it wouldn’t make sense for me to jump back in without processing a bit of the past week. After all, blogging is as much a devotional time for me as it is a writing discipline. My wife and I lost both of our last two remaining …
My friend Kenny and I get to hang out pretty often (The story behind our first meeting is pretty amazing: read about it here). It is usually a random gathering as I see him sitting up against his favorite telephone pole as I walk to my favorite coffee shop. Sometimes I act busy and just …