I’ve been reading a small book by Dietrich Bonhoeffer called Life Together. Admittedly, I was quite surprised at how practical and accessible the read is. For example, in chapter four, the author discusses several (vital) aspects of ministry, including “The Ministry of Listening.” Below are some interesting quotes from this section: The first service that [...]
Book Review
Great book to check out! :biggrin:
Just a quick question? If you were stranded on an island (like in the show, Lost) and you could have two books (not including the bible or “island survival guides”), which ones would you choose? and why? Peace :whistle:
I’ve been doing some soul-searchin’ of late, particularly concerning the lordship of Jesus. I’m sure you’ve heard ministers admonish men, women, boys and girls “just to receive Jesus into your heart” or “all you have to do is believe in Jesus.” My question is whether our neatly encapsulated message is the proper way to go [...]
I was thinking this morning about how our churches (for the large part) seem to be homogeneous, meaning, the people in our churches all seem to look alike and be very much alike. I wondered is there a place for the marginalized of our society in our church, or would we marginalize them the same [...]
Today, I would like to continue our journey through Vondey’s work, People of Bread: Rediscovering Ecclesiology. In previous posts (Feb-8 Theological Imagination, Feb-9 Imagine That, Feb-11 To Image or Not to Image), we surveyed the importance and role of images in the Church. Chapter two is called Companionship: The Social Nature of the People of [...]
Christian Greetings! In conclusion to our survey of chapter one of Vondey’s, People of Bread: Rediscovering Ecclesiology, I have listed his six principles of using biblical images. Principles for the Use of Biblical Images: Images must emerge from within the community of faith. The images must emphasize the ecumenical unity of the Church. The [...]
Continuing our exploration of chapter one of Vondey’s work, People of Bread: Rediscovering Ecclesiology… Vondey explores three functions of images: imaginative, illustrative and instrumental. Imaginative function of Images – Herein, images serve “as vehicles of emotions, associations, and feelings; they serve not only as an informative but also an expressive medium” (p. 18). Meaning, they [...]
