Many will recognize the title of the song – How He Loves. I’m sure it’s been on the hearts and lips of millions of believers around the world. John Mark McMillan penned the words to this song following the death of his dear friend, Stephen Coffey. If you look up the song on Wikipedia, you’ll [...]
Theology
“Happy are people who grieve, because they will be made glad” Matthew 5.4 (CEB) During our “Kingdom Q&A session” at youth camp last week, one of the questions was whether Dee and I have ever lost someone that we love. I know that the student had no clue what happened to us earlier this year. [...]
Recently, a friend sent me a message through Facebook regarding a status update on my wall. My FB status read: I’ve heard too much – “It is what it is.” My question – “What if ‘it is what it is’ NOT supposed to be?!” Am I willing to change (for the better)? My friend went [...]
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:
Hey everyone! I want to invite you to check out the new online network project through Woodland Hills church (the local church where Greg Boyd is lead pastor). The forum is really cool and has great potential for teaching, dialogue, small groups, etc. The link is http://bridge.whchurch.org/ and there are already 629 folks on board [...]
I would like to unpack a bit further the issue of our last post (Sunday-Monday divide). I appreciate the comments shared thus far. The replies have been very helpful. Sonny brought out a good point concerning the transition that occurred in the church’s identity during and after the time of Constantine. For those who are [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
