guest blogger: Keila Underwood
I imagine that people back in the day thought of Rizpah much like I thought of Cindy Sheehan back in 2005. After all, didn’t her son sign himself up for the military? Wasn’t he fulfilling his patriotic duty? Wasn’t her unrelenting stand outside of Bush’s ranch considered traitorous?
Oh, but [...]
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Guest Blogger: Matt Sadler
I think the joke goes something like this- When is baseball first played in the Bible? When? Genesis- in the Big Inning, God created the heavens and the earth.
Thank goodness for 9 years of Christian school education!
Also thank goodness for the popular trend over the recent years to [...]
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A few weeks back I posted a quote from Jesus for President by Shane Claiborne and Chris Haw that explained from their perspective why they wrote this book. Here it is again…
This book is a project in renewing the imagination of the church in the United States and of those who would seek to [...]
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We are doing a series of the Psalms at Kairos now, and this past week I taught Psalm 139, a Psalm where David has stirred the imagination of listeners throughout the ages. He proves to be a poet that is…
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David von Druissenbergenhoffer the Third (1/10) Originally uploaded by david in den bosch “A cheerful heart is good medicine” Proverbs 17:22 I just heard this story on Saturday. It demonstrates how insane our legal system has become. This was the…
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Dr. Walter Brueggemann Originally uploaded by meggomae PRAYER - WE ARE READY TO LISTEN Healing, sovereign God, overmatch our resistant ears with your transforming speech. Penetrate our jadeness and fatigue. Touch our yearnings by your words. Through your out-loudness, draw…
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So, I’ve had a few crazy weeks and blogging has been on the way back burner as far as priorities go. I need a short break from working on my sermon so here we go… This will serve as a summary and update of my last two weeks.
Mission Trip To Suburbia
I posted recently about [...]
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So where did you think the first meeting between the presumptive presidential nominee’s would take place? Would you have guessed Saddleback Church in Orange County, California? Probably not, but it is happening. According to On Faith, an informative jointly sponsored…
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One of the reasons that hiddenness is such an important aspect of the spiritual life is that it keeps us focused on God. In hiddenness we do not receive human acclamation, admiration, support, or encouragement. In hiddenness we have to…
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Guest Blogger: Daniel Farrell
After covering Jesus’ economic policy (Jubilee) in the last section they move on to his security, terrorism and PR policies in this section. For his security policy they reference the Sermon on the Mount(Matthew 5-7) and specifically focus on Matthew 5:38-42 where Jesus talks about turning the other cheek, going the [...]
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Recent posts from the blogs of members of the Ecclesia Community. Clicking on these links will take you to author's personal blog. Content on these blogs does not necessarily reflect the beliefs and practices endorsed by the Ecclesia Network.
From: Brent Underwood's blog on August 19, 2008
From: Brent Underwood's blog on August 19, 2008
From: Brent Underwood's blog on August 19, 2008
From: JR Woodward's blog on August 19, 2008
From: JR Woodward's blog on August 18, 2008
From: JR Woodward's blog on August 17, 2008
From: Todd Hiestand's blog on August 15, 2008
From: JR Woodward's blog on August 15, 2008
From: JR Woodward's blog on August 15, 2008
From: Brent Underwood's blog on August 14, 2008
From: Brent Underwood's blog on August 14, 2008
From: Brent Underwood's blog on August 14, 2008