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Jesus said that his followers would "be [his] witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." We see this missional call of being witnesses as taking place in three spheres ... |
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I once heard Christianity referred to as the “upside down kingdom.” The phrase stuck. I’ve learned to see Christianity as being in that odd group of illogical truths such as pruning (cutting off life so that you get more ... |
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Martin Luther, the great reformer, never asked for the mission he took part in. Similarly, the great civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr. never asked to be a part of the larger civil rights movement. These tasks found the men. They didn’t choose the environment ... |
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I grew up around a Christian environment that taught if a prayer is prayed asking God to “save” you that all will be well – you will be forgiven for anything you’ve done and will do and God will be waiting to give you a ticker tape parade upon your entrance to heaven. I think this is the message that a lot of my generation heard from the church ... |
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COMPANY OF FOOLS: JESUS FOLLOWERS AS AGENTS OF CHANGE Christians are out of step with the world. We look foolish. We make decisions and commitments that seem illogical to others. We march to a different tune and work for different goals. In a lot of ways we’re fools... |
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Antioch, a city named for its beauty, was once ranked alongside Rome, Alexandria, and Constantinople as one of the four great cities of the Roman and early Christian world... |