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Kingdom Come: A Sermon about Matthew’s Genealogy
He was the “Son of God”, the “bringer of Good News”, the Lord, the Savior, the one who would restore order and justice to the earth—at least that was Rome’s official story about Caesar. History also seems to look favorably … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Discipleship, Matthew, Mission, Narrative Theology, New Testament, Power, Story
Tagged genealogy, matthew
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Check Thyself—Two Questions for Disciples Using Social Media
Generally speaking, I’m a fan of social media—the things life Facebook, Twitter, and now Google+ that have become a significant part of the way many people communicate and keep up with each other. They allow us to express ourselves as … Continue reading
Elders Part 1: The Value of Growing, Caring Shepherds
(Note: My faith tradition, the Churches of Christ, are organized into autonomous churches governed by multiple elders. In this series, I’m going to write some of my observations about how those elderships work, or don’t. If your faith tradition has … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Community, Discipleship, leadership
Tagged compassion, discipleship, elders, elderships, growth, leadership, pastoral care, shepherds
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Unpolluted, Unstained
Growing up, I got the sense that when the church talked about being “different from the world”, that was more or less code for a fairly defined set of behaviors, things like cussing, drinking, and sexual activity. (Maybe smoking, but … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Discipleship, James, justice, New Testament
Tagged ethics, James, poor, religion, social justice
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Sermon on the Plain—Cedar Lane Edition
This past Sunday’s sermon was our introductory foray into the sermon on the plain, an extremely distilled dose of Jesus’ vision of what his disciples are like. Part of the challenge of this past week’s sermon was to get in … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Discipleship, Luke, New Testament, Preaching, Translations, video
Tagged discipleship, Jesus, preaching, Sermon on the Plain
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