Category Archives: Manifesto

Boasting in the Cross?

Posted on June 9, 2014 by

A first century person would have been incredulous about placing a picture of a cross on anything. There was no greater symbol of death and utter humiliation than to hang helplessly on a cross! Being hung on a cross would have been considered a waste of life. Continue reading →

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6 Affirmations for the Church

Posted on March 11, 2014 by

The six affirmations RC wrote in response to these trends are even more relevant today. Continue reading →

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Two versions of reality

Posted on February 28, 2014 by

Why do humans everywhere throughout all of history intuitively feel a pervasive longing for meaning, morality and destiny? Continue reading →

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The glory of ordinary lives

Posted on January 4, 2014 by

What would life look like if we had renewed zeal to “… be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you” (Hebrews 13:5). Continue reading →

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Living on Mission

Posted on January 27, 2013 by

Eight Identity Markers and Callings of Christ Followers “Missions is an authorized activity carried out by the tenants on the instructions of the owner of the property” (by Christopher Wright,). Salt of the earth (Matthew 5:13) Light of the world (Matthew … Continue reading →

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Christians, politics and public policy

Posted on January 11, 2013 by

Although I don’t agree with all of his conclusions, I appreciate the way Miroslav Volf frames the ultimate concern for Christian discussion of politics and policy.  Christ as the Measure of All Values Value: The ultimate allegiance of a Christian is … Continue reading →

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The Blogosphere – opportunities, challenges and priorities

Posted on January 4, 2013 by

I am somewhat new to the Blogosphere. We didn’t even get a computer at our office unit 1992! And I started this blog late in 2007 — knowing very little about how things worked. But my ministry philosophy (from the … Continue reading →

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All for the gospel

Posted on November 14, 2012 by

Manifesto for our mission: “I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings” (I Corinthians 9:23)  πάντα δὲ ποιῶ διὰ τὸ εὐαγγέλιον, ἵνα συγκοινωνὸς αὐτοῦ γένωμαι. We cannot live this way unless we practice the mind of Christ in all our relationships … Continue reading →

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Common grace ministries needed

Posted on September 24, 2012 by

I have a growing concern about a lack of thoughtful consideration of the activities of God outside of the context of redemption. I don’t mean activities completely disconnected from redemptive work because everything traces a degree of connection back to … Continue reading →

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Social idealism or a Savior?

Posted on August 21, 2012 by

After his horrific experience in the Gulag, the Russian dissident Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn acknowledged that, “The victims hated their victimizers with the hatred by which they were victimized. And as hatred beget more hatred, the whole world became a concentration camp imprisoned and … Continue reading →

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