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“A Year of Biblical Womanhood” makes me want to become a better man
Source: RachelHeldEvans.com I’ve followed Rachel Held Evans’ Year of Biblical Womanhood project since she announced it a couple of years back. By that time, we had already connected on the Web. Since...
View ArticleLearning to Walk in the Dust of Rabbi Jesus (free books too!)
Early on when I started this blog, I became aquanted with Lois Tverberg. Her written thoughts on Jesus reminded me of her good friend Ray VanderLaan who continues to have an influence on my theology...
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Talking about the WHOLE story of Jesus with Frank Viola (interview)
via Wylio.com (click image to learn about this service) I’m currently reading a great book by Frank Viola and Len Sweet called “Jesus: a theography.” Frank and I have become friends over the last year...
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Love Without Agenda: Moving our Spiritual Goalposts from Heaven and Hell to...
Jimmy Spencer Jr., the founder and CEO of Love Without Agenda, has written a book by the same title. Love Without Agenda: Moving our Spiritual Goalposts from Heaven and Hell to Wholeness, is a...
View Article5 Resources on Divorce and Remarriage in the Bible
The question of divorce and remarriage is a sad reality that the church must face. Sometimes marriages fail. This issue leaves many divorced Christians stuck: Did I sin? Am I forgiven? Can I marry...
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The Cost of Living Out the Sermon on the Mount
Statue represents Jesus’s Sermon on the mount. Located in Resthaven Cemetary, Wichita, KS. The Sermon on the Mount is the central text for Anabaptist communities of faith throughout the past several...
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Operation Screwtape: The Art of Spiritual War
There’s a new book out that was written in the spirit of CS Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters. Andrew Farley’s latest project is a work of fiction titled: Operation Screwtape – The Art of Spiritual War....
View ArticleLove Wins for Teens by Rob Bell (Who will be invited to God’s party?)
In March, Love Wins for Teens: If God Threw a Party, Would Everyone Be Invited? Would You?, will be released. I think that this is going to be a great resource for teenagers. I worked with students for...
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New Book Highly Recommend by 47 Top Leaders – Get 25 Free Gifts If You Get It...
My friend Frank Viola has just released a new book called God’s Favorite Place on Earth that could literally change your relationship with God, help you defeat bitterness, free you from a guilty...
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Unfinished (Rich Stearns – World Vision) book giveaway! [just comment and share]
Unfinished: Believing is Only the Beginning Rich Stearns is someone I first became familiar with through the book The Hole in our Gospel. In it, he advocates for the church’s role amongst the poor...
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Fight: “Erasing Hell” co-author defends nonviolence in a new book!
Preston Sprinkle, co-author of Erasing Hell (with Francis Chan), has written a book that ought to be exciting the progressive end of the evangelical world – Fight: A Christian Case for Nonviolence....
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A Kingdom Revolutionary Gathering & a Conference on Doubt (Greg Boyd)
A Word About a Revolutionary Network Meeting There is a growing movement of pastors, church planters, and churches around the globe who have become convinced that the center of the Gospel is a...
View ArticleFirst Nations Version of the Bible: Check this out!
Check out this new translation that is being put together to reach out to native american peoples. Terry M. Wildman is putting together a paraphrase that seeks to: “…retell, in the tradition of the...
View ArticleLife-changing books: The New Testament For Everyone by NT Wright
As a pastor of a young church plant, I’ve been spending some time reflecting of the various influences that have shaped my approach to ministry and faith. I can sum up a huge influence with one word:...
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Books that leaders in our church plant will read
As most of you know, I recently moved to Seattle to lead a church plant. We have a fabulous Core Team and Launch Team… one that continues to grow in depth and relational connections. What’s fun is...
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Win 36 N.T. Wright books from Kurt Willems & Logos! (Easy to enter)
The Rt Revd N T (Tom) Wright delivering the James Gregory Lecture, “Can a scientist believe in the resurrection”, St Andrews, Thursday 20 December 2007 (Wikipedia) As most of you know, N.T. Wright is...
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N.T. Wright on How to Study the Bible
Yes, friends, this is the month of N.T. Wright . You may have heard that we are giving away a set of N.T. Wright books in partnership with Logos Bible Software (36 total books!). Even if you have some...
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Being “confident enough” to follow Jesus: apologetics, doubt, and the idol of...
Editor’s Note: This post is part of our “Life-changing Books” series; I chose not to use that in the title of this particular reflection. Also, I hope I can remind you of our great NT Wright Logos book...
View ArticleLife-Changing Books: Surprised by Hope
Many of you know that I’ve partnered with Logos Bible Software to give away a collection of 36 N.T. Wright books (enter contest here). I feel like I run the risk of overkill, but I want to let you know...
View ArticleGospel Patrons – the people behind the people who change the world (generous...
Imagine sitting on a plane – especially if you travel alone. Who will be your seatmate? Will that person smell? Require too much legroom? Be quiet? Or, will they be a new friend? On a flight from...
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