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Kanye West: A New Kind of Christian
Read more: Kanye West: A New Kind of ChristianKanye West’s 7th album, The Life of Pablo (TLOP) was released a few weeks ago. On this album, Kanye gives his listeners a window into his life and thoughts. Furthermore, I believe this album gives us a picture of a particular type of Christianity that characterizes our american society. The Atlantic’s review of the album…
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The Gospel on Screen in 2015
Read more: The Gospel on Screen in 20152015 was a strange year for the world. Historic court decisions in the US, riots and political uprisings throughout the world, Wars, terrorism, political civil wars, and terrible tragedies. It seems that the world as we know is crumbling around us. The new year didn’t bring anything that new, but simply a pause to our…
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What is Communion Really About?
Read more: What is Communion Really About?The theology behind the Eucharist, the Lord’s Supper, or Communion has been debated throughout church history. However, the continued practice of it shows that it is an essential part of the church’s life. In my experience, Communion has always been about reflecting on Christ’s sacrifice and repenting for sins. Growing up, it was always at…
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The Spirit Prays For Us
Read more: The Spirit Prays For UsThe Spirit prays for us. We do not know what to pray, nor necessarily to pray for that which we do not know what to pray for. Neither did we know how to pray, nor even how to pray for what we do not know to pray for, but our Lord has taught us. He…
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Life is not a Competition
Read more: Life is not a CompetitionIt has been said that we must perform at a certain velocity to achieve worth, success, and security. Many things have been promised to our generation, but it seems that only a select few have achieved them. We hold these success stories up as a championing call to work harder, be better, and to not…
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Review of The Jesus Movement and Its Expansion: Meaning and Mission by Seán Freyne
Read more: Review of The Jesus Movement and Its Expansion: Meaning and Mission by Seán FreyneSeán Freyne. The Jesus Movement and Its Expansion: Meaning and Mission. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2014. xii + 383 pp. Paperback. $35.00. ISBN: 9780802867865. The Jesus Movement and Its Expansion is the final work by the late Seán Freyne, who at the time of his death was Emeritus Professor of Theology at Trinity College, Dublin. Freyne…
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Can You Critique The Church?
Read more: Can You Critique The Church?I was reading Josh Carroll’s post about the disease called “Critiqueomania” and I found that I myself have had rather severe bouts of this plague. Some of these outbreaks have been part of my former angst, but others seemed very well meant. Some were definitely “Critiqueomania,” but there were other times where my criticism was well…
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My Experience at Mars Hill
Read more: My Experience at Mars HillMark Driscoll is trending again. This past week I read an interview transcript by John Piper on the subject of Mars Hill and Driscoll. I also read that Driscoll is beginning a new bible study series on Ecclesiastes that will be hosted on his website. I have often wanted to share my own experience at Mars Hill,…
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Why Theological Convictions Complicate Your Ministry But Not Your Mission
Read more: Why Theological Convictions Complicate Your Ministry But Not Your MissionIt’s 12 am and you are preparing a sermon for tomorrow. It’s 4pm and you are preparing for community group that will take place in your living room in a few hours. You have reached an impasse. You could take the easy route and give that nicely packaged sermon or group discussion that you have…
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What really happens at Hume Lake
Read more: What really happens at Hume Lake[vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=”” animation=”” animation_delay=”” fullwidth=”no” bg_type=”solid_color” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” video_texture=”” fw_columns=”” fw_same_height=”” border=”” waved_border_top=”” waved_border_bottom=”” top_margin=”0″ bottom_margin=”0″][vc_column width=”1/1″ animation=”” animation_delay=””][vc_column_text]This past week I had the opportunity to experience Hume Lake as a counselor. With nervous excitement, I made the almost 5 hour trip on a bus full of ecstatic kids aging from 4th grade to…