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• The Gift and Duty of Thanksgiving

  
  By Every Word... — Authority: 425
  Mark Gallis essay on " The Impossibility of Thanksgiving "
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• Heptagonal Questions

  
  kairos : kisses — Authority: 120
  The ‘Rule of Life’ of The Order of Mission (TOM) is not carried in written form (as, say, the Rule of St Benedict is), but in iconic form: circle; semi-circle; triangle; square; pentagon; hexagon; heptagon; and octagon . The shapes are simple tools for living as disciples, and we often use two or more in ...
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• Thoughts On Two Great Mark Carey Quotes

  
  kairos : kisses — Authority: 120
  Yesterday evening was our regular meeting-up with other members of The Order of Mission. Our friend Mark Carey was sharing some recent reflections on relationship with God (UP), one another in the church (IN), and with our neighbour (OUT). He observed that our relationship with God is the source of our identity, and ...
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• You Can’t Microwave It

  
  WithoutWax.tv by Pete Wilson — Authority: 549
  As a pastor, for years, I’ve had to fight the temptation to want followers of Christ to be further down the road spiritually than they actually are. I’ve readily admitted my life verse is Galatians 4:19 where Paul says… “My dear children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed ...
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• "Fill Your Affections with the Cross of Christ"

  
  By Every Word... — Authority: 425
  “When someone sets his affections upon the cross and the love of Christ, he crucifies the world as a dead and undesirable thing. The baits of sin lose their attraction and disappear. Fill your affections with the cross of Christ and you will find no room for sin.” - John Owen, quoted by C. J. Mahaney in ...
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• Toward a Missional Vision of Theological Education: New Soil

  
  lifeasmission — Authority: 118
  This post continues a series exploring a missional vision of theological education.  If you’re catching up, I began by offering some preliminary thoughts , explored Christendom as the root of the problem , and then highlighted a few of the fruits of that problem .  This was all necessary groundwork in my my ...
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• I’m a Desperate Man

  
  Are We There Yet? — Authority: 110
  Lately I sure resonate with this song. As I get older, I find myself in greater need of grace and mercy. DESPERATE MAN – Andy Gillahorn I know I just display my foolish pride When I try to be an island to myself You must be tired of all the stuff that I still hide Because I just can’t seem to trust anyone ...
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• Giving thanks

  
  Deep Breathing for the Soul — Authority: 100
  Are you feeling thankful yet? Or just busy? I’m juggling work, deadlines, and planning dinner for 12 people (five of whom are new to the country, strangers to us, and may not speak much English). I’m an over-planner, trying to figure out exact timetables to get the turkey, potatoes, veggies and stuffing all on ...
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• The Stone Will Be Rolled Back for Each of Us

  
  By Every Word... — Authority: 425
  "He came back. "After that brutal Friday, and that long, quiet Saturday, he came back. And that one intake of breath in the tomb changes everything. It changes the very reason I drew breath today and the way I move about in this world because I believe he’s coming back again. The world has gone on for more than two ...
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• Get Ready For Advent | Jesse Tree

  
  kairos : kisses — Authority: 120
  For several years now, I have posted a daily Advent calendar of images and reflections on my blog, and you can find them linked from ‘Advent’ in the ‘labels’ on the sidebar to the left. Next Sunday is the start of Advent, the beginning of a new year in the Christian calendar. Advent is a big deal in our ...
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• Some Things I Think Evangelicals Can Learn from Catholicism

  
  By Every Word... — Authority: 425
  Whats printed below is the gist of the lesson I taught today, as part of the series, "Always Being Reformed by the Word of God" “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness…” 2 Tim.3:16 Christians and churches should always want to please the ...
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• One Thing

  
  My Spiritual Journey:The Journey of a Blue Collar Christian. — Authority: 121
  "One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple." - Ps. 27:4 ....but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.” - ...
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• Now Available: Ragan Sutterfield’s FARMING AS A SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINE

  
  The Englewood Review of Books — Authority: 134
  Ragan Sutterfield’s FARMING AS A SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINE is now available from Doulos Christou Press. Read an excerpt from FARMING … Order directly from Doulos Christou Press and save ! $5 each (plus $2.95 S/H) Retail price is $7.95!
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• Danger of Christian Complacency

  
  GRACE & PEACE — Authority: 120
  It may defy common wisdom, but sound doctrine is important to the renewal of the contemporary church.  While many view doctrine as divisive and unecesary trivia, recent studies by Thom Rainer , Ed Stetzer , and others, reveal that sound doctrine is a hallmark of churches that are the most effective in ...
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• Luther on Proper Meditation: Part 2 – Blessings

  
  Theology Forum — Authority: 487
  It has been a LONG time, but continuing our look at Ngien’s volume, we now turn to the meditation on blessings. Luther offers 7 images of evil and 7 images of blessing that are to guide our meditation. The first image is of “internal blessings” which are those blessings the believer possesses within themselves ...
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• Chris Castaldos "Holy Ground"

  
  By Every Word... — Authority: 425
  I am very glad to recommend Chris Castaldo’s book, “ Holy Ground – Walking with Jesus as a Former Catholic, ” by participating in his blog tour. Chris serves as Pastor of Outreach and Church Planting at College Church in Wheaton, IL. One of the things I most appreciate about the book was ...
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• Be Careful How You Pray

  
  By Every Word... — Authority: 425
  Kevin DeYoung has a thought-provoking post about keeping God and his will for us first when it comes to our priorities, longings and prayers.
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• Spiritual Pride

  
  GRACE & PEACE — Authority: 120
  The first and worst cause of error that prevails in our day is spiritual pride. This is the main door by which the devil comes into the hearts of those who are zealous for the advancement of Christ. It is the chief inlet of smoke from the bottomless pit to darken the mind and mislead the judgment, and the main handle ...
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• Remembering | Reconciliation | Part 2

  
  kairos : kisses — Authority: 120
  This is the liturgy I wrote for an act of remembering and reconciliation . Each one of us comes forward, breaks off a piece of bread, and lays it on the table. Together we say: This night, Christ will be taken, for us. Under cover of darkness, we will come for him. Under cover of darkness, we will betray ...
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• Remembering | Reconciliation | Part 1

  
  kairos : kisses — Authority: 120
  I have been reflecting on remembering and reconciliation, with the help of one of my favourite theologians Miroslav Volf. These reflections have led me to write a liturgy for an informal/experimental act of sharing bread and wine together – an act which (sometimes we forget) is all about remembering and ...
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