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National ThoughtWorks Blog: worship practice
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A Resource for Mentoring and Discipling. Monday, May 4, 2015. Theology is not black and white. It is not cut and dried, whatever that means (sounds a bit like beef jerky). For most of us, at some point, this supposed fuzziness becomes slightly problematic. We would prefer theological answers to be clear. Why can't the actions of God throughout history and the words written about God be more straightforward and obvious? That's just my opinion. 1] Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesu. May 4, 2015 at 6:02 PM. Im doing ...
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National ThoughtWorks Blog: May 2015
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A Resource for Mentoring and Discipling. Monday, May 4, 2015. Theology is not black and white. It is not cut and dried, whatever that means (sounds a bit like beef jerky). For most of us, at some point, this supposed fuzziness becomes slightly problematic. We would prefer theological answers to be clear. Why can't the actions of God throughout history and the words written about God be more straightforward and obvious? That's just my opinion. 1] Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesu. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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National ThoughtWorks Blog: Teaching children and children teaching
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A Resource for Mentoring and Discipling. Monday, August 3, 2015. Teaching children and children teaching. Image from developer.mozilla.org. I stood there and wondered, "What have I done? In Exodus 20 we have the commands Yahweh gave to the people of Israel. One of them is this: Do not murder. The Hebrew word retzach. It was a Sunday when the children taught us as much as we taught the children. And a little child will lead them all. (Isaiah 11:6). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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National ThoughtWorks Blog: What's in a Name?
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A Resource for Mentoring and Discipling. Monday, June 1, 2015. What's in a Name? Image from pixshark.com. Translated "in vain" in the NKJV, means emptiness, vanity, emptiness of speech, lying. If I were to attempt a modern, colloquial interpretation of this directive, it would go something like this: Do not empty out the holy significance, character,and authority of the name of YHWH. Not them. It's no different with God." [1]. And not in a pleasant tone of voice. That happens to be my name, so I foun...
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National ThoughtWorks Blog: March 2015
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A Resource for Mentoring and Discipling. Monday, March 2, 2015. You've seen those children's books in which the challenge is to find the small, distinctive figure of Waldo in a highly-detailed, colourful illustration filled with dozens and dozens of people doing various activities. It's not as easy as it seems. Following Jesus can be a bit like this sometimes, in my opinion. Jesus can be difficult to recognize in challenging, complex life situations that buzz with activity. This is pretty much the same t...
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National ThoughtWorks Blog: why do we go to conferences?
http://blog.vineyardthoughtworks.org/2015/07/why-do-we-go-to-conferences.html
A Resource for Mentoring and Discipling. Monday, July 13, 2015. Why do we go to conferences? I wrote a bit about my experience at the Vineyard USA Conference in Columbus, Ohio this past week. Here is the post as it appeared originally on my personal blog. Sorry for the lack of specific theological content. Part of the crowd at Vineyard Columbus. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Why do we go to conferences? There was an error in this gadget.
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National ThoughtWorks Blog: November 2014
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A Resource for Mentoring and Discipling. Monday, November 24, 2014. The Story that Transforms Us. Stories are what bring us to discipleship. In our desire to distill faith to a set of propositions we've missed the power and beauty of story. When we read the story of the gospels, we don't see just the propositions - but we see the living out of such beliefs in ways that transform the world. This is the incredible power of religion. We can tell a story that changes the world. Wednesday, November 19, 2014.
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National ThoughtWorks Blog: Pray and Break Bread
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A Resource for Mentoring and Discipling. Tuesday, February 17, 2015. Pray and Break Bread. The seminary." The school's primary focus is "ground up" (valuing experience) instead of "top down" (students sitting in a class and taking notes from a learned scholar). The seminary emphasizes participation and communal settings within an academic setting. The students not only study theology, but learn about New York and its history, and spend time looking at global Christianity. Green Spot Restaurant in Montreal.
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National ThoughtWorks Blog: January 2015
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A Resource for Mentoring and Discipling. Tuesday, January 27, 2015. Frank Emanuel - Vineyard ThoughtWorks. Tuesday, January 6, 2015. Image from wikipedia.org. Come with their own value systems. Fast values mobility, slow values stability. Fast values efficiency, slow values relationships. Fast focuses on activity, slow prefers sustainability. Fast relies on mass produced products, slow values hand-made items. All biblical quotes from The Voice translation. 1] If you want more information on Slow TV, here.
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National ThoughtWorks Blog: December 2014
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A Resource for Mentoring and Discipling. Monday, December 8, 2014. Most Overlooked Resource for Healthy Leadership. It was during the year of our 25th wedding anniversary. Seventeen years ago Sabrina and I planted a church. We planted in a city 1 1/2 hours drive from where we were then living. We assumed our home would sell within a month or two so we could move to our new found community. Healthy Leadership Has Generous Friendships. Here is what I have noticed in my life and in the lives of many of the ...
