The word of God is not for sale; and therefore it has no need of shrewd salesmen. The word of God is not seeking patrons; therefore it refuses price cutting and bargaining; therefore it has no need of middlemen. The word of God does not compete with other commodities which are being offered to men [...]
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The Word of God is not for sale…
Posted in Church Ministry, tagged Karl Barth on September 7, 2008 | 4 Comments »
On Prayer
Posted in Church Ministry, Cultural Commentary, Theology, tagged Christian, Christianity, Church, Karl Barth, Prayer, Stanley Hauerwas, Theology, Trinity on March 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Prayer is a discipline.
My experiences with prayer have varied. When I was a young child I was instructed how to pray, both in form and posture. Folding my hands, closing my eyes, bowing my head, I addressed God as Father, or spoke to Jesus, and acknowledged the goodness which I had experienced in my life. [...]
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Thoughts…Assessing our Times
Posted in Church Ministry, Cultural Commentary, Theology, tagged Christianity, David F. Wells, discipleship, Jesus Christ, Karl Barth, Kingdom of God, Os Guinness, philosophy, Religion, truth on August 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It wasn’t long ago that I read in Os Guinness’ book The Call these important words:
Our challenge is not just to see the mistakes of a previous generation, obvious because not ours, but to see as well the problem of our own time, far closer and therefore harder to see.
Those words have hung with me now [...]
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