What an oxymoron. Gospel proclamation was a dangerous task throughout the New Testament. Someone could pick up a rock and throw it at you (e.g., Acts 7)! In some places, it remains that dangerous. As of now, gospel proclamation is safe in North America and throughout most of the West. […]
Discipleship
Whenever the moral foundation of a society begins to crumble, the structures and people above that foundation do not feel its immediate effects. Decline is usually a gradual process. The writer of Proverbs states: “Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. Ponder the path […]
A People Deep within the Forest
When Denny Spitters and Matthew Ellison published When Everything is Missions, they drew attention to the Church’s present state in which she (particularly in North America) finds herself in relation to her global task. If you do not have a copy of their book, go HERE and get it now. […]
New Book: Conversations on When Everything is Missions
How many apostles are in the Bible? Twelve? Twelve plus Paul? More than that? What about Jesus “the apostle and high priest?” Did apostles cease to exist after the first century or remain today? In this episode, I continue with The Apostolic Imagination series addressing fixed and fluid categories of […]
Apostolic Imagination – Apostles and Apostolic Function
Recently, I have been sharing thoughts about the importance of the Church using arts to advance the gospel. Last week at my YouTube channel, I posted a video on this topic. Here I discuss four ways the Church has historically approached the arts and offer some suggestions for shepherding artists […]
Art, Church, Mission of God
Karl Barth was quoted as saying, “Take your Bible and take your newspaper, and read both. But interpret newspapers from your Bible.” The headlines of the world should call all Kingdom citizens to prayer for the nations–if we believe we should interpret the world’s actions in light of the Word. […]