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Paul and the Kingdom of God

It has become somewhat fashionable again to claim that Paul ruined the Gospel of Jesus by making it all bloody and such, for getting that Christ came proclaiming the Kingdom of God, not some atonement theory (yes, I’m referring to the Brian McLaren’s new book). Well, this afternoon I came across this and thought it […]

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9 Marks Are Actually Code for 9 Wounds of Christ!

BREAKING NEWS: The 9 Marks of the church, a ministry of Mark Devers is really a front for a clandestine organization devoted receiving to the 9 Stigmata of Christ. While the 9 Marks ministry has received much attention of late, it seems to be based in a serious misunderstanding.  The 9 “biblical” marks of the […]

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When your brother sins against you…Kill him!

At least that is often what happens, isn’t it?  Most people want community, until it starts to actually happen.  Most people want to feel welcomed, have a place to belong and fit in, and they want the pastors to visit them when they are sick, or help out with finances when times are tight.  But […]

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Christ as your broken body

One can never look directly at one’s own body. All we see are fragmented parts, disconnected limbs, but never the whole…This is the same for Christ’s broken body, we only see it through others.

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coming home to my new blog

I’m coming home to WordPress for the first time.  I finally moved out of my blogspot location, having blogged off and on there since 2003.   But I decided to keep the same name, “for the time being.” When I originally decided to start blogging I was visiting a friend on an Indian Reservation in Zuni, […]

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Theology reading list: Pauline Interpretation

So a couple days ago J.R. Briggs offered some good tips on reading well. It spurred some good conversation. Well, I’m currently working on my comp. questions for at Marquette, and I thought that some of you all would be interested in what I have to read for my tests. So today, is my bibliography […]

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Spiritual Leadership

What is spiritual leadership? What does it consist of, where does it come from, where does it propel us? Let me know because at Life on the Vine we have been thinking more and more about leadership development, and this has returned me to a classic from my college years (which, surprisingly, is over 10 […]

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Missional Monday: Baptismal Family

How do you understand and practice the ecclesial truth of the Family of God? And not just in the social sense that we, who practice faith in Christ, are part of a new reality, but that we truly have a Father with whom we can intimately converse. At Life on the Vine we speak of […]

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this is a test.

oh, yeah a test. baby!

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Missional Monday: Verge, LA

I’ll be heading out to LA this Friday for Verge, LA: where the next BIG idea meets UNconference. If you are near by you should check it out. DETAILS: DATEFriday, November 13th – 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.Saturday, November 14th – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PLACEThe Fountain Room HOSTThe Ecclesia Network COSTFree RSVPPlease RSVP […]