Churches obsess about a lot of things. Some things important (e.g., budgets and buildings and staff). Most…not so much (from the minutiae of worship to revamping the website one more time). And none of these the stuff that stands at the center of the biblical story. So what should a church obsess about??? What should...
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Turning Theology into Church 01: Committing to Community
The true test of a theology is not questions is answers but the community it creates. Having just spent more than a year developing an understanding of the biblical narrative – centered on the conviction that God is love – we now turn our attention to “us,” to the conscious shaping of our life...
Understanding the Bible 55: Conclusion – The Tree of Life…
At last we come to the end of the biblical journey: all creation made new! And the completion of the project of salvation is symbolized by the return of the “tree of life,” indeed a near forest of them now lining the center of the city. (Remember it was access to the tree of life...