June, 2009

Links for June 7th

Saint Anthony the Great part 2 | Real Live Preacher

Interesting comment here that summarizes the Orthodox view of atonement. I find a lot of things in the Orthodox church that I like, or at least things where I can find resonance.

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atonement

theology

orthodox

khad.com – Grace Is All We Have

Fantastic post remind us of the only thing we have to offer that can't be gotten in countless other places in any town.

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evangelism

jesus

church

Links for June 5th

Violence Only Works When We Do It | :: in.a.mirror.dimly ::

Wise thoughts on America's strategy of dealing with violence. We advocate that others use nonviolent means to bring about change, but we don't take our own advice.

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obama

politics

peace

Weblog » Emergent Village » Preparing for Amahoro Africa, June 8-15

Mike Todd is in Africa for the Amahoro Gathering. His words, introducing the gathering and explaining why he is there, are wonderful.

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missiology

church

emerging

africa

AMAHORO AFRICA: The Reformation Conversation

"The missiologist Andrew Walls has long argued that the West has entered a post-Christendom era and that world Christianity is entering a post-Western era. Many are looking to Africa, the cradle of humanity (and to Asia and South America), for the emergence of a reformed and renewed paradigm in Christian thinking and practice."

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emerging

africa

church

missiology

Perspective on Emergent

June 5th, 2009

To give a small introduction to this, for a decade Emergent Village has been an organization seeking to follow God in the way of Jesus.

Links for June 1st

Pentecost – Brian McLaren

Great thoughts from Brian McLaren on Pentecost. He makes some really powerful connections that are worthy of pondering.

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jesus

spirituality

theology

brian-mclaren

Pentecost and the Resurrection

June 1st, 2009

On a different note from my earlier post, I want to look at Pentecost from a different perspective.