“they’re acting like Christianity is an act of gratitude, an expression of joy!” From Dr. Don Davis on “The Theology of Freedom” found at Mars Hill which you should check every week.
“they’re acting like Christianity is an act of gratitude, an expression of joy!”
From Dr. Don Davis on “The Theology of Freedom” found at Mars Hill which you should check every week.
Wow! I can’t believe I’ve been writing on here for almost 4 years! My first entry was about so-called “White Trash” in February of 2004, and it really wasn’t much of an entry. The crazy thing is, if you do a search on Google for ‘short quotes’ I’m ranked number 10!! I have no resolutions…
We, the people of God, are carried forward by a vision of the future that constitutes our mission. When we are caught up into it, and pursue it, we are changed, and we go on to enact history. From The Forgotten Ways, by Alan Hirsch
Jesus didn’t tell parables to provide friendly little illustrations of abstract theology. He told parables because what he was doing was so different, so explosive, and so dangerous, that the only way he could talk about it was to use stories. N.T. Wright, Lent for Everyone, Commentary on Matthew 17 as I read it on…
When you preach, do not teach interesting things. Do not preach great information to help people’s lives be better/happier/fuller/richer/stable or anything! PREACH as if you are speaking of LIFE and DEATH. Preach as if your message MUST be heard and lived out or they’ll die. We have had enough good speaches to improve our quality…
Good goodbyes are a gift we give to the people we are about to say hello to.
This was a really good talk. A lot of what he talked about applies in my neighborhood in Evansville too.
