The Cross is the Way

“My concern is provoked by the observation that so many who understand themselvesto be followers of Jesus, without hesitation, and apparently without thinking, embracethe ways and means of the culture as they go about their daily living ‘in Jesus’ name.’But the ways that dominate our culture have been developed either in ignorance or indefiance of […]

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The Double-Minded Church: Spiritual Formation and the Impractical Theology of Race

This week, I was in Decatur, Georgia and presented at ChurchWorks, a Cooperative Baptist Fellowship conference for ministers of spiritual formation and education.  I, along with several others, spoke about the theological rumblings and ruminations of our shared ministry with Christ.  I will present part one of the message here: “Jesus loves the little children/ […]

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Gungor’s God is not a man

I am attending the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s ChurchWorks conference in Decatur, Georgia.  Hosted by the First Baptist Church of Decatur, it is my first time at the event created primarily for ministers of education and spiritual formation.  I expected to learn new things but I was not prepare to hear something new in worship. By […]

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