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My name is Laura and these are the wonderings of a theologically trained ponderer (me), writing out-loud, while working to help form her small corner of the church.Read more about Laura and the blog:
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Tag Archives: discipleship
Which came first, church or mission?
This side of heaven, missiology and ecclesiology are so intertwined, it is difficult to to determine which came first. Might it be that the sequence is irrelevant, that missiology does not serve ecclesiology and ecclesiology does not serve missiology? I … Continue reading
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Tagged discipleship, ecclesiology, identity of the church, missional
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Lessons learned from one with a broken body, a will of steel, and a heart after God
In my twenties, my bible study leader had a stroke. The depth of character revealed in his tenacity, honestly, and trust influenced me deeply. Struggle tests our mettle and struggle faced with courage and consistency develops godly dispositions expressed in … Continue reading
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Tagged discipleship, faith development, relationship, spiritual formation
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Moreland Offers Much Needed Correctives in Kingdom Triangle
Kingdom Triangle: Recover the Christian Mind, Renovate the Soul, Restore the Spirit’s Power. By J. P. Moreland. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. 2007. 237 pp. There is a battle for human souls being waged in Western culture and too many Christians … Continue reading
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Tagged being church, book reviews, books, discipleship, spiritual formation, theology
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Truth and Trust are Necessary for Christlikeness
Many churches provide programs and resources that aim to develop Christlikeness in the participants: Wednesday night bible studies, Our Daily Bread, AWANA, Bible Study Fellowship, My Utmost for His Highest, Navigators, and a host of others. Yet, if we are … Continue reading
Insight: Education
What we need more than anything else is not textbooks, but text-people. It is the personality of the teacher which is the text that the pupils read, the text they will never forget. – Abraham Joshua Heschel, quoted in Michael … Continue reading
