It has been a while since I have read a book that did what the cover promised. Jesus Manifesto has helped restore the supremacy and sovreignty of Jesus in my life. Sweet and Viola have a unique writing style making some of the most thick areas of theology very palatable.
I was recently asked by a friend, “Why don’t we have any crosses hanging in our church buildings?” This is not the first time this question has been asked. This is the answer I always give;
The communication and leadership journey you engage in rotates around the concept of moving a person from one place of understanding to another. It isn’t manipulation it is motivation. An important aspect, oft’ overlooked, is the need for steps.
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We want to kick off the shoes and slap on the pjs long before Christ says our time is done and work is over. Jesus has work to do but we are too busy bouncing around the back seat in our diaper to be effective and available. Are you obsessed with Christ or comfort?
Go to your bookstore and get a copy of the Voice. The Voice takes the beautiful message of Christ and lets the story ring out. Readers are able to follow the dialogue in narrative passages (page 188), see contextual comments and biographies (page 204) and read break-out-boxes tracing a specific passage back to the greater [...]
Every person, theist or deist or atheist, has the same tendancy. Humans like to put a divine stamp on their words and thoughts and actions. It is not just the far-right fundamentalists and left-field liberals, we all esteem ourselves higher than humanity.
Please, listen to the following message. It is an update from Mark Driscoll about his trip to Haiti. The condition of our brothers and sisters in Haiti calls us to action for them and possible repentance for ourselves. This special sermon by Pastor Mark Driscoll aired at all Mars Hill campuses on January 24, 2010, [...]
Do you see your life as a story or more like a math problem? Who are the main characters? What is the crisis and plot? Who is the villian? Who’s side are you fighting on? What would you write into it if God gave you the quill?
What are the things you need to do, daily? Make a list; toiletries, breathe, dress (if you are going out and don’t want arrested), eat and drink (eventually but not daily), anything else? List the things you have to do. Consider the things God says happen and should happen daily.
