Monthly Archives: January 2014

BLOG 1/29/14. BEING ‘CHURCH’ IN A CULTURE THAT COULDN’T CARE LESS

BEING ‘THE CHURCH’ IN A CULTURE THAT COULDN’T CARE LESS In my quest (with the readers of these Blogs) to come up with an alternative narrative for the church as it finds itself now in an increasingly post-Christian and post-modern … Continue reading

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BLOG 1/27/14: A MUCH NEEDED CORRECTIVE TO MY LAST BLOG-POST

A MUCH NEEDED CORRECTIVE TO MY LAST BLOG-POST I am so very grateful for a comment on my last post (1/22/14)—beside the fact that some thoughtful folk are reading these blogs. You may recall that I was proposing that tomorrow’s … Continue reading

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BLOG 1/22/14. COLONIES WHICH DEMONSTRATE NEW CREATION PRIORITIES

BLOG 1/22/14. COLONIES WHICH DEMONSTRATE NEW CREATION PRIORITIES   Those readers, who follow my Blogs, are fully aware that I am quite persuaded that the familiar institutional form which the church has primarily taken for at least the last millennium … Continue reading

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1/20/14. (CONTINUED) THE HUMANLY IMPOSSIBILE CALLING OF THE CHURCH

1/20/14. (CONT.) THE HUMAN IMPOSSIBILITY OF THE CHURCH The alternative narrative for tomorrow’s church will include the thrill of embracing again our understanding of the humanly impossible calling of the church, i.e., being the dwelling place of God by the … Continue reading

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BLOG 1/16/14. THE CHURCH OF TOMORROW: “HUMANLY IMPOSSIBLE”

BLOG. 1/16/14. THE CHURCH OF TOMORROW: “HUMANLY IMPOSSIBLE”   If a ‘church community’ is humanly explainable, it is probably only marginally a church at all. Pursuing my alternative narrative thesis, the church of tomorrow needs to relinquish its illusion that … Continue reading

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1/13/14. “TOTO, I’VE A FEELING WE’RE NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE!”

BLOG 1/13/14. “ TOTO, I’VE A FEELING WE’RE NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE!” The direction to which I have committed myself in these Blogs is that of an alternative narrative for the church’s future. Right away I’m in trouble. I have … Continue reading

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BLOG. 1/8/14: WHO’S THE GUY BEHIND THIS ALTERNATIVE NARRATIVE?

  WHO’S THE GUY BEHIND THIS ALTERNATIVE NARRATIVE? In these recent decades there have been so many gifted voices speaking to the ineffectiveness of so much of the church that I know I am in danger of being redundant, except … Continue reading

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THE CHURCH: AN ALTERNATIVE NARRATIVE

BLOG 1/6/14. THE CHURCH: AN ALTERNATIVE NARRATIVE It is going to be my purpose, as we enter a new year, to initiate a journey into what can best be described as: an alternative narrative on the form and mission of … Continue reading

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BLOG 1/6/14. THE CHURCH: AN ALTERNATIVE NARRATIVE

BLOG 1/6/14. THE CHURCH: AN ALTERNATIVE NARRATIVE It is going to be my purpose, as we enter a new year, to initiate a journey into what can best be described as: an alternative narrative on the form and mission of … Continue reading

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