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About rthenderson

Sixty years a pastor-teacher within the Presbyterian Church. Author of several books, the latest of which are a trilogy on missional ecclesiology: ENCHANTED COMMUNITY: JOURNEY INTO THE MYSTERY OF THE CHURCH, then, REFOUNDING THE CHURCH FROM THE UNDERSIDE, then THE CHURCH AND THE RELENTLESS DARKNESS. Previous to this trilogy was A DOOR OF HOPE: SPIRITUAL CONFLICT IN PASTORAL MINISTRY, and SUBVERSIVE JESUS, RADICAL FAITH. I am a native of West Palm Beach, Florida, a graduate of Davidson College, then of Columbia and Westminster Theological Seminaries.

BLOG 2/9/18. “BE READY … REPROVE, REBUKE, AND EXHORT”

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BLOG 2/9/18. “BE READY … REPROVE, REBUKE, AND EXHORT/TEACH …” There are a couple of most practical texts in the New Testament that don’t get much press: “… be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, … Continue reading →

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BLOG 2/6/18. HONESTLY, ALL OF CHRIST’S PEOPLE ARE IMMIGRANTS

Posted on February 6, 2018 by

BLOG 2/6/18. HONESTLY, ALL OF CHRIST’S PEOPLE ARE IMMIGRANTS! There is so much political flap these days about what to do with the surge of immigrants and refugees, what with so much total insensitivity to the humanitarian needs and the … Continue reading →

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BLOG 2/2/18. I AM A GRATEFUL AUTHOR OF A NEW BOOK

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 My most recent book: Homebrew Churches: Re-conceiving the Church for Tomorrow’s Children, has just been released by Wifp and Stock Pubclishers. [https://wipfandstock.com/homebrew-churches.html] I commend it to my  Blog readers, with the huge appreciation I have for the encouragement and endorsements … Continue reading →

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BLOG 1/30/18. RESPONSE TO RELIGION: DISMISSIVE DIS-INTEREST

Posted on January 30, 2018 by

BLOG 1/30/18. RESPONSE TO RELIGION: DISMISSIVE DIS-INTEREST I have sometimes written that the dominant religion among the emerging generation is self-satisfied humanism. Maybe I need to revise that and designate it as dismissive disinterest. The fact stares one in the … Continue reading →

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BLOG 1/26/18. HOMEBREW CHURCHES: RE-CONCEIVING THE CHURCH

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BLOG 1/26/18. “HOMEBREW CHURCHES: RE-CONCEIVING THE CHURCH FOR  TOMORROW’S CHILDREN” The good folk at Wipf and Stock Publishers have just released my latest book, and like a proud parent I am eager to share its arrival with the readers of … Continue reading →

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BLOG 1/23/18. OUR OBLIGATION TO OUR MUSLIM NEIGHBORS?

Posted on January 23, 2018 by

BLOG. 1/23/18. OUR OBLIGATION TO MUSLIM NEIGHBORS? LOVE AND HOSPITALITY. I am constrained, what with the remarks by some prominent national leaders (not to mention some ostensible Christians of prominence) making prejudiced and demeaning references to Muslim immigrants as well … Continue reading →

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BLOG 1/19/18. WHO INTERPRETS THE GOSPEL TO THOSE OUTSIDE?

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BLOG 1/19/18. WHO INTERPRETS THE GOSPEL TO THOSE OUTSIDE?    By way of introduction, just to be certain we’re all on the same page, one of the ‘giants’ in the field of Christian missiology in this past century was certainly … Continue reading →

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BLOG 1/16/18. THE KINGDOM OF GOD: LIFESTYLE AND LOVE … THEN WORDS

Posted on January 16, 2018 by

BLOG 1/16/18. KINGDOM OF GOD: LIFESTYLE AND LOVE, …  THEN WORDS The overwhelmingly dominant theme of the New Testament is that of the kingdom of God. That being so, there are more garbled interpretations of that theme than are imaginable. … Continue reading →

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BLOG 1/12/18. “I AM NOT SOME OTHER REAL OR IMAGINED SAINT …”

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BLOG 1/12/18. “I AM NOT SOME OTHER REAL OR IMAGINED SAINT …” Did you ever have some self-doubt about who you were, or what was your place in God’s design? I have. I was the little brother behind two very … Continue reading →

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BLOG 1/9/18. THE ENIGMA (TO ME) OF CLERGY

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BLOG 1/9/18. THE ENIGMA (TO ME) OF CLERGY Coming out of me, this may sound weird … but I have a lot of trouble with the whole notion of clergy, even though I have flown under this designation for over … Continue reading →

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