Monthly Archives: November 2014

BLOG 11/30/14. CELEBRATING: ‘CHRIST THE KING’ IS A GREAT REMINDER In the utter trashing of the wholesome celebration Christmas by the retail industry, what with the gross consumerism that takes our culture captive from early fall, it might be useful … Continue reading →

BLOG 11/23/14. THE LIABILITY OF BEING A PROPHET: VERY FEW LISTEN! In my Blog on last Wednesday, I noted that every one of God’s people is to be equipped to exegete the cultural setting in which he or she lives—that … Continue reading →

BLOG 11/19/14. WHAT’S ‘PROPHECY’ GOT TO DO WITH ANYTHING? In Paul’s algorithm of what are the necessary four components for the equipping of all of God’s people for their mature daily engagement in their ministry in the marketplaces of life … Continue reading →

BLOG 11/16/14. EVANGELISTS: CONTAGIOUS CHRISTIANS When Paul gives us the clue as to the equipping and formation of the church, he says that there are four necessary dimensions (and therefore ‘gifts’) that the ascended Lord gives to his church, and … Continue reading →

BLOG 11/12/14. CLERGY: AN ALTERNATIVE NARRATIVE This could appear to be a self-contradiction on my part since I have worn the designation of being clergy for some sixty years – but I do not see any such ‘clergy’ category in … Continue reading →

BLOG 11/9/14. JUST SAY THE WORD: ‘CHURCH’ … AND WHAT RESPONSE? In the circles I operate in one cannot assume that there is any consensus on what that phenomenon called: the church really is, or what its purpose is, or … Continue reading →

BLOG 11/5/14. GOD’S NEW HUMANITY AND CULTURAL DIASTROPHISMS Those of us who identify ourselves a being colonies of God’s New Humanity, and therefore aliens and exiles in our present cultural scene, do need to step back occasionally and take a … Continue reading →

BLOG. 11/2/14. COLONIES OF GOD’S NEW HUMANITY: DE-FUSING THE CYNICISM I have been fascinated reading the accounts of some creative new church plants, all over the country, by a bunch of innovative and perceptive folks seeking for a way to … Continue reading →