clamoring for the spotlight

On 1 August, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Spotlights change everything.

It’s not that they are designed to pull ego out, it’s that more often than not they do.

You can explore the trend with young pop-artists, politicians and movie stars, but you can also dive right in with Christianity.

Nicholas Kristof wrote an op-ed for the Times this weekend called,

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current readings

On 29 July, 2011 · Leave a Comment

As part of the pastoral residency I’m in right now I’ve been doing a lot of reading. Some of the books have impacted myself and our vision deeply. For those of you following along, here’s a few books to look in to:

Chris Wright’s The Mission of God’s People does an amazing [...]

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praying for the process

On 26 July, 2011 · Leave a Comment

For our country, Lord, we pray.

For you, our God, are our hope.

We lift up our leaders to you.

For we know you are the source of wisdom, humility and grace;

And we ask for wisdom for their decisions, humility in their actions and grace in their words.

For you, our God, are [...]

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