Our life-long journey of faith, as with any long distance trek, proceeds by stages. Andrew and John began their spiritual journeys as followers of John the Baptizer. He was God’s messenger crying in the wilderness. John was credible because of his authentic and passionate commitment to God. His surroundings, wardrobe and diet demonstrated that he [...]

God not only reaches down to shepherds, he reaches out to the peoples of the East. This Gospel written by a Jew for Jews begins with a reminder that the comming of the Messiah was for the world, for he has the whole world in his hands, as the Spiritual Song from the African-American community [...]

This lead up to the story of the birth of Jesus is told from the standpoint of Joseph. As we know, he soon disappears from the narrative, which has led to the speculation that he probably died before Jesus began his public ministry. But we have no means of knowing whether this is the explanation. [...]

Reflections following the weekly lectionary cycle A, on the Epistle, Psalm and Gospel portions for each Sunday. The reflections are drawn from the church fathers and other ancient sources. Great for connect4ing with the theological insights and spiritual depth of Christian thinkers and saints in past ages.

Here is a timely response to those who are frustrated with the church to the point of considering leaving. It is timely precisely because many have walked away from institutional Christianity not because they are spiritually backsliding but because they find the church to be more part of the problem than the solution. Brain Sanders [...]

One characteristic of prophetic messages is their note of urgency. We may not like what they have to say but they cannot be ignored; or more accurately, we ignore them at our peril. John the Baptist is a case in point. His very title shows what he was known for. He could have been “John [...]

Patrick has taken the defining characteristics of emerging churches as identified in Eddie Gibbs and Ryan Bolgers, Emerging Churches (Baker, 2005) and woven a story around them, thus making those principals more accessible by providing an attractive narrative.

At first read the book would seem to have little to do with leadership defined according to the criteria of modernity. It is rather an account of a personal journey in engaging culture. When one grasps the fact that leadership in a postmodern context is more about defining reality and the struggle of relating personally [...]

When I read and meditated on this familiar story I began to hum the words of the African-American Spiritual, “Were you there, when they crucified my Lord?” Then I thought, “If I had been there, whose company would I have been keeping?” Luke’s account focuses on the various groups and individuals present at Calvary.

The front cover highlights the intention of the book in reclaiming the mission of the church from: big Business, Parachurch Organizations, Psychotherapy; and Consumer Capitalism. It provides thoughtful chapters on defining success, evangelism, leadership, worship, preaching, justice, spiritual formation and moral education.