Holy Week.
Christians all around the globe set this week apart from all others to remember Christ’s entrance into Jerusalem amid shouts of “Hosanna,” His steps to the cross, the foot-washing and Passover celebration, and the impending Resurrection Sunday. Such is why we call it Holy Week. The Father’s love for the world poured through the passion of the Son. . . .
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We, the Church
Common nomenclature compels us to talk about going to church, being at church, and liking or disliking a church or church service. But Christ’s plan for the church is something quite different.
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Putting the Truth to Work: BOOK REVIEW
Many pastors deal with continual angst as they face their congregations week-after-week and wonder, “Is what I’m saying connecting with their lives…is this message going to make a difference?”
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Engaging Unbelief: A Captivating Strategy from Augustine and Aquinas: BOOK REVIEW
Curtis Chang, seasoned campus minister with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at Tufts, M.I.T., and Harvard, believes we face an “epochal challenge,” namely, common strategies for communicating the gospel of Christ are not effective in the postmodern era (p. 10, 38). A sea change has occurred. He writes, “…postmodernism threatens the church’s existing paradigms and harmony with the broader society. . . .
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Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling – BOOK REVIEW
The evils of the culture are often decried from the pulpit and among conservative commentators. “Our culture is going down the drain,” more than one concerned parent has quipped. As a pastor, I admit the moniker “culture” has been the proverbial whipping boy in various talks and sermons that have passed through my lips. Certainly, the cultural trends across North America appear to be veering further away from Christian morality and ethics. However, according to Andy Crouch in his landmark work, Culture Making, thinking of ‘culture’ as merely an idea or trend is highly myopic. . . .
