Category Archives: Kingdom Values

Daring Faith: Christian Consumerism

In a recent study included in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, children were shown to overwhelmingly prefer the taste of food that comes in McDonald’s wrappers. In the study, preschool children sampled identical foods in packaging from McDonald’s and in … Continue reading →

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Daring Faith: Born Again

In August of 2010, Judy Rivers of Logan, Alabama went to her local bank to open a new account. As the clerk input Rivers’ personal information, everything seemed to be going smoothly, but then the woman behind the desk stopped … Continue reading →

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A Theological Reading of “In the Sanctuary of Outcasts”: Church

I just finished Neil White’s fantastic memoir In the Sanctuary of Outcasts. White spent 12 months — spring 1993 to spring 1994 — incarcerated at the minimum-security Federal Medical Center in Carville, Louisiana. What made this incarceration unique was the “convergence … Continue reading →

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Best Books of 2016

Time for my annual list of best books I’ve read this year. (To access my previous “best books” lists, click here.) Each year I set out with a goal to read 52 books — one per week. Admittedly, that’s an … Continue reading →

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Soong-Chan Rah on Identification and Lament

In his seminal work Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times, Soong-Chan Rah writes about Jeremiah’s identification with the people of Jerusalem in the book of Lamentations. While Lamentations 1&2 describe the destruction of Jerusalem from a fairly dispassionate … Continue reading →

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A Discipling / Missional People

Before His ascension, Jesus left His followers with a mission to make disciples. We’ve spent much of this year discussing what it means to be missional. When we talk about being missional, we’re not referring to one particular activity or … Continue reading →

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A Grateful People

This post is part of a series on Mayfair’s Core Values preached in the summer of 2016. In March 2004, the Cape Times reported a news story about a South African man who walked in to find nine men robbing … Continue reading →

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An Accepting People

This post is part of a series on Mayfair’s Core Values preached in the summer of 2016. We aspire to be an accepting people. All people are created in the image of God and therefore the church must be a … Continue reading →

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A Worshipping People

This post is part of a series on Mayfair’s Core Values preached in the summer of 2016. We aspire to be a worshipping people. Because God is worthy of our worship, we seek a life that gives Him glory in … Continue reading →

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A Christ-Centered People

This post is part of a series on Mayfair’s Core Values preached in the summer of 2016. We aspire to be a Christ-centered people. Everything about who we are and what we do is interpreted and understood in light of … Continue reading →

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