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Category Archives: Scripture
Daring Faith: “I Faith”
Maybe you’re familiar with the game “Truth or Dare.” It’s a silly game that pits truth-telling against some kind of “dare.” Well, we can think of the Gospel of John as containing both truth and dares. John draws out the … Continue reading
Fixer Upper: The Hope of Creation
We’re suckers for home renovation shows. A dozen years ago, it was Trading Spaces. (Remember that show? It kinda put TLC on the map.) Then it was the Extreme Home Makeover craze. About five years ago, Sunny and I fell in love with House … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Faith, God, Gospel, Scripture, Television, The Story, Theology
Tagged All things new, Fixer Upper, new earth, New heavens, Revelation 21
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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
Posted in Books, Culture, Jesus, Kingdom Values, Politics, Poverty, Prayer, Race, Scripture, Social Issues
Tagged A Light to the Nations: The Missional Church and the Biblical Story, Abraham Lincoln, Blake Crouch, City of Mirrors, Dark Matter, David Stern, Dr. Lisa Damour, Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. Vance, Justin Cronin, Kallistos Ware, Michael Frost, Michael Goheen, Miroslav Volf, Onward: Engaging the Culture Without Losing the Gospel, Prophetic Lament, Public Faith in Action, Restoring the Jewishness of the Gospel, Rise to Greatness, Russell D. Moore, Ryan McAnnally-Linz, Sabbath as Resistance, Soong-Chan Rah, Surprise the World, The Orthodox Way, The Other Wes Moore, The Way of the Pilgrim, Untangled, Walter Brueggemann, Wes Moore
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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
Posted in Books, Culture, Empathy, Kingdom Values, Race, Scripture, Social Issues
Tagged Lamentations, Soong-Chan Rah
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Nature’s Classroom
I had a great time this week at Nature’s Classroom with the kids. We spent the week at a campground atop Lookout Mountain in Mentone. All three of us learned quite a bit and I’m super proud of the kids … Continue reading
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
Posted in Church, Devotional, Discipleship, Faith, Gospel, Kingdom Values, Scripture
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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
Posted in Church, Devotional, Faith, Kingdom Values, Scripture
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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
Posted in Devotional, Faith, Kingdom Values, Scripture
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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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