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You might think of Augustine as offering a hitchhiker’s guide to the cosmos for wandering hearts.
James K. A. Smith • On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
Do we love God and others enough to drop the pretense and just be ourselves? Only the gospel simultaneously provides the humility and the confidence the pastor needs to be his real self. The pastorate is no place for image-managing, for worrying about our own PR. In any event, if everybody likes you, something’s wrong, and if everybody hates you, s
... See moreJared C. Wilson , Mike Ayers (Foreword) • The Pastor's Justification
As Western culture increases its speed in the race away from Christendom, as hostility to orthodox and evangelical Christianity increases and becomes increasingly legislated, we will eventually see a separation of the men from the boys. Which pastors will cave to worldly wisdom in fear for their own livelihoods and comfort, and which will fear God,
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But preaching the Gospel is a function of trying to reach the human heart, whether people are poor or rich or middle class. And the bad breaks and tragic mysteries of life exist in plenitude in a city parish.
Gary Smith • Radical Compassion: Finding Christ in the Heart of the Poor
Rebekah Berndt • We are all cells in God's body
The church has grown anti-intellectual and sensate, out of touch with the relevancy of Jesus and the gospel to contemporary life. Marred by scandal, infighting, and a lack of conviction, the church’s prophetic voice, once resounding with power on issues of slavery and human rights, is now but a whimper. The gospel no longer receives a fair hearing
... See morePaul M. Gould • Cultural Apologetics
I found myself talking through how I’d explain my view on religion to a priest. First I’d walk through the theology of God as a cosmic force. Then I’d talk through Jesus as the ultimate figure to embody in every moment. But then, I’d walk through how I don’t think Jesus is the literal and supernatural son of God, and how I think religion is tripped
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