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This is the same philosophy I remember from high school evangelistic strategy, where we were urged to take the gospel to the quarterback of the football team, the captain of the cheerleading squad, and the student body president. These were the “key kids.” The key kids need Jesus very much, of course. But we forgot then and we forget now that Jesus
... See moreJared C. Wilson , Mike Ayers (Foreword) • The Pastor's Justification
When you’re managing the tour of an independent band
Arlan Hamilton • It's About Damn Time: How to Turn Being Underestimated into Your Greatest Advantage
For a wise articulation of this point, see Michael Horton, Ordinary: Sustainable Faith in a Radical, Restless World (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2014).
James K. A. Smith • You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit
“To live content with small means”: Find your version of enough. Never let the quest for more distract you from the beauty of enough.
“To seek elegance rather than luxury”: Elegance is about depth. It’s simple. Nonchalant.
“To be worthy not respectable”: Worthiness is internal, about character. About your ability to look in the mirror and know you di
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Tripp Lanier • This Book Will Make You Dangerous: The Irreverent Guide For Men Who Refuse to Settle
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Tripp Lanier • This Book Will Make You Dangerous: The Irreverent Guide For Men Who Refuse to Settle
my strategy is “Schaefferian” in the sense that my primary audience is not just philosophers but practitioners—more specifically, Christians engaged in ministry in a postmodern world, as well as searching inhabitants of this postmodern world. As such, these essays are not an academic project per se.
James K. A. Smith • Who's Afraid of Postmodernism? (The Church and Postmodern Culture): Taking Derrida, Lyotard, and Foucault to Church
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Shane Claiborne • The Irresistible Revolution, Updated and Expanded: Living as an Ordinary Radical
You might think of Augustine as offering a hitchhiker’s guide to the cosmos for wandering hearts.