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By Jason Fowler on 05/26/2010
In The Radical Disciple, John Stott comes across not as one who is criticizing the Church for it’s failures, but as an aging apostolic father in the faith who is gathering his children around to humbly impart his blessing and prophetic legacy to a new generation…
Posted in Book Reviews, Features | Tagged book review, evangelical, incarnational faith, Intervarsity Press, IVP, John Stott, Lausanne, radical Christian faith, The Radical Disciple, Whole-life Christian faith |
By Jason Fowler on 05/25/2010
The Good News took on flesh and blood and grew up in a particular town, and the greatest need in our day is to have living, breathing, communities of faith, that enflesh the good news in specific localities. To follow Jesus is to incarnate the Good News in the real places that we live…
Posted in Features, Interviews, Suggested Reading | Tagged a robust Gospel, book, church planting, contextual missions, Ecclesia Press, evangelism, incarnational faith, Jesus, JR Woodward, Justice, love, missio dei, Missional Church, Viral Hope, What is the Good News?, Whole-life Christian faith |
By Jason Fowler on 05/17/2010
I appreciate Jonathan’s down to earth perspective here on intentional Christian community and how we must practically embody our theology in the everyday nuts and bolts of life and relationships.
Posted in Videos | Tagged christian community, christian faith, Community and Ecclesia, embodying our faith, Intentional Christian Community, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, orthopraxy, The Work of the People, video, Whole-life Christian faith |
By Jason Fowler on 04/22/2010
Adam was placed in a garden GOD planted Himself. Today GOD is again placing His people in gardens. This Christian community based agriculture can be a powerful shift in how we function as local expressions of GOD’s kingdom. These farms and gardens can serve as places of spiritual renewal…
Posted in Community and Ecclesia, Features, Food & Agriculture, Voice of One Calling | Tagged agriculture, Christian faith and gardening, church farm movement, church renewal, church-based commuity gardens, community gardens, Creation Care, faith-based community gardens, Gardening, gardening as mission, Joseph's Gardens, Justice, spiritual formation, theology of gardening, Whole-life Christian faith |
By Jason Fowler on 04/22/2010
Free download of the book Everyday Justice, Earth Day, April 22: “As followers of Christ we are called to love our neighbors. But all too often our everyday choices support systems of injustice that oppress our neighbors instead…discover practical everyday ways we can seek justice instead.”
Posted in Suggested Reading | Tagged christian faith, conscious consumerism, embodying our faith, Everyday Justice, globalization, Intervarsity Press, IVP books, julie clawson, Justice, justice economy, Whole-life Christian faith |
By Jason Fowler on 03/11/2010
Somehow we’ve boiled the good news of GOD’s kingdom down to a hyper-personalized fire insurance policy for eternity- with very little implications for the ‘here and now’. Or we boil it down to…
Posted in Features, Theology, Voice of One Calling | Tagged christian faith, GOD, Jesus, the gospel of the kingdom, Theology, what is the gospel message?, Whole-life Christian faith, whole-life discipleship |
By Craig Goodwin on 03/10/2010
If I could impose my will on every American for the sake of the environment it wouldn’t be to change light bulbs or mandate carbon footprints. My mandate would be for every American to start a garden and grow their own food
Posted in Excerpts, Features, Food & Agriculture | Tagged food and faith, Gardening, gardening as a revolutionary act, The Art of the Common Place, Wendell Berry, Whole-life Christian faith |
By Jason Fowler on 03/03/2010
We asked Scott a few questions based on his new book and are grateful for his timely perspective on the link between environmental degradation and poverty, the future and mission of the church at large, and what it means to humbly merge JESUS’ Great Commandment with His Great Commission…
Posted in Environment & Creation, Interviews | Tagged christian faith, global poor, Great Commandment, Great Commission, Haiti, holistic ministry, Judson Press, Justice, missions, Plant With Purpose, Poverty, Scott Sabin, sustainable development, Tending To Eden, Tending To Eden: Environmental Stewardship for GOD's People, Whole-life Christian faith |
By Carl Peet on 03/03/2010
Yahweh gave us a simple formula, Love Him and love people. And in our zeal we can over-complicate things and get out of sync with His direction and pace for our lives.
Posted in Features, Life In The Spirit | Tagged back to basics, basics of faith, christian faith, Intentional Living, Simple Living, Whole-life Christian faith |
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