Jesus.
Apr15

Jesus.

Imagine the sights, sounds, and feelings for a moment.
But Peter – being the ever talkative one – starts jabbering about how to apply the experience. “Here’s what I think we should do…” he starts in. But the next line grabs our attention:

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We, the Church
Apr08

We, the Church

Common nomenclature compels us to talk about going to church, being at church, and liking or disliking a church or church service. But Christ’s plan for the church is something quite different. 

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Applying the Sermon: How to Balance Biblical Integrity and Cultural Relevance BOOK REVIEW
Feb18

Applying the Sermon: How to Balance Biblical Integrity and Cultural Relevance BOOK REVIEW

Here is a book written for preachers by a preacher! Just like a great sermon, Overdorf grabs the reader’s attention and sets out on a fast-paced journey that is both remarkably interesting and informative. What is surprising is all that he is able to convey in a mere 175 pages (plus an appendix). He clearly knows the burdens of a pastor. Time is often short. Distractions are many. But faithful shepherds desire to present . . .

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Unleashing the Word: Rediscovering the Public Reading of Scripture BOOK REVIEW
Feb04

Unleashing the Word: Rediscovering the Public Reading of Scripture BOOK REVIEW

Have you ever dozed off or glazed over during a moment of Scripture reading in a church service? Flushed with guilt, you immediately shook yourself back on track. But moments later – could you even remember the reference to the passage that was read? . . .

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Culture Care: BOOK REVIEW
Nov05

Culture Care: BOOK REVIEW

…Artists are largely ignored at the fringes of society or merchandized as cogs in the gears of a profiteering industry. In both circumstances, the garden of the culture, in which all of us reside, suffers great detriment and loss. Therefore, Culture Care was written “to inspire individuals and to inform the wider movement in providing care, for us to become co-makers with the divine Artist into the new creation”

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