Grad and Faculty Minister Rick Mattson proposes that worship leads to witness, that witness is the overflow of our inner life of relationship with God, modeled to us in the encounter of Anna with the infant Jesus in the Temple ______________________________________________________________________________________________ One day I met up with an atheist friend that I'll refer to as Jenny. I hoped to share with her the message of God's love, so I commenced with my usual practice of listening “in stereo,” with one … [Read more...] about Evangelism: Evangelism from the Inside Out
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Imago Dei: Witness and Work (Part 5 of 5)
Michael Huerter finishes his series responding to The Image of God in an Image Driven Age: Explorations in Theological Anthropology, edited by Beth Felker Jones and Jeffrey W. Barbeau (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2016). See Part 1 of Michael's explorations here, Part 2 here, Part 3 here, and Part 4 here. … [Read more...] about Imago Dei: Witness and Work (Part 5 of 5)
Imago Dei: An Introduction (New Series)
Imago Dei: An Introduction (Part 1 of 5) Imago Dei. These two Latin words hold centuries of theological reflection, numerous perspectives, and potentially world-changing implications. The idea that humanity is made in the image of God and somehow bears that divine image is a bold, revolutionary doctrine. The specifics of what this means, however, are more difficult to nail down and sometimes even more difficult to apply practically. Theologians throughout the history of the church have proposed various understandings … [Read more...] about Imago Dei: An Introduction (New Series)
Book Review: Beyond Awkward, by Beau Crosetto
Beyond Awkward: When Talking About Jesus is Outside Your Comfort Zone. Beau Crosetto. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2014. Summary: Talking about faith with others often feels awkward and is why most of us don't do it. This book explores how to press through that awkwardness to important and life-changing conversations. … [Read more...] about Book Review: Beyond Awkward, by Beau Crosetto
Devotions: “In-spite-of” Wisdom
"For you bring some strange things to our ears. We wish to know therefore what these things mean.” Now all the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there would spend their time in nothing except telling or hearing something new. So Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious." (Acts 17:20-22) Wisdom from God comes in many forms. Sometimes it provides us amazing answers to challenges about our faith. Other times God provides opportunities to … [Read more...] about Devotions: “In-spite-of” Wisdom