There will always be next year. But, I confess that I was looking forward to hanging out with David Fitch, for at least coffee over the next few days. Call it trip interrupted. I will spare you the painful details but when I learned the stones did not … Continue reading
We like to hear from those who affirm what we already believe. Listening to those with whom we have already decided to disagree with requires work and humility. For me the latter reaps more reward than the former.
When missional moved into the mainstream Evangelical Christian conversation most sized … Continue reading
Read MoreMissional, for many, no longer holds the meaning it once did. Think emerging, emergent, gospel-centered, and a host of others intended to re-invigorate the imagination of Christian leaders. Others believe missional captures the very nature of God – a God who sends.
My real-time friend Lance Ford and … Continue reading
Read MoreWhen I first read about the Sentralized Conference in Kansas City in September, I did what most do. I checked to see who was speaking. Reading down the list my eyes spotted David Fitch. I took an online course with David and Geoff Hosclaw through Northern Seminary titled, … Continue reading
Social media creates any number of occasions for errant critique. Ernest Goodman interrupted his regularly scheduled programming about Scripture translation to raise the issue of the ethics of critique in a global social media world subject to the whims of those able to push “publish.”
John Piper and the … Continue reading
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