Urban Reformation

We have been meeting together on Saturday mornings.  It’s been a rich time as we go to seminary, (not literally go to seminary) but the book we’re going through every Wed, I’ve written about before is a book of ecclesiology of sorts.  The book which I have blogged about in the past is The Trellis [...]

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We arrived home late Friday evening after an evening with my parents and brother and his wife, out on the town for my Mother’s retirement party. She was honored a week before Mother’s Day weekend. We picked the children up from their other grandma’s and made it home around 10:00 pm. Brandy [...]

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I ran across this blog today. I had never been on his site before but I thought I would share his perspective with you. If there is ever going to be “true” “lasting” change it must come from God, and it must come from a changed hearts, ultimately the Gospel itself must be [...]

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Earlier this month our inner-city neighborhood association had a meeting of the city minds where people gather around the one cause, their neighborhoods, to make it a better place. It’s the Scarritt Renaissance Neighborhood Association. They spend much of their time attempting to redeem a once thriving historic neighborhood from [...]

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There was a time in my teenage years, in which I had become so disconnected with my parents in my own rebellion toward them, that I spoke little to them. The “culture” within my family was a bit focused on “self” if you could imagine, to the point where often if we were home [...]

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I came to an understanding of the Doctrines of Grace not too very long ago and I must say contrary to popular belief, it has given me an overwhelming desire for “evangelism” both personal evangelism and a hope to see it fulfilled with a greater degree of passion in our church. [...]

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Yesterday I attended the funeral of Luke Hausmann. This family from the outward fruit and countenance continue to demonstrate Christ, even in this incredibly difficult time in their lives. One person described the “accident” that took place as, “unbelievable, one moment there and the next moment something falling from the sky to take his life.” [...]

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I want to do a couple of things in this post, first I want to introduce you to the Fosters and secondly I want to discuss for a second, “Are we to seek after suffering?” Reflecting on a sermon called “The Cup” by Tim Juhnke at my church Faith Community or (FCC).
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The company I work for sent me to Detroit, Michigan this week, I arrived home late last evening. I brought with me my bible, and two Jim Elliff Books, “Pursuing God—A Seeker’s Guide“.
I remember about 6 years ago I went on a missions trip to ‘El Valle’ Mexico, near Culiacán, Mexico. During [...]

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