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Continue reading →: Back to the Books
This past week we started a new series of messages, Back to the Books. With schools up and running again, and with me being in Wilmore for the Beeson Pastor Program, I thought it might be a good idea for us as a church to "go back to the books,"…
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Continue reading →: The Home Stretch
Today was the last day of our class, "Biblical Interpretation for Church and Life," taught by Dr. Ruth Anne Reese. Five days of all day in class with assignments at night. It was a great class, though. Part of what she did was walk us through 1 Peter, verse by…
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Continue reading →: Church IMMERSION, cont.
Sunday, the Non-Resident Beeson Pastors and several other pastors from Colorado and Ohio attended worship at three different churches. Below are my thoughts on each one… later, I'll post some pictures. Lakewood: Joel Osteen. We rolled up at about 8:00 a.m. for their 8:30 service at the Compaq Center (or…
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Continue reading →: Church IMMERSION
Immersion might not be strong enough to describe the experience we're having in Houston. Today we've visited a downtown house church, Harbor Church; a downtown primarily African-American United Methodist Church, St. John's Downtown; the largest United Methodist Church in the United States, Windsor Village; and a very large, wealthy, primarily…
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Continue reading →: Good Video and Houston Trip
Found this video over at engagedchurches.com while researching my dissertation. This ministry is related to the Gallup Organization. They're the folks who developed the StrengthsFinder assessment tool. I really liked the title of the video, watch it and see how discovering your strengths can help you find your niche. So,…
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Continue reading →: Adventures in Beeson-land
I honestly intended to write before now, but the last two days rocked my world in a couple of ways: We're taking the class that teaches us how to develop our dissertation. The class, taught by Dr. Verna Lowe, meets 9 to 5 every day (yesterday we met for orientation…
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Continue reading →: Settling In
Well, I have arrived in the Holy City, Wilmore, and have just this moment settled into the townhouse. Rev. Bob Kaylor, of Park City Community Church (UM) in Park City, Utah, was here when I arrived. Rev. Antoni Sinkfield, of St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church in Nashville, Tennessee is…
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Continue reading →: Toward a Theology of Worship
I'm on vacation with my family in Panama City Beach, Florida. It's really, really nice to get away and relax and have some time to reflect. On Sunday morning, we attended worship at Woodlawn United Methodist Church. Later, I discovered that this is the church my aunt and uncle, Sue…
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Continue reading →: QT Combo: lectio divina
This past two weeks I have been talking about two high-impact disciple-making activities: Bible Reading for Growth and Prayer. In my personal Quiet Time (QT), I combine these two activities into one using an ancient bible reading and prayer method called lectio divina, or 'Holy Reading." There are tons of…
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Continue reading →: Reading the Bible for Growth
I wanted to share the links, plus some others, to resources for reading the Bible for spiritual growth. You can go here to listen to the message “Follow Me I.” In the message I spoke about the necessity of approaching the Bible from the perspective of vulnerability, opening oneself up…
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I’m Chris
Welcome to Flourishing Life, a space designed to help you pursue the abundant life God offers everyone. Jesus said in John 10:10, “I came that they may have life and have it abundantly” (ESV). I’m convinced God created the world for flourishing human life. However, we’ve all contributed to the brokenness in the world and our own lives. Many don’t even realize a better way is possible. My hope for this blog is that you’ll discover the life God has always intended for you, the ones you love, and the world.
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