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on making the vintage faith relevant again“The Book of Eli,” Christianity, and Relgious Pluralism: An Appeal to Grand Rapids Christians
Spoiler Alert! Throughout this post I give away some of the movie themes and toward the end of this post I give away the ending. If you don't want to know what happens, read no further 🙂 A week ago my wife and I watched the engrossing movie The Book of Eli. It is an...
read more“The Great High Priest” Jesus in The Book of Hebrews
This a message I gave at the church at which I serve on Hebrews 5:1-10; 9:11-15; and 10:11-18. I sought paints a fresh portrait of Jesus Christ as our Great High Priest. As our High Priest, Hebrews explains why it was necessary for Jesus to be very Human, how His...
read moreWhite Flight, Minority Growth: The Changing Face of American and Grand Rapids Christianity
A week ago my wife, Melinda, and I attended a lecture at Calvin College by Shoon-Chan Rah entitled "The Next evangelicalism and the Changing Face of American Christians." It was based on his similarly titled book by IVP, The Next Evangelicalism: Freeing the Church...
read moreComing Posts Next Week
I know I was supposed to begin posting hypelocally after my post announcing a shift for novus lumen but I've had computer and health (nothing big, just bad cold/congestion!) problems which have sidetracked me. But next week I'm planning on beginning to post on Mondays...
read moreA Shift For novus•lumen: Making the Hyperlocal Switch
In May 2005 I launched this space with the desire to explore, open handedly, the newness I was experiencing in every area of my life, but especially my spiritual self. (You can read more about the name novus•lumen, here). After entering a period of...
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RESOURCES MAKING THE VINTAGE FAITH RELEVANT
