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Luke 5:1-11 And The Missional Commission of Jesus: Jesus Forms

by Jeremy Bouma | Feb 25, 2008 | Church Culture | 0 Comments

The "Missional Monday" Series 1) Introduction 2) Jesus Intensionally Forms The Church 3) Jesus Calls Us Out From A Previous ID 4) Jesus Sends Us Into Mission 5) Jesus Is With Us In Mission What I find really interesting about this particular passage of Scripture, is...

Which Is Better: Following or Believing?

by Jeremy Bouma | Feb 23, 2008 | Christian Spirituality | 7 Comments

“We affirm the importance of calling all persons to personal faith and faithful discipleship in following Jesus Christ.”

Yesterday I had a conversation with someone over the wording of this sentence taken from Shane Claiborne’s new monastic community website, The Simply Way. It was reproduced by Dr. Carl Ruby in a letter to the faculty and staff of Cedarville University to calm growing fears before his ill fated February 11 visit to campus. The specific sentence was suppose to reassure people of his commitment to historic Christianity.

Why Cedarville University Wanted To Bring Shane Claiborn To Campus

by Jeremy Bouma | Feb 20, 2008 | Personal | 3 Comments

The following is a letter Dr. Carl Ruby, VP Student Life, sent to the faculty and staff PRIOR to Shane's arrival. While it doesn't address their cancellation, it does explain why they wanted him in the first place and what they hoped to accomplish. Again, the reasons...

Dr. Carl Ruby of Cedarville Reflects On Living As An Ordinary Radical

by Jeremy Bouma | Feb 19, 2008 | Emerging Church, Personal | 5 Comments

I was given permission to post an editorial piece written by Dr. Carl Ruby, Vice President of Student Life, that appeared in the on-campus newspaper, Cedars. As I wrote earlier in an update to my original post, a number of events coagulated last week to cause Dr. Ruby...

UPDATED STORY: Alumn Outrage Over Cedarville University’s Claiborne Cancellation

by Jeremy Bouma | Feb 19, 2008 | Church Culture | 19 Comments

Related Articles Dr. Ruby Editorial Faculty and Staff Letter UPDATE 3: Today sometime I will post an editorial piece Dr. Ruby wrote for the campus newspaper in addition to pieces of a letter he sent to the faculty. He's given me permission to post both, if anyone is...