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

by Jeremy Bouma | Feb 18, 2008 | Church Culture | 8 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 A month ago I wrote about how I was in an intense week long church planting...

The Inclusivism of The Emerging Church

by Jeremy Bouma | Feb 17, 2008 | Christian Spirituality, Emerging Church | 15 Comments

Friday afternoon I had a lovely lunch of Cashews and Chicken at a local Chinese Restaurant with my Systematic Theology professor, Dr. Wittmer. He is as funny as he is scholarly (brownie points?) and I thoroughly enjoyed my second lunch with this new professor friend....

Morality In A Pluralist Public Square

by Jeremy Bouma | Feb 16, 2008 | American Culture, Politics | 0 Comments

"There is now no recognized moral knowledge upon which projects of fostering moral development [can] be based." -Dallas Willard, Divine Conspiracy, pg. 3 This very idea was reflected by Peter Steinfels in a column in this mornings New York Times. Commenting on the...

Which Lost Character Are You?

by Jeremy Bouma | Feb 14, 2008 | Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Hmm, should I be concerned? Any other LOST fans out there want to share your LOST character likeness? You can take the quiz...

On John 6:68–Lord, After You To Whom Shall We Go?

by Jeremy Bouma | Feb 14, 2008 | On Scripture | 3 Comments

For a friend who finds it difficult to believe right now. "How can this man give us his flesh and blood? This is absurd!" A sharp argument broke out among the Jews, centering on this graphic teaching of the Man from Nazareth. "I tell you the truth, my friends, unless...