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Professor, pastor, C&MA, Northern Seminary, Neo-Anabaptist, Holiness, Pentecostal Theologian. I talk Culture, Theology, Ethics, and most of all, Mission!!
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HAVING ALOT OF MONEY ... changes the way you see the world, the way you engage people. Always be giving out of your abundance in Jesus' name.

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You have to be an idiot to think this is good for America, never mind the rest of the world.

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I cried during this movie. Call me a putz. (I don't even like basketball).

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LEADERS WHO FEAR OPINION POLLS ARE NOT LEADERS. They’re power vulchers. We need leaders who see the world, have vision for goodness + can persuade, live a life in such a way, to change the opinion poll. Republicans who fear Trump’s polls aren’t leaders, they’re power merchants.

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BE AWARE - WHEN YOU BELIEVE A CONSPIRACY - a story told to deflect blame at a person or party, and thereby justify bad behavior – with no evidence, you are doing the work of Satan (John 8:44), and destruction lies not too far ahead.

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CAN THE PRACTICE OF EVANGELISM BE RENEWED IN OUR TIMES? (link in the comments)

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ON REJECTING A COLONIALIST APPROACH TO EVANGELISM. Here's a piece I wrote about a new avenue for the practice of evangelism in our time. With the fine folks at Missio Alliance (link in the comments)

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MARCHING ORDERS FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS: Therefore, my beloved, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. 1 Cor 15:58

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Today 'Presence Based Witness' releases. A re-thinking of how we do evangelism in the post Christendom worlds. Have a look. It's cheap. (link in the comments)

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Evangelicals think they have a personal relationship with Jesus which they then go to church to express. Church is self-expression. Did this change - when evangelicals moved to the ex-vangelical or protestant mainline space? Asking for a friend.:)

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A LITTLE INSPIRATION FOR HOCKEY CANADA TONITE 7 P.M. central time.

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At what point does voting for the "R", as in Republican, become a vote cast for "R" as in Russia?

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BONHOEFFER - A THEOLOGY FOR HOW TO LIVE in these present times. Check out post no. 2. (link in the comments).

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SEXUALITY AND GENDER: WHAT DOES CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP LOOK LIKE? An Open Conversion led by me in Queens. Join us?

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EVERY CHRISTIAN SOCIAL ACTIVIST NEEDS A CHRISTOLOGY. How does Jesus work in your theology of social engagement for justice? Let Bonhoeffer challenge us all. (link in comments)

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Sometimes Ideology needs space to implode not be lit up with more gasoline. #TheWayIdeologyWorks

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UHHHH Can we get to the hockey ... please.

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LETICIA JAMES: another leader rises up for such a time as this. #DOGELawsuit

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GREATEST HOCKEY PLAYER EVER TO PLAY FOR CANADA: JONATHAN TOEWS .. No one will convince me otherwise. The tournament ain't the same without him.

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EVANGELISM ... GONE BADLY ... a new piece by Gino Curcuruto over at Missio Alliance. www.missioalliance.org?p=84887&prev...

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How we live in these evil times: Rom 12:9-21

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THE PRICE OF EGGS. DUHHH Leadership is about so much more that the price of eggs.

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POLICY STATEMENTS OR DISCIPLESHIP? Rather than start with a policy statement on sexuality - Affirming/Not Affirming - I propose churches start with a discipleship process, one where all are invited who seek it, and heterosexuals go first.

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Just a reminder: The state can preserve the world, it cannot save the world.

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You can't discern the Christians relation to politics, without first discerning the Christian's relation to power.

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TO CANADA: Speaking for California, New York, Illinois and a number of other states, we are more than willing to become your 11th province.

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JUST FINISHED FINAL EDITS on this small pamphlet. We pray it helps spur a whole new movement of evangelism, a different kind of witness, for our time. You can pre-order it now. $2.99. More helps to come. www.amazon.com/Presence-Bas...

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“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read.” James Baldwin

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Link in the comments😁

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We are reminded this month that there is no one history of the United States. The United States is the product of multiple histories. #BlackHistoryMonth

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“I think everybody should get rich and famous, and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it's not the answer.” - Jim Carrey

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DON'T BELIEVE HIM. By Ezra Klein. One of the more encouraging articles I've read about the Trump administration onslaught. Canadians have a read. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...

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"Taxing Americans just to hurt friends is a very dumb idea." Ronald Reagan

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It only takes twelve people to start a church.

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A TIMELY READ www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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SOME TIMELY READING. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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When the state fragments, antagonizes and divides the country, it is even more important for the church to do the opposite: make space for reconciliation, healing, resistance to evil, hospitality to the marginalized.

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Read like a Ph.D student. But learn on the ground like a pastor. Know the landscape you're reading. Engage critically. Don't read purely as a pragmatic practicioner. Know the turf that shapes you and your context. You need both. #DMinContextualTheology. Northern Seminary

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PRESENCE- BASED WITNESS. A cheap little pamphlet (with a wallet sized card coming) you can use to teach yourself, your friends, your church. a non-coercive, post-colonialist, Jesus centred way of evangelism. Link is in the comments. Preorder now for 2.99.

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WORLD RELIEF CHICAGO ordered to halt work with refugees, funding is stopped. Be aware. Let us engage. www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...

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