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They investigate the past and relate the struggles of the apostles and the Fathers to our present struggles. Thus they become defenders of the faith, showing its reasonableness, its “fittingness” for the oppressed community now.
James H. Cone • God of the Oppressed
- To serve is to be free. One of the prayers from the Book of Common Prayer says that to serve God is “perfect freedom.” While this may seem counterintuitive in our contemporary age, we see its truth beautifully played out in the life of Jesus, who came among us as a servant. In his generous and glad service to the world, which he performed in equall
Jeremy Begbie • Glimpses of the New Creation: Worship and the Formative Power of the Arts
Like a person, the church (which is ultimately a communion of persons finding life—fullness—in the person of Jesus Christ) can have its being only by being pulled outside itself to seek a horizon much bigger than itself.
Andrew Root • The Congregation in a Secular Age (Ministry in a Secular Age Book #3): Keeping Sacred Time against the Speed of Modern Life
Second, the congregation must be busy in its message, helping busy people find the resources they need to get more fullness out of their busyness.
Andrew Root • The Congregation in a Secular Age (Ministry in a Secular Age Book #3): Keeping Sacred Time against the Speed of Modern Life
Since the perfection of humanity is an essential part of God’s purpose, divine demands are made in accordance with human capacity to respond.
Irving Greenberg • The Jewish Way: Living the Holidays
When you “work out” a puzzle, you already have all the pieces — your task is to put them together. Farmers “work” the land, not to get land, but to develop what they already have. God has given you a new life; now you are responsible to develop it “with fear and trembling.” That means to take your spiritual growth seriously! When people are casual
... See moreRick Warren • The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?
The call to get out and worship God in the desert is a call to creative ways of thinking and living that bring new creation to a parched world. If this is to be realized beyond the abstract and lived out in our concrete interactions, then let it begin with Christ in me. Let me begin by asking God to show me where and how I might intentionally inter
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The Bible says, “[God] has created us for a life of good deeds, which he has already prepared for us to do.”1 These “good deeds” are your service. Whenever you serve others in any way, you are actually serving God2 and fulfilling one of your purposes.