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My name is Laura and these are the wonderings of a theologically trained ponderer (me), writing out-loud, while exegeting her way through Ephesians and working to help form her small corner of the New Humanity in Christ.
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Archive for July, 2009
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Training in Ordinary Life: Trying Out Our Skills
Posted on 2009/07/31 | 2 CommentsA week from tomorrow, we have our first monthly meal since deciding to train in ordinary life. The question of how to be intentional without being awkward still looms. I’ve... -
Rethinking Essential Ecclesiology: Whoness
Posted on 2009/07/30 | No CommentsContinuing my unpacking of the essential properties (whatness, whoness, and whyness) of the Church from within my ecclesiological perspective, I move on to whoness. The nature of the church. We... -
Training as Christians in Ordinary Life: Developing Accurate Theory
Posted on 2009/07/29 | No CommentsLast night, we gathered for our weekly Bible study. Right now we’re studying our way through Isaiah; last night was chapter 40. After listening to Max read the chapter, we... -
Rethinking Essential Ecclesiology: Whatness
Posted on 2009/07/28 | 2 CommentsOnce again, Alan Knox has stirred my thinking. His post, The who, what, and why, has joined a discussion started (I think) by JR Miller (A Positive Vision for Church).... -
Training as Christians in Ordinary Life: The Praxis Option
Posted on 2009/07/27 | 3 CommentsIn vocational training, the most effective programs use the movements and activities of the intended end. This is why apprenticeship and internship remain required elements in courses of study like... -
Training as Christians in Ordinary Life: Initial Notions
Posted on 2009/07/26 | No CommentsSome notions running about my head as I try to figure this out. Training Develops capacities inherent in us as humans. Develops person- and community-specific expressions of those capacities. Has... -
“Discipleship” Seems to Have Disappeared
Posted on 2009/07/25 | No CommentsI discovered this morning that “discipleship” is not in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary on my Treo and the verb, “disciple,” is considered an archaic term. Maybe we need some new terms,... -
What do you do when traditions turn on you?
Posted on 2009/07/24 | No CommentsEvery community has traditions, rituals that speak deeply of who they are as a people. But traditions need to be nurtured, for neglect can result in misuse and misunderstanding. Now,... -
How should we decide the structure of our churches?
Posted on 2009/07/23 | 2 CommentsOver at A Pilgrim’s Progress, Eric Carpenter is asking an important question and offering a doable answer. Must We Follow the Biblical Model in All Things? 1. study the practice... -
Struggling to Be Church: Halting Steps on the Journey
Posted on 2009/07/23 | 4 CommentsSanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. (John 17:17 esv) Despite the fact that I have been attending church services since my time en utero, it is not...
