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  • Pondering whole life health in Christ and with one another

    Pondering whole life health in Christ and with one another

    While it officially goes live February 1, 2010, a plug-in issue prompted a creative response.  So, for those who subscribe, click here via Twitter or Facebook, or simply happen across the re-launch prior to that date: I welcome you to the new Who in the...

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  • Sometimes, when an idea is not working, it needs transformation, not a mere makeover

    Sometimes, when an idea is not working, it needs transformation, not a mere makeover

    The process of figuring out this blog—its content, focus, and format—has been in flux since the inception (by which I mean the original Who in the World Are We? over on blogspot. Despite the danger inherent in changing it yet again, I am driven to...

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  • Top 10 Posts of 2009

    Top 10 Posts of 2009

    The new Who in the World Are We? launched July 18, 2009 and it has been a bumpy half-year since then.  I had underestimated the impact of starting the Ph.D. program at Talbot, resulting in a drop in growth after September.  December started a slight...

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  • Dear subscribers (and readers), My ecclesiology blog is boring.  Can you help?

    Dear subscribers (and readers), My ecclesiology blog is boring. Can you help?

    Frankly, I am stymied.  When I first started asking, Who in the World Are We?, it all seemed so clear: given the church’s eternal end, who are we now? Two seminary degrees later, I know less than I did then and I no longer know...

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  • Coming up on “Who in the World Are We?”

    Coming up on “Who in the World Are We?”

    The term is nearly complete and deepened ecclesiological pondering returns a few days hence. On the planning calendar for mid-December through January… Glossary Book reviews Reflections on City Church Continued reports on Sanctify’s life Ponderings on communal spiritual formation Until then, short snippets will continue.

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  • Two Posts Added to Articles Page

    Two Posts Added to Articles Page

    Added to Articles Page: How do you Balance Talkers and Listeners?:  Keeping the dialogue moving in communal Bible studies and worship gatherings Stop Pursuing Spiritual Growth!:  If spiritual growth is a result, why not pursue the cause: Jesus?

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  • Still Working on Balance

    Still Working on Balance

    The lack of posting here is evidence that balancing school, work, church, and blogging is difficult: blogging has taken a tiny break, at least in the public eye. I am working on a few posts for next week: non face-to-face connection reflections on city church...

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