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14 Favorite Ways to Twist the Gospel

 1. Interpret the gospel primarily through Romans. Biblical writers, including Paul, tell us to study the whole of Scripture and interpret it through that wholeness. But the persistent tendency to see Romans as the key

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Reframing Sacrifice

I was sitting in the break room at work the other day, engaged in a conversation with a co-worker, when all of a sudden I caught a glimpse of the center and foundation of the

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Jim Miller's Summer Reading List

My summer reading stretches me in several directions: course development, professional development, Revitalization Center work, and when I can squeeze it in, fun! This summer the Revitalization Center is running a consultation in my long

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THE LIGHT THAT GIVES LIFE

Opening Prayer Lord, we pray thee that thy grace may always precede and follow us, and make us continually to be given to all good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth

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Imitating God in Christ by Jason B. Hood

Jason B. Hood recently authored Imitating God in Christ: Recapturing a Biblical Pattern (IVP Academic, 2013). We are pleased to provide this interview with him about his work. Next week we’ll offer a free chapter

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5 Church Fathers You Should Know

Perhaps you’ve heard of the ‘ancient-future’ church movement, which seeks to recover some of the great treasures of the church’s past for the sake of the church’s future. Some of those ancient treasures being rediscovered

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A Seedbed Call to Action

At Seedbed we are exploring a variety of “sowing” strategies toward the outcome of a sustained great awakening of global scope. It’s a big dream and yet our work is quite humble in nature. As

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E. Stanley Jones (1884-1973)

 

Eli Stanley Jones was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on January 3, 1884. He studied law briefly at City College before moving to Asbury College in Wilmore, Kentucky.  

In February of 1905, Jones and three other men were having a private prayer meeting when, about 10 p.m., the Holy Spirit seemed to enter the room. Other students joined them, and revival spread across the Asbury campus and around the town of Wilmore. There were confessions of sin, powerful prayers, and new deeper commitments to the Lord. In his spiritual autobiography, Jones said that this revival liberated him from a sense of superiority, which prepared him for future work as a missionary, opened his ears to the Holy Spirit, and led directly to his calling to the mission field. Jones graduated from Asbury in 1907 and became a missionary to India under the Board of Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In India […]

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