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books, community, and social justice: [february 2011 top content]

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I love looking at my analytics and learning more about what people are picking up and reading around here. I always learn a lot about what’s resonating with people, and sometimes renew a passion for certain topics that I may not have thought about in a while. This month, I [...]
books, poverty, and marriage: [january 2011 top content]

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In an effort to better understand what’s bringing people to BibleDude.net (and what’s keeping them here), I’ve been looking at my Google Analytics a little closer. The list below represents the top 10 posts by pageviews during the month of January 2011. I notice a few interesting trends here… book [...]
[the story of God, the story of us]: closing thoughts from sean gladding

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Wow dude… We just finished an amazing group blogging project working through Sean Gladding’s The Story of God, the Story of Us. And I know that I can speak for all of the contributors when I say that this was not just a great book, but also an incredible experience. [...]
[the story of God, the story of us] chapter 12: consummation

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Consummation. A word that is rich in meaning. While this word speaks of a specific event in a finite space of time, it also speaks of a future which is yet to be completed. Marriages are consummated with the expectation of two people coming together in a joining of their [...]
[the story of God, the story of us] chapter 11: Church

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As I think about what it means to be the church, the merchant’s voice rings in my ear…. It’s difficult to understand, difficult to believe. The woman tells the story of the resurrection of Jesus and the very early church and I am left with more questions than I started [...]
[the story of God, the story of us] chapter 10: Cross

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Throughout this chapter, and through the tears of grief and of celebration that often accompany the telling of events leading up to and following Christ’s death, I found myself asking God a most unexpected question. “Lord, do I really have to tell people I have toe fungus?” I must have [...]
[the story of God, the story of us] chapter 9: Christ

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Imagine a king who looked at an ordinary peasant, and saw extraordinary potential. Imagine a king who looked at a misfit, and saw possibility. Imagine a king who looked at a sinner and called him “friend.” That’s our King – Christ Jesus. In the Upside-Down Kingdom of Christ, being “ordinary” [...]
[the story of God, the story of us]: interlude

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I’ve purposely taken a break from writing during our break (or interlude) from this project. We finished the ‘Old Testament’ part of The Story just before Christmas. And now after a week-long break we’re picking up with the ‘New Testament’ part. During this interlude, I tried to focus on the [...]
[the story of God, the story of us] chapter 8: conceit

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“God’s beautiful gift of rest and freedom from the slavery of activity to which people seem prone to give themselves.” Gladding’s description of the Sabbath shakes me—a not so gentle rousing from the daze of default living. This autopilot lifestyle is one set on a collision course with death waiting [...]
[the story of God, the story of us] chapter 7: crown

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On Christmas Eve, in a dim corner of our Iowa home, I’ll light our Advent candle for the last time this year. For us, the waiting will be over. Our Prince of Peace has come. Our King of Kings has arrived. Our babe – the Messiah — has been born [...]
[the story of God, the story of us] chapter 6: conquest

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This is, by far, the hardest part of the story for me so far. The young girl’s question rings repeatedly in my head: How can a God of hesed love order the deaths of thousands? The old man has no answer – perhaps there is no answer. Or maybe the [...]