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When John Calvin helped with the refugee crisis in Geneva, he was thinking about people made in the image of God. Learn more in this good article by Chris Woznicki and Jesse Gentile. § Twtr: @CWoznicki @JesseGentile
🎵 Listening to Hank this AM… I Heard My Mother Praying for Me
Imitating the Trinity as Trinity is not a biblical way of talking. We are told to imitate God the Father in his relationship to humanity; to be imitators of God as beloved children; to be perfect as our Father in heaven is perfect (sending his rain on the just and the unjust). But most of the equipment of trinitarian theology points to ways in which God differs from us, not ways in which God is like us.
Following up on my sermon today from 1 Corinthians 5, here’s a good article by Carl Trueman that’s worth your time: Discipline, Dirty Hands, and the Silent Abolition of Christianity.
If you need a study Bible for older kids, mine like using the ESV Student Study Bible. It’s a good all-around study Bible, especially for jr high and high schoolers.
Being especially charming isn’t necessarily terrible for pastoral ministry, but it isn’t necessary either. Read more at 9marks.org.
we all got conflict. here are some things you should know and tips for what to do about it.
Currently reading: If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?: My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating by Alan Alda 📚
Putting public hand washing stations outside of the restrooms is a great idea. This one is at @TheTapAndBottle (North). I think the downtown #tucson @cartelcoffeelab has one too.
Finished reading: From Embers to a Flame: How God Can Revitalize Your Church by Harry L. Reeder, III 📚Not just for those feeling down about their church. Reeder gives a biblical model for church life with practical applications that can help many. Good for elder training.
Finished re-reading: The Pastor Theologian: Resurrecting an Ancient Vision by Gerald Hiestand and Todd Wilson 📚 Two ideas I want to try: have project focus and put together a writing/reading group for support; schedule study leave for focused work.
Finished reading: A Practical Guide to Culture: Helping the Next Generation Navigate Today’s World by John Stonestreet 📚 A good starting point for overwhlemed caregivers.
The Onym Guide is a really fun and helpful resource for people who like words, with some sweet web design to boot. Officially it is: “an on-going open source attempt to organize the best tools and resources for naming things.”
Went on a beautiful, rainy hike in the Santa Catalina Mountains today with some folks from Covenant. So refreshing. We even saw a deer.
Change can be difficult and sometimes it should be avoided. But change is often an inevitable and even a desirable part of life. When change is required or desired, we should help each other through the change, supporting and honoring each other as this happens.
It’s interesting to think about the relationship between relationships. Today I answer: can I have friends and be married?