Tag Archives: discipleship
Cigarettes & Prostitutes — The Body as Sacred Temple
You should know that your body is a temple for the Holy Spirit who is in you. (1 Cor. 6:19a, NCV) Paul’s claim in this verse is very important to us Adventists (see 2nd sentence). We extrapolate from this verse … Continue reading
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Tagged books, culture, discipleship, films, human rights, trafficking, women's rights
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White: Acknowledging Christ
While describing the difference in awareness between Simeon and the other priests at Jesus’ dedication, Ellen White writes: So it is still. Events upon which the attention of heaven is centered are undiscerned, their very occurrence is unnoticed, by religious … Continue reading
Part 1 – Love and Service
“Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” Matthew 5:48 I had been planning a blog post describing love as the motivation for our social action, but it wasn’t until I recently began reading Gandhi & Jesus (Rynne, 2008) … Continue reading
Articles from the FB Group
Here are articles that members of the A2FB Group have shared recently. Some are written by Adventists, some by others: Adventists Speak Up on Global Poverty (Nathan Brown, Record, Sept 2012) In what has become an annual advocacy event, the … Continue reading
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Tagged articles, blogs, books, church, conferences, culture, discipleship, economic justice, government, human rights, inter-faith, peace, politics, potpourri, poverty, religious liberty
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God’s Compassion through and for Humanity
In a recent interview for Adventist Today, Carl Wilkens shared how he sees God acting in the world to care for his kids. “When you stop and ask, ‘How did God provide for me? How did God protect me? How … Continue reading
SDA Articles
It’s been quite a while since I put together a reading list. Here it is: Volunteers in Action: Mike Kontes (Maranatha video, N.D.) A Cinderella Story (NAPS, N.D.) Washington Church Reaches Out to Migrant Farm Workers & Immigrants (Adv Today, … Continue reading
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Tagged articles, blogs, church, culture, disaster response, discipleship, environment, food, human rights, immigration, international development, politics, potpourri, poverty, religious liberty, service, volunteerism, women in ministry, women's rights
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SDA Potpourri
Faith in the Public Sector? Young Adventist Professionals Speak Out (NARLA) Valley View University’s green campus (ANN, 24 Feb 2012) Dangerous Redefinition: Candidates Recast Role of Religion in American Life (Jason Hines, Religious Liberty.TV, 24 Feb 2012) When Women Break … Continue reading
New Spectrum Series on Community Organizing
Introducing a New Monthly Series: On Mission and Chavez (Geoffrey Nelson-Blake, Spectrum, 30 Jan 2012) Once a month throughout 2012 I’ll be sharing stories on the Spectrum blog of how organized people are putting their faith into action in the … Continue reading
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Tagged articles, church, discipleship, poverty, service, volunteerism
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God’s Kingdom and Righteousness
“Seek first God’s kingdom and righteousness/justice* (Matt. 6:33).” What does this mean to you? What does it look like? How does one do this? *NOTE: for more on translating justice/righteousness, see: http://concordances.org/greek/1343.htm http://www.biblestudytools.com/lexicons/hebrew/kjv/tsedeq.html http://www.basden.demon.co.uk/xn/tsedeq.html http://www.sbl-site.org/assets/pdfs/TBv2i5_Fosterjustice.pdf (PDF) Now back to the … Continue reading
Early Church
Two quotes to think about followed by reflection from Alan Kreider: “We do not preach great things, but we live them.” — Minucius Felix (late 2nd or early 3rd century CE; Roman Christian apologist) “Why do we not observe that … Continue reading
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