Posted on February 20, 2008 by Chris
Contextualizing the gospel is the only way the church can impact our culture. If we want our message to gain a hearing, we must contextualize it—we must communicate it in a way that our hearers can relate to and understand. For example, since postmodernists reject the concepts of authority and truth that previous generations assumed, [...]
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Posted on August 24, 2007 by Chris
I recently read this post from Pastor Thabiti Anyabwile who ministers in the Cayman Islands. It’s a reflection on Paul’s words from Philippians 2:18-26, especially Paul’s statement that he was torn between two alternatives: departing to be with Christ (which is far better) and staying to continue ministering to the Philippian church. I posted the [...]
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Posted on June 1, 2007 by Chris
(Editor’s note: please refer to this post for the article initially referenced here.)
Here are some more pictures from our time in Athens. I’ll try to add more later, as some of my best pictures are on another computer.
Acropolis from Mars Hill
Mars Hill from Acropolis
Mars Hill Slope
Mars Hill Stone
Mars Hill Me
Propylaea
Parthenon Group
Parthenon [...]
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