Ryan Reed
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I work with students. Middle School through College. I love it. I could not imagine embarking upon any other vocation. I love my job, and I love serving adolescents. It reminds me of the goodness and idealism of teenagers. And it keeps me on the cutting edge of cool, even though I myself am not [...]
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I came across this passage in my reading. A friend of mine mentioned it in his blog, and I decided that it, too, must be mentioned here.
As we all know, the Gospel writers tell us that Jesus came to bring life. Jesus speaks these words himself, declaring in John 10:10, “I have come [...]
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If we understand the task of preaching as the very Word of God proclaimed to a particular community at a particular time, then we can assume that preaching and sharing the message of Jesus with others is the grand, radical equalizer for all people, regardless of race, socio-economic status, personal achievement, or class. The Word [...]
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A close seminary friend used to tell me, oft quoting past mystics and theologians, and noting the dreary, melodramatic reality of the world, “We live in an in-between time – between despair and hope – between the Resurrection and the Parousia – between the inauguration of the Kingdom of God and the final redemption of [...]
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As we journey through the season of Lent, exploring both paradox and certainty, tension and release, and the personal tumult of living between the Resurrection and the Parousia, consider the wider implications for the Christian community in the following passage by Carlo Carretto in The God Who Comes:
This final post completes the missional triad
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