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Communities of Grace, Part 2

If Communities of Grace are those which not only teach the gospel but live it out, I should say very clearly that the opposite is equally as true. Communities of…

Communities of Grace

It never ceases to amaze me how many churches there are that talk freely and honestly about the grace of God, yet at the same time create an environment that…

What I Learned At Catalyst

The Catalyst Conference in Atlanta is not the typical kind of conference I am use to: Incredibly professionally produced, extremely artistic in nature, cultually engaging, and leadership focused. The music…

Atonement and the City: A Biblical Theology of the City (Part 11)

The Center of the Atonement The atonement accomplishes so much. As we have seen with the Christus Victor model: The atonement overthrows the power of evil! Other models present the…

Atonement and the City: A Biblical Theology of the City (Part 10)

Now after completing a trek, like that, through the Scripture and explaining that God has a plan to redeem cities it would be easy to mistake me for something I…

God’s Heart for Urban Centers: A Biblical Theology of the City (Part 9)

Conclusion The Bible has much to say about the city, some of it is good and some of it is bad. We cannot gloss over the fact that Scripture often…

God’s Heart for Urban Centers: A Biblical Theology of the City (Part 8)

Cities of Worship It is in this one area particularly that we see most evidently the effects of the Fall. All men were created to worship and each seeks…

God’s Heart for Urban Centers: A Biblical Theology of the City (Part 7)

Cities of Cultural Development The ideas of diminished Fundamentalism may say otherwise but God is not against culture. Nor are “culture” and “worldliness” the same thing. Let’s start by…

God’s Heart for Urban Centers: A Biblical Theology of the City (Part 6)

Cities of Refuge God commanded Israel that as they settled in the Promised Land they were to set aside six cities that were to be given to the Levites…

God’s Heart for Urban Centers: A Biblical Theology of the City (Part 5)

The City as God’s Invention This is the picture that the Bible paints for us of the city. God instituted and established the idea. In fact He gave directives to…