“The Open Secret: An Introduction to the Theology of Mission” By: Lesslie Newbigin “The Open Secret” was recommended by our friends and mentors at ENLACE. The author, Lesslie Newbigin (1909-1998), was an internationally esteemed British missionary, pastor, and theologian. The material presented in this book was developed over the four years he spent lecturing [...]
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The Open Secret
Posted in Book Notes, tagged book review, Christianity, mission, open secret on August 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Bible as Literature
Posted in Bible Study, Book Notes, tagged Christianity, Faith, Gospel, love, new-believer, religion, Spiritual Journey, spirituality on June 13, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Shane and I have recently started a bible reading plan, which is designed to take us through the entire book in a year. We can read at a slower or faster pace and still use the plan to track our progress. The course is called the “genres” or “literary” reading plan. This means we [...]
Oscar Romero and “The Violence of Love”
Posted in Book Notes, El Salvador, tagged Christianity, El Salvador, non-resistance to evil, non-resistance to violence, non-violence, oscar romero, peace, Spiritual Journey, spirituality, US-Relations, wisdom on April 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
THE VIOLENCE OF LOVE Oscar Romero Compiled and translated by James R. Brockman, S. J. With forward by Henri Nouwen See excerpts below, for full text visit http://www.plough.com/ebooks/pdfs/ViolenceOfLove.pdf When Archbishop Romero first spoke the words gathered in this book, he directed himself to all the people in El Salvador, people [...]
