Let’s just be straightforward about it: Rob Bell’s newly released book Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived is controversial, provocative, and potentially divisive. Controversial? Of course, the topic is! Provocative? Of course, he states that he means to challenge widely-held assumptions. Divisive? Only if we […]
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[This article is part of the “spiritual leadership today” study/discussion going on this year. For all articles in the series, click the Spiritual Leadership tab at the top of the page. To have them delivered, subscribe to The Brook Letter] You may have heard an aphorism that goes something like this: some people go through life
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In the second half of this interview, Eugene Peterson continues his discussion of his newest book The Pastor: A Memoir, released February 22. In the book, he talks about the biggest challenge that spiritual leaders face…as pastors, he says, it’s easy to substitute talking about God for paying attention to God. There’s a dangerous split between
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In part 1 of this interview, Eugene Peterson discusses his newest book, The Pastor: A Memoir. He talks about the impact a pastor had on his life at a young age and how that experience shaped his desire to go into vocational ministry. You don’t get to choose your congregation, he says of his first
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[This article is part of the “spiritual leadership today” study/discussion going on this year. For all articles in the series, click the Spiritual Leadership tab at the top of the page. To have them delivered, subscribe to The Brook Letter] Every leader at some point or another will be challenged by someone who asks: “what right
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In part 2 of this interview, Philip Yancey continues a discussion on his recent book What Good is God?: In Search of a Faith that Matters. He mentions speaking at a gathering of professional sex workers. He was brought face to face with stories of people at the bottom, who are disowned from their families and
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In part 2 of this interview, Tim Keller continues his discussion of his newest book, King’s Cross: The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus. The book shows what the gospel of Mark tells us about the life of Jesus, and how it attracts people to Christ. Because Mark is the shortest gospel, he
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In part 1 of this interview, Tim Keller discusses his most recent books, including King’s Cross: The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus. Keller gives an overview of his experience in ministry within the diverse religious landscape of New York City. While you can’t generalize diverse needs and viewpoints, he talks about some
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[This article is part of the “spiritual leadership today” study/discussion going on this year. For all articles in the series, click the Spiritual Leadership tab at the top of the page. To have them delivered, subscribe to The Brook Letter] Discernment is the ability to distinguish true and false versions of reality. Discernment is clear perception,
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In this interview, Mel Lawrenz talks with Philip Yancey about his recent book What Good is God?: In Search of a Faith that Matters, in which he recalls interesting and difficult circumstances in which he has found himself.
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Christianity Today has several pieces helpful in understanding what is unfolding for Christians at this historic turning point. Egypt’s Christians After Mubarak (They were protesting a church attack when the Tahrir Square demonstrations began. Political change likely won’t undo deep tensions with Muslims.) Egyptian Christians Reflect on Moment in History (Born and baptized in blood, the
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[This article is part of the “spiritual leadership today” study/discussion going on this year. For all articles in the series, click the Spiritual Leadership tab at the top of the page. To have them delivered, subscribe to The Brook Letter] Whenever you put the adjective “spiritual” in front of anything else, that may signal one of
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Michael Hyatt offers thoughts about temptations Christian leaders face, including priorities, entitlement, resentment, and popularity.
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I remember the speeches of my coaches who told us how to react to losing a game to an opposing team. An honorable person knows how not to be “a sore loser.” But the spectacular victory of the Green Bay Packers in the Super Bowl yesterday raises the important question: what does it mean to
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It was quite overwhelming yesterday to see hundreds of men filing into the seminar I was doing on the topic of “Dealing with Anger” for the excellent No Regrets men’s conference at Elmbrook Church. There was a sense of urgency in their faces, which reminded me of how large this issue is in our lives,
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