Guest Post by Emily Hill “We are going to have to give up our lives finally, the longer we wait the less time we have for the soaring and swooping life of grace.” I recently came across this quote by Eugene Peterson and was captivated by it. If I could have any superpower I would […]
Daniel Hill is the Founding and Senior Pastor of River City Community Church, located in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago. The vision of River City is centered around the core values of worship, reconciliation, and neighborhood development. Formed in 2003, River City longs to see increased spiritual renewal as well as social and economic
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United is changing the way they do their frequent flyer miles. I just received an e-mail from the company saying they are changing their mileage program in 2015. It’s not that significant in my life, but I’m fascinated with mileage programs and I love dreaming about where airline miles could someday take me. The e-mail
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What is the difference between buying a painting, building an addition on your house, or getting a dog? The answer is simply that we would get the dog for a wholly different reason than the other things – and that is for relationship. We get a dog because it is “man’s best friend;” because it
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I was recently asked what Christian books have had the biggest impact on my life. Like many people who enjoy reading, I can trace a lot of my thinking and worldview to a few key books that I read at just the right time or were simply so powerful they forever shaped my thinking. Below
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Guest Post by Paul Louis Metzger How manifest was Jesus’ destiny as King of God’s kingdom? Not very. Unlike America’s destiny which was proclaimed or made manifest to the nations as exceptional and second to none, Jesus’ kingdom was not very visible or exceptional by human standards. After all, John the Baptist only knows Jesus
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Guest Post by Justin Kron Pentecost. Confession: It’s not one of those days on the Christian calendar that I’ve given much attention to. The day often comes and goes without any tangible acknowledgement. Maybe the same is true for you too. As a follower of Jesus I certainly understand the theological significance of it. It’s
I just discovered an old copy of Antioch: The Magazine while cleaning my office! The magazine morphed and changed over the years but its goal was to provide a behind the scenes, detailed glimpse at the life of Antioch. The article below is one of the very first things I wrote for Antioch and appeared
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Photo Credit: Pedro Szekely, Creative Commons Guest Post by Tom Rowley Heretical though the title of this essay sounds, there’s no need to warm up the tar or pluck the chickens. The heresy lies not here, but rather in a truncated Gospel, which has effectively dis-placed the good news of Jesus Christ. It’s time to
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Jonathan R. Wilson is Pioneer McDonald Professor of Theology at Carey Theological College. Before joining the Carey faculty in 2006, he was a Professor of Theology and Ethics at Acadia Divinity College (2003-2006) and Professor of Religious Studies at Westmont College (1989-2003). A native of Oklahoma, he is ordained by Canadian Baptists and pastored in
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