by Andrew Arthur | Oct 6, 2016 | Church, Church Life, Kingdom Ministry |
A friend recently introduced me to Maldon Sea Salt Flakes, which is apparently the “chef’s choice” for finishing salt. The brand boasts in providing “salt as it should be, hand-harvested with the distinctive flaky texture and taste that lends a certain piquancy to...
by Andrew Arthur | Aug 26, 2016 | Gospel, Kingdom Ministry, Leadership |
One of the many reasons I admire Jim Elliot, a 28-year-old missionary martyr, is because he did not believe his own hype. Jesus called him to take the gospel to an unreached people group in Ecuador—one that was notoriously hostile to outsiders. When he first shared...
by Andrew Arthur | Jul 28, 2016 | Gospel, Kingdom Ministry |
Jesus ignited a compassionate revolution of word and wonder—the torch of which He empowers His disciples to carry forward towards the consummation of the kingdom of God. In Mark 6:34, upon the seeing a great crowd, Jesus “had compassion on them because they were like...
by Andrew Arthur | Jun 22, 2016 | Culture, Gospel, Kingdom Ministry |
A culture of hospitality is created when hosts believe time, space, and individual persons matter to God. In the Incarnation, God invaded the world of time and space. He subjected himself to the full gamut of human development and confined himself to particular...
by Andrew Arthur | May 26, 2016 | Church, Culture, Kingdom Ministry, The Kingdom of God |
What accounts for a church’s relevance? I have asked people this question many times. Interestingly, I rarely hear answers related to a church’s form or style. Contrary to popular assumptions, I do not find people commonly associating a church’s relevance with the...
