Archive for May, 2007

Five Minds for the Future

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

What skills will emerging leaders need in the years to come?  Howard Gardner, in his recent book - Five Minds for the Future, elaborates on several essential cognitive abilities we will expect in tomorrows leaders.
The disciplinary mind-taking the time and making the effort to be proficient informationally and in the application of at least one profession.  Usually, […]

The Search to Belong

Saturday, May 12th, 2007

Though most of us cherish moments of quiet, even solitary time, we all strive to know that we are accepted someplace.  We need to know that we belong.  Yet, what does it mean to truly belong?  Could ones implicit notion of belonging serve as his/her most formidable obstacle in the search to belong?  Joe Myers […]

The Forgotten Ways - reactivating the missional church

Sunday, May 6th, 2007

Alan Hirsch begins his new book with a challenging question: why do some Christian movements grow so incredibly fast absent professional clergy, official leadership structures, central organization, and the ability to gather together in large group meetings?  And what should this observation mean to us today?  His answer is that they live out a radically different paradigm of ‘church’ […]

Biblio-Blog - Mt 5:3 Poor in Spirit

Tuesday, May 1st, 2007

What is the first indication that we are actually citizens of the kingdom of heaven?  In the sermon on the mount, Matthew quotes the words of Jesus that tell us: ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs IS the kingdom of heaven’.  What did he mean?
To be poor in spirit is to have humbly […]


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