John March

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  • Good News for the Church in America

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    A new survey is about religion in America is out and here’s the summary from a CNN article: America is a less Christian nation than it was 20 years ago, and Christianity is not losing out to other religions, but primarily to a rejection of religion altogether, a survey published Monday found.  there has been…

  • Message Feedback

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    If you were at Emmanuel Covenant’s Service this past Sunday, I would appreciate your feedback on the message. You can do so by filling out the form below. Thanks! Loading…

  • Monkey and the Fish

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    This is a book about becoming water.  It is a call for churches and ministries to become adaptable, flexible, and fluid with their cultural surroundings.  Gibbons points to the increasing globalization occurring as the primary reason driving the need for churches to become this way.  Neighborhoods are becoming more diverse, and the amount of cultural information…

  • The Pain Principle

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    In Dave Gibbons new book, he argues that successful leaders will be third culture leaders–leaders who are liquid and adaptable to the changing cultural landscape that is globalization. Throughout the book he sets out to define what this looks like for the church and her leaders. One of the attributes of this sort of leader…

  • Resident Aliens

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    This book is written to challenge churches to avoid become places filled with nice people, pastors, and purposes.  Too often in the American church landscape, the church co-opts the language and issues of the day and then simply rephrases them in Christian speak.  They don’t say anything too controversial or counter-cultural.  Willimon and Hauerwas challenge…

  • U2, a model church?

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    In this cnn article, Denise Quan shares about her experience trying to get her hands on the new U2 album and her subsequent interview with the band.  U2’s new album launches tomorrow, and there is a lot of buzz about it already.  They are scheduled to play every night this week on Letterman’s show.  In the…

  • Are People in Edina Racist?

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    I’m white and my wife is ethnically Korean.  We live in Edina, MN, the most affluent suburb in the state.  It is 94.28% white.  Today my wife experienced the sad reality of being Korean in a predominantly white city. A couple months ago she received a speeding ticket.  She was coasting down a hill near…

  • A Suffering, Serving God

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    It has come to my attention that God humiliates himself.  He is a God who chooses to bind himself to the most embarrassing types of people.  He is a God who likes to hang out with the un-cool kid in school.  He is a God who chooses the Israelites because they are a weak people. …

  • Moltmann, The Trinity and the Kingdom

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    I wish I would have discovered Jurgen Moltmann sooner.  What a fantastic theologian he is.  He writes with depth of insight, historical perspective, and a commitment to scriptural consistency.  He embraces the passion of God in a way that is sadly absent from many theological works on God, and writes in such a way that…

  • Josiah Made My Day

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    Josiah is my three-year-old who is in preschool.  Today the teacher asked the kids in the class what they want to be when they grow up.  Some of the vocations that the kids wanted to be were: Veterinarian  Train conductor Chef Fireman Mailman Princess These are all very exciting professions, especially in the eyes of…