Congratulations to Pastor Dan who finished his DMin dissertation recently! You can download and read the paper here. The Missional Bishop is the final project of a Doctor of Ministry program that focused on the role and function of bishops in a post-modern, globalized society. Although the project specifically draws upon the recent history of […]
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The following is an excerpt from The Road to Pentecost book by Pastor Hunter and Pastor Dan. Pick up your copy after the service this Sunday! INTRODUCTION For many Christians, Easter Sunday punctuates the liturgical calendar—a calendar that annually rehearses the great events of Jesus’ life from Advent to Easter. We eat our remaining peeps, put away […]
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Merry Christmas! I want to take just a few moments to thank the Lord and to thank you for a most blessed year. In the recent weeks I have been able to meet personally with many of you. I wish I had been able to do that with each of you, but thankfully we have […]
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When Steve got home from church, he found his dad lying on the floor gasping his last breath. Someone had beaten his father to death. A week later, the police arrested Steve’s mother. She had hired the hit man who killed his father. Steve’s mom was then sentenced to die in the electric chair. He […]
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Recently, I spent ten days in Kyoto, Japan. In fact, I am writing this the morning after my return. My mind is filled with images and impressions, fueled by that mild form of intoxication called jetlag. Japan is a state of mind as well as a nation, and a true encounter with its people and […]
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Yesterday, for several hours, I wondered the streets of old Kyoto. I couldn’t read the street signs, so I got lost. That turned out to be a blessing. For example, I discovered a Russian Orthodox Church, built in 1890 and pastored for many years by a future patriarch. I also happened upon an old Protestant […]
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Many Japanese rock gardens contain a pair of large rocks. One is placed upright and vertical. The other is placed prone and horizontal. (see the two rocks on the back right) Together the two rocks symbolize the sound “ah,” or “mouth open,” and “nn,” or “mouth closed.” This is the Japanese way of expressing the […]
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Kyoto was Japan’s capital for over a thousand years. Home to hundreds of Shinto and Buddhist sites, it is still the nation’s spiritual and artistic heart. Ryoanji is one of Kyoto’s iconic Zen temples. We wanted to see it because it has the famous rock garden that inspired the landscape technique Americans often call the […]
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I took part in a public forum today that turned out to be a little more public than what is normally (or even comfortable) for me. I joined Governor Haslam, Senator Corker, former mayor Bill Purcell, CNN’s David Brody and a few other key business and political leaders for lunch. Then, along with several hundred […]
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Dear Christ Church Family, On Sunday, August 4, 2013, Christ Church Nashville entered a time of prayer and reflection. The purpose of this discerning process is to clarify our church’s identity and mission in a culture that has changed considerably since its founding era. That morning, we focused our attention on the reasons this process […]
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