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Tag: culture

  • Language creates culture

    Language creates culture

    Language creates culture Mike BreenClick to TweetFrom the book “Building A Discipling Culture” Available on amazon.co.uk*Available on amazon.com*

  • Paul was frequently beaten for

    Paul was frequently beaten for violating cultural norms of his day, such as ending the sacrificial system and not enforcing a host of Jewish cultural customs, including circumcision, dietary restrictions and festivals. Indeed had Paul not so viciously undermined so many deeply valued cultural norms, he would have lived to a ripe old age instead…

  • common sense tells us that

    common sense tells us that when Paul commands Timothy to “endure hardship as a good soldier of Christ,” that is a command that I should seek to obey whenever I face hardship like Timothy. It transfers to me in principle. But when Paul commands Timothy, “Come before winter, bring my cloak, and especially the parchments,”…

  • It is the challenge of

    It is the challenge of all churches to figure out how to communicate the deep truths of the cross in a society that lives in the shallow end of existence. Phil WhittallClick to TweetWebsite: http://www.thesimplepastor.co.uk/2008/03/communicating-the-cross/