Moses Biney
July 16, 2021 – 11:08 pm | Comments Off on Greetings from the Editor

I want to begin my introductory editorial comments with the expression of much gratitude to all my predecessors, especially the most immediate, Rev. Dr. Jin Hee Han whose calm yet compelling call to me to …

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Dreams: Meaningful Experiences from the Past for Our Future?
December 1, 2018 – 6:29 pm | Comments Off on Dreams: Meaningful Experiences from the Past for Our Future?

by Albrecht Classen
 
It would seem that modern people tend to interpret their dreams primarily as nightmares, or else follow the analytic precepts developed by Sigmund Freud and regard their dreams as expressions of unconscious desires, …

Dreams and Visions
November 30, 2018 – 7:39 pm | Comments Off on Dreams and Visions

by Linda Seatts-Ogletree
 
There are many quotes, interpretations, and axioms on dreams and visions. One very popular quote we often hear is, “Teamwork makes the Dream Work.” When we engage “teamwork makes the dream work” in …

Moral Imagination for Preaching God’s Stated Dreams
November 26, 2018 – 6:32 pm | Comments Off on Moral Imagination for Preaching God’s Stated Dreams
Larrin Robertson

by Larrin Robertson
 
The fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is a crucial moment in the movement toward Civil Rights to which King gave himself. King became America’s leading prophetic …

Book Review
November 3, 2018 – 5:27 pm | Comments Off on Book Review

by Neal D. Presa
 
The Collected Sermons of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Volume One by Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Edited by Isabel Best. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2012. 240 pages. $25.46.
Karl Barth urged his students to read both newspapers and …

Book Review
November 2, 2018 – 7:44 pm | Comments Off on Book Review
Lisa Jarnot

by Lisa Jarnot
 
Crayons for the City: Reneighboring Communities of Faith to Rebuild Neighborhoods of Hope by Kevin R. Yoho. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2017.  276 pages. $33.
In the mid-1990s, when consigned to what looked like …

Quotations from Scripture and Other Writings Related to Dreams
November 1, 2018 – 10:30 am | Comments Off on Quotations from Scripture and Other Writings Related to Dreams

by Darla Turlington
 
God Speaks Through Dreams and Visions
After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, “Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very …

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June 28, 2018 – 6:42 am | 2 Comments
Downloadable PDF Delayed

Dear Subscribers:
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Psalm 1: A Guide for Spiritual Formation
June 28, 2018 – 6:41 am | Comments Off on Psalm 1: A Guide for Spiritual Formation
Psalm 1: A Guide for Spiritual Formation

by Cleotha Robertson

In this article, an in depth exploration of Psalm 1 is discussed as a means of understanding spiritual formation along with related imagery in Joshua and Ephesians. These scriptures utilize key language important for spiritual development and highlight the co-participation of the believer and God in what is a collaborative transcendent venture. This exemplifies the joint nature of spiritual growth. The believer must be a “hearer and doer” of God’s Word, while actively “Standing” and “walking” in order to evolve. Therefore, what the Lord has put together, let us strive to keep together while co-laboring with Him.

Spirituality: A Resounding “Yes!”
June 28, 2018 – 6:40 am | Comments Off on Spirituality: A Resounding “Yes!”
Spirituality: A Resounding “Yes!”

by Janiqua Codrington

Codrington expounds on the mysterious connection between ourselves and God and what it is that keeps us aligned with creation according to the understanding that the Spirit of God is within. Interestingly, Jürgen Moltmann’s insightful metaphor captures the Spirit’s wholeness by calling it the Spirit of Life; the unrestricted presence of God that awakens our life. “Unrestricted presence” precludes any attempt to contain the Spirit that never sought to be confined. The Spirit of Life is available to the whole of creation and forges a connection that extends beyond human limitation and prejudice, thereby forming “spirituality.”

Spirituality and Congregational Transformation
June 28, 2018 – 6:39 am | 2 Comments
Spirituality and Congregational Transformation

by Linda Anderson-Little

According to Rick Rouse and Craig Van Gelder, certain shifts in identity must be undertaken by a congregation that desires to transform its traditional ministry to one that engages millennials, the “spiritual but not religious,” and “nones” from maintenance to mission; membership to discipleship; pastor centered to lay empowered; chaplaincy to hospitality; self-focus to global-focus; and settled to abroad.

Mission Spirituality
June 28, 2018 – 6:38 am | Comments Off on Mission Spirituality
Mission Spirituality

by Kevin Yoho

Being created by God as spiritual beings, life which is sourced by The Spirit is available to all. The community of faith must always remember that the Church and its leaders are called to be authentic, open channels for God’s spiritual energy to flow through us. We ourselves however, are not the spiritual energy as discussed in this article, but rather are immersed and filled with spiritual energy sourced in God. Each of us as followers of Jesus Christ are gathered and sent on the mission to release spiritual energy.

American Congregations in an Era of “Spiritual but not Religious”
June 28, 2018 – 6:37 am | Comments Off on American Congregations in an Era of “Spiritual but not Religious”
American Congregations in an Era of “Spiritual but not Religious”

by Moses Biney

This short article interrogates the notion that religious affiliation is of little or no importance to spiritual life. Further, it asserts that religious congregations continue to be very vital for spiritual formation and living. As a starting point, we must problematize the concept of spirituality.