Flexible like Water
The infamous Ross Geller “pivot” scene from the TV show Friends resurfaced in Covid. Ross is trying to direct people moving a sofa up a stairway. All he can do […]
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Building and Rebuilding the Foundation of Mission
Japan is located in the world’s most active earthquake zone. Because of the many seismic activities that happen every year, constructing a skyscraper in Japan is a work of engineering. […]
“Rebuilding” the Jesus Way
Over the past few weeks our EFCC Blog has focused on “rebuilding.” Last week our Executive Director, Bill Taylor, talked about the foundation and Cornerstone of our rebuilding, a reminder […]
Rebuilding on Foundation and Cornerstone
So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family. We are His house, […]
Underneath the Foundation
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. Give thanks to the God of gods. His faithful love endures forever. Give thanks to the Lord […]
Rebuilding the Church’s Missional Identity
Dr. Darrel Guder coined the word “missional” in His book, “Missional Church: A Vision for the Sending of the Church in North America.” In that book, he chose the term […]
The Role of “Deconstruction” in Rebuilding
As our Executive Director (Bill Taylor) noted in his blog post last week, we are shifting our focus in these posts to “rebuilding.” He appropriately challenged us to recognize the […]
Rebuilding on Divine Calling
So God created human beings in His own image. In the image of God He created them, male and female He created them. Then God blessed them and said, “Be […]
When Theology is Not Enough
I am haunted by some verses found in John 5. The context – Jesus has just healed on the Sabbath and the leaders are upset. Jesus offers up an explanation […]
The End of Mission
Some people believe that mission is over. Jesus said in Matthew 24:14 that “This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all […]
Theology for Today
Recently Bill Taylor posted on this Blog site some thoughts and questions regarding Genesis and its implications for us. He graciously opened the door for further discussion, and I would […]
Answers in Genesis
God’s gospel originates in and expresses the wondrous perfections of the eternal, triune God. 1. We believe in one God, Creator of all things, holy, infinitely perfect, and eternally existing […]
