And from yesterday, we were glad to have joined with other churches to bless Chinatown neighbors!
600 personal alarms were handed out in a half hour! Thank God!!
Christians, as exiles, are not free entirely to assimilate into this world’s norms, customs, and priorities.
True exiles, in word and deed, will stand out, fit nowhere, yet reflect their truest home—the kingdom of God.
From @justinadour of @RedeemerEHwashingtoninst.org/an-exiled…
From @justinadour & @abrahamcho: "We want to acknowledge @timkellernyc's role in shaping our work & thinking here at Until Zion, how deeply he shaped our views of holistic Gospel ministry ... He showed us the robustness of a Reformed theology of justice."
untilzion.com/post/tim-kelle…
methinks this is the essence and power of Tim Keller that's missing from many of his admirers, the power of love, kindness, and humility, to be disarming and winsome in a polarized world; praying that more pastors would be known for their empathetic and engaging posture
Health Update: Today, Dad is being discharged from the hospital to receive hospice care at home. Over the past few days, he has asked us to pray with him often. He expressed many times through prayer his desire to go home to be with Jesus. His family is very sad because we... 1/3
A brief health update on my Dad: After being released from the hospital on Saturday, he returned late Sunday night to receive additional care. Please continue to pray for his recovery.
-Michael Keller
Please remember the victims of mass shootings families and their friends in both your prayers and actions.
Without action, our prayers are faithless and insulting.
Cruel and dishonoring.
We mock God and victims when we use the notion of prayer to avoid good works.
May God grant you peace in the midst of all the pain, hurt, sadness, confusion, difficulty, and betrayal.
May God grant you joy in the midst of all the angst, frustration, vitriol, cynicism, hate, and rage in the world.
New post up by @justinadour! #BHM
"... the Black church was a prophetic voice––a moral & doctrinal conscience––calling some to be more faithful in how they lived before God and others to be more faithful in what they believed about God, esp. His Word."
untilzion.com/post/the-proph…
Check out our new post by @justinadour! NT scholar Richard Bauckham asks: “Can Christianity sufficiently detach itself from its own undoubted collusions with the oppressive meta-narratives of Western imperialism and progress to remain…something else?” 🔥
untilzion.com/post/a-mission…
New 🔥🔥🔥by @justinadour:
"This is what the missiology of #ChristianNationalism gets wrong. Christian mission tied to power or coercion, even if that power and coercion are supposed to create a “Christian society,” presents a distorted view of Christ."
untilzion.com/post/the-missi…
This is always one of our favorite nights! Thanks for hangin with us, East Harlem! You’re the best. Can’t wait till next time.
🧡💛🤍- @redeemereastharlem @theopendoornjny @eastharlemym @MetroHopeChurch avail
New post, @justinadour 💥🔥🕊️:
"Have we have allowed the disenchantment of the Enlightenment to remove our experience of the Spirit’s pwr against the demonic? Do we need a re-enchantment that takes seriously the call to confront the powers w boldness?"
untilzion.com/post/presbycos…
An article I've been working on w @gregoryrperry just got published at the @washingtoninst for Faith, Vocation & Culture! It tries to develop a distinctly Christian theory for how cultural change happens according to the way of the Kingdom. Check it out!
washingtoninst.org/how-is-go…
We are so grateful to celebrate 3 years of God’s faithfulness to us today. Thank you God, for your immense goodness!
We were also grateful to celebrate Pastor Appreciation Sunday! Thank you Pastor @justinadour & Pastor @abrahamcho for how you love & lead us so well! 🎉💛💙🙌🏽🙌🏾🙌🏿
Week 3 of our class at @RedeemerEH "The Gospel of the Kingdom"! @jenchnyc leading us on "Inviting into the Kingdom."
So grateful for her practical training on evangelism and spiritual conversations through @RedeemerCTC!
I wrote a post for @RedeemerCTC with some updated thoughts on how we think about three core concepts: gospel, city, and movement. We're going to be having conversations around these themes in #NYC throughout the year. Check it out!
MT: @CityToCityNAcitytocity.nyc/enriching-a-c…