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The Jubilee Act: a Level One mission

Posted on October 10, 2007 by me

Yesterday I wrote about Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and suggested that we use it as a tool to survey our churches’ missions. In that post I suggested that much of what we do is geared to Level Five: Self-Actualization. Well, … Continue reading →

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What’s your problem?

Posted on October 9, 2007 by me

Ever since I first learned of it in the early 80’s, I’ve been fascinated by what is known as Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. In 1943, Abraham Maslow published his paper, A Theory of Human Motivation, in which he proposed that … Continue reading →

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The rhetorical Word of God

Posted on October 6, 2007 by me

A few weeks ago I posted concerning Ben Witherington’s article about John Chrysostom and how to read the Old Testament. Today I’ll highlight yesterday’s post from Witherington entitled SACRED TEXTS IN AN ORAL CULTURE—How Did They Function? I believe that … Continue reading →

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Dumb and dumber

Posted on October 5, 2007 by me

I had so many options for naming this particular post, it was very hard to decide. And, I knew that I’d get reamed no matter which I chose. My other options were “Ignorance is… well, ignorance” and “Stupid is as … Continue reading →

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