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Check out these wise words from discerning friends. In the articles below we think much about the place of prayer and God’s Word in the care of our souls, and seek to serve well in the mission assignment granted to us by the Father.
Dr. Jim O’Neill: Abiding
Pressing in to abide with Jesus for the long haul! Is it possible to pursue Jesus over the next 20-plus years in the task of abiding well? Can the next generation of leaders abide well in the care of their own souls? NextGen Gathering, April 23-28, 2023 was devoted to...
Clara Litzsinger: The God Who Sees Me
If I ever got a tattoo it would say “El Roi.” In an intimately beautiful moment of Scripture, we see Hagar enter into a personal relationship with God: “She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: El Roi [You are the One who sees me].” (Genesis 16:13). Hagar was...
Cher Ola: On NextGen
In 2019 I spent 4 months hiking 1500 miles on the Appalachian Trail, also known as the AT. During that time, every other hiker I met became an immediate friend. Connections were made easily without all of the pressures of 'real life' and because we all had the same...
Josh Davis: Engaging With Jesus Through Imagination
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Dave Shive: Rethinking Missio Dei: Temporally Remedial or Eternally Doxological
My suspicion arose late. It was that gradual sense that something was missing. I didn’t suspect the evangelicalism that has shaped my missiology. I’ll always be grateful for an evangelical1 com- munity environment where missions was treated as a high priority. My...
Jim and Sterling O’Neill: NextGen Intro
Dave Shive: Blessing Part II Shalom — The Result Of God’s Blessing
Part II: Shalom – The Result of God’s Blessing In his excellent volume, “Not the Way it Ought to Be: A Breviary of Sin,” Cornelius Plantinga parts the curtains to give the reader a “backstage” peek into God’s intentions in Christ: The webbing together of God, humans,...
Dave Shive: Part I, Blessing
At the spring 2023 NextGen Gathering, we will wrestle with a familiar term: “blessing.” This word is so common that it shouldn’t require much commentary. And yet, as is often the case, we may only have a vague idea of the precise meaning of terms employed in daily...
Angela Zimmerman: A Promise With A Purpose
In our last post, we hit an amazing crescendo, an intensity of God’s covenant to Abram and generations of faithful followers that involved a faith and a promise. In our final post in this series, we’re going to take a look at the implications of God’s promise, and how...
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