On December 27th, Matthew Parris, a self-admitted atheist, wrote this in London's The Times: Now a confirmed atheist, I've become convinced of the enormous contribution that Christian evangelism makes in Africa: sharply distinct from the work of secular NGOs, government projects and international ... Read More
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Tim Keller reflects in Christianity Today on the nature of humility and pride. I found this to be very helpful, as I struggle so deeply with this issue in my own life. The Advent of Humility HT: Justin ... Read More
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Eric Redmond is the Senior Pastor of Hillcrest Baptist Church in Temple Hills, MD. In a recent blog post he shared the internal struggles he faced at the polls as a Pro-life African American. The following is an excerpt... How I wish that the first time there was a probable opportunity ... Read More
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The election is one week away... wow! I think this article by John Piper gives some good perspective as we get ready to head to the polls. Let Christians Vote as Though They were Not ... Read More
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The 2008 Desiring God National Conference entitled The Power of Words and the Wonder of God just finished up in Minneapolis. The conference featured John Piper, Mark Driscoll and Paul Tripp among others. Click here to download resources from the conference, including audio from all of ... Read More
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I made the last minute decision to put reading Vintage Jesus on hold for the Inversion Community in order to jump on board with the rest of Fellowship in reading Crazy Love by Francis Chan. Here is some of what Tim Challies had to say about the book... There are two ways of critiquing the ... Read More
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If you have been like me, you've been losing some sleep watching the Olympics. I made a comment to someone before they started that I wasn't all that interested... well, Michael, Shawn, Nastia and "The Lightning Bolt" have certainly made me eat those words (If you don't know who those ... Read More
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Mark Driscoll has a new book coming out in September on the cross of Christ called Death by Love. This is the second book in the Vintage Jesus Series by Driscoll. Man, I am so encouraged by what Crossway publishers are doing throught the Re:Lit line of books. If Death by Love ... Read More
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As many of you know, Inversion is doing Don't Waste Your Life by John Piper as its Summer Teaching Series. I really believe this will be formative for us as a community as we seek to live for the gospel in a costly, yet joyful way. For those who may not be too familiar with Piper's teaching here ... Read More
Reid posted these thoughts on his blog after our final night with him a few weeks ago... we love you dude, and will miss you! Read More
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Check out his new book, The Reason for God. (HT: Justin Taylor) ... Read More
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Last Thursday really was a very significant night for Inversion. If you were not able to make it to the Gathering, we announced Ray McKelvy as the new Teaching Pastor for Inversion. As most of you know, God has called Reid Monaghan, who started Inversion back in 2004, to start a ... Read More
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Mark Driscoll gives a very helpful and humorous talk on dating during his Religion Saves series... check out the talk here. Read More
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Good stuff from Mahaney on the most over-hyped sporting event known to man. I agree that the Patriots will probably win, but I sure would love to see them go down in flames. Thoughts on Super Bowl XLII ... Read More
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You guys did an incredible job of giving to the Inverted Thanksgiving: Local and Global efforts! We exceeded our goal of 3000 cans and contributed 3681 canned goods to the Salvation Army and Nashville Social Services! Our partnership with them will help provide food baskets to ... Read More
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Mark Driscoll, Pastor for Preaching at Mars Hill Church in Seattle, is solidly Reformed and refreshingly relevant. He has on a number of occasions raised the ire of his detractors with his keen mind and sarcastic wit. In a recent message on Philippians 2, Driscoll gets real honest and ... Read More
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I ran across this great post by Tim Challies and found it very helpful as we consider whether or not to pull on the costume and go forage for some candy. Here is an excerpt: The truth is that I have several convictions regarding Halloween. I despise the pagan aspects of it. I am ... Read More
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This Thursday should be lots of fun as we return to the Barn for our Intersection discussion entitled Green and the Gospel (Christianity and the Environment). We encourage you to read the suggested articles before you come on Thursday. See you in a couple ... Read More
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Hey Folks, If you weren't at last Thursday's Intersection on the Emerging Church, I highly recommend that you listen to Reid's wrap up comments. His contribution to the conversation is important and worth listening to. Click here to listen and read the related ... Read More
Hey Folks, Last Thursday Ray McKelvy showed us what it looks like when our story collides with the story of Jesus. What an incredible thing it is when we see this happening. If you have missed any of the Signposts messages you can listen to them here. This Thursday we ... Read More
Hey Folks, It really was great to get away with many of you on the Missio Dei Retreat. Tom Pussel, one of the teaching pastors at Fellowship Louisville, took us on a four-part journey into the meaning and application of what it would look like to join God on his ... Read More
As we continue to move through the Gospel of Mark, it is so critical that we be reminded of something Reid talked about on Thursday. The gospel is not just the basics of our faith, but something that weaves its way all through the narrative of the Bible. Quoting Tim Keller ... Read More
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Last Thursday we had a great start to our journey in Mark. Reid pointed out that some of us are so familiar with the narrative of Jesus that it has lost its "magic". I know that this has certainly been the case at different times in my life. If you weren't able to ... Read More
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It was great seeing so many of you at the Fall Kickoff last Saturday!! It seemed like the breeze kicked in at just the right time, helping us enjoy some hang time on a late summer night. Hey, we just wanted to remind you that we begin our Fall Teaching Series this Thursday night at ... Read More
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If you saw Reid's previous post then you need no other reasons to show up to the Kickoff this Saturday. Invite your friends and remind them of our first Gathering next Thursday! ... Read More
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I for one am getting pretty stoked about our upcoming season together in Inversion. Having been in the Gospel of Luke in my personal devotions lately has really gotten me excited about our journey in Mark. My hope and prayer is that our time looking directly at Jesus over the ... Read More
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Hey folks, I'm proud to say that I am now the father of a second little dude. Hayes Judson Phipps was born last Tuesday, 7/31, weighing in at a slim 6 pounds, 1 ounce. The amazing thing is that in one week he has put on 12 ounces of weight. I think Amy is feeding him protein ... Read More
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