http://www.jeffdoolittle.com Reformed + Missional = Reformissional Sat, 10 May 2008 04:48:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The whirlwind is finally complete. On Thursday, April 24th I drove from Kingsburg to San Diego. Friday morning I headed to Julian for a weekend class retreat. Then I spent Monday through Friday in class at Bethel. On May 2nd, I flew home after 9 days away from ... http://www.jeffdoolittle.com/index.php/2008/05/09/home-at-last/ A friend reminded me of this absolutely amazing guitar video and I just had to post it for those of you who haven’t seen it yet. in case you’re wondering, Eric is tuned FACFCF. This is a very interesting tuning that sort of has a quality like the regular “G” ... http://www.jeffdoolittle.com/index.php/2008/05/06/eric-mongrain/ It’s been a grueling but productive week in San Diego, but I’m so ready to be home for the weekend. This will be my first time on a plane in 8 years. Wow. I can’t believe it’s been that long. http://www.jeffdoolittle.com/index.php/2008/05/01/almost-home/ And I was doing so well blogging regularly… Last week was hectic. We had kids throwing up, Awana Awards night, and I returned to the world of mid-week band practice (more on that later). Then, on Saturday, we spent the morning at church in workshops and seminars. We stayed up ... http://www.jeffdoolittle.com/index.php/2008/04/13/busy-week-busier-weekend/ Doug Wilson has some very thought provoking insights on how we derive our sense of justice. Step out of your desires for a moment. Learn to look at your life as though you were watching a movie, and “you” were a character up on the screen there. View your wants dispassionately, ... http://www.jeffdoolittle.com/index.php/2008/03/26/douglas-wilson-on-desire/ I had the opportunity to preach today at the First Baptist Church of Kingsburg. My message, titled Foolish Things, is an exposition of 1 Corinthians 1:18-31. In this passage, Paul reminds us of the foolishness of worldly wisdom and calls us to radical dependence on God and all ... http://www.jeffdoolittle.com/index.php/2008/03/09/foolish-things/ Tim Challies tells a great story of how to love your neighbor, and the importance of doing so with a joyful heart. The Public Nuisance http://www.jeffdoolittle.com/index.php/2008/03/05/who-is-my-neighbor/ Some links from Dave http://www.jeffdoolittle.com/index.php/2008/03/02/attractional-vs-missional/ The Plague is Coming http://www.jeffdoolittle.com/index.php/2008/02/25/here-comes-the-plague/ I’ve created a summary of my notes from Andy Stanley’s Communicating for a Change . Let me know if it’s helpful to you. http://www.jeffdoolittle.com/index.php/2008/02/22/communicating-for-a-change/ Mark Driscoll’s 4 Questions to Ask When Preparing to Preach (with some of my added thoughts/interpretations). What does it say? (Exegesis, original languages, grammatical constructs, idioms, literary context) What does it mean? (Hermeneutics, interpretation, historical context, authorial intent, original audience) How or why do we resist it? (Assumption of natural resistance, ... http://www.jeffdoolittle.com/index.php/2008/02/20/mark-driscoll-on-preparing-to-preach/ As if the infamous Tom Cruise video wasn’t scary enough, now eBay is letting the “church” of Scientology have direct control over the removal listings from the online auction site. http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/02/19/1943206 Yikes. http://www.jeffdoolittle.com/index.php/2008/02/20/scientology-gets-more-scary/ It has been a while since I’ve had an invitation to preach, but I’m excited that I’ll have the opportunity coming up in a few weeks. While meditating upon possible topics, I was drawn to I Corinthians 1:18-31 where Paul compares the wisdom of God with that of the ... http://www.jeffdoolittle.com/index.php/2008/02/18/foolish-things-study/ The final episode from the 2007 Leading for Life Conference in Berlin, Germany Missional & Mishmash - In Therapy http://www.jeffdoolittle.com/index.php/2008/02/16/missional-mishmash-part-4/ Once again, from the 2007 Leading for Life Conference in Berlin, Germany Missional & Mishmash - Do or Die http://www.jeffdoolittle.com/index.php/2008/02/14/missional-mishmash-part-3/ The saga continues… Missional & Mishmash - On Mission http://www.jeffdoolittle.com/index.php/2008/02/12/missional-mishmash-part-2/ Tolkien Trust Sues New Line, May Kill “Hobbit” B U M M E R http://www.jeffdoolittle.com/index.php/2008/02/12/maybe-we-wont-see-the-hobbit-in-theaters/ From the 2007 Leading for Life Conference in Berlin, Germany Missional & Mishmash - The Pie Chart http://www.jeffdoolittle.com/index.php/2008/02/10/missional-mishmash-part-1/ Tim Keller on the difference between being missional and seeker oriented ministries: http://www.jeffdoolittle.com/index.php/2008/02/10/tim-keller-missional-vs-seeker/ Tim Keller on the difference between being missional versus evangelistic: http://www.jeffdoolittle.com/index.php/2008/02/09/tim-keller-missional-vs-evangelistic/ Greg Gilbert is coming out “Against Music’: I wonder if the whole “excellence in praise and worship music” phenomenon we’ve seen over the past few years—for all the good it’s done—hasn’t also had some less-than-desirable effects on young Christians. I wonder if it hasn’t created a generation of functional mystics who ... http://www.jeffdoolittle.com/index.php/2008/02/07/do-we-need-a-moratorium-on-church-music/ Jonathan Dove, Senior Pastor of Mt. Albert Baptist Church in Auckland New Zealand talks about what it means to be a missional church. http://www.jeffdoolittle.com/index.php/2008/02/07/re-imagine-a-missional-church/ In 4 months I’ll be 1/3 of the way to 100 years. Crazy. (yes, this is a cryptic way of saying that I turned 33 today) http://www.jeffdoolittle.com/index.php/2008/02/06/33/ Back in ‘05 Tim Challies posted a summary of Mark Driscoll’s Radical Reformission. Gospel + Culture - Church = Parachurch Culture + Church - Gospel = Liberalism Church + Gospel - Culture = Fundamentalism I’m definitely picking up a copy of this book. http://www.jeffdoolittle.com/index.php/2008/02/06/radical-reformission/ Good thoughts from the Pastors Conference at Bethlehem Baptist in Minnesota: There are 3 qualities in God’s father-son relationship that we should try to emulate in our own relationships: 1. The father makes the son a part of what he’s doing. 2. The son does the will ... http://www.jeffdoolittle.com/index.php/2008/02/06/fathers-and-sons/