Grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! Welcome to my internet journal devoted to the gospel of Jesus Christ. My name is Morgan, and I am pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Donalsonville, Georgia. Most of my postings will deal with theology, faith in Christ, and their intersection with life.
Ad fontes was the cry of the Reformation. Imagine, the reformers lived at a time of unbelievable technological innovation and the (re)birth of science. Yet, they wanted to go back to the sources (the fountains) supplying faith: the scriptures and the most basic doctrines, which they believed would lead them closer to Christ.
We live in such a time as well. Our world is changing around us, yielding inventions that function on principles that are inexplicable, almost magic to us. How can a person live as a faithful Christian with an mp3 player in one hand and a bible in the other (to [inter]change an image from Karl Barth)? How can we make time for God in a world that barely leaves us time for "ourselves"?
As Alan Roxburgh said this weekend at a Presbytery missional leadership conference, "our maps have changed." The maps changed during the lifetime of the reformers to include the Pacific Ocean. Our maps have changed, with people defined more by their internet relationships than by their geographical relationship (to paraphrase Alan).
To put it another way, how can we make sure that everyone sees that Jesus is everywhere on every map, fulfilling the Great Comission? How can we sow the Word in every place, using the technology of today as the Reformers used the technology of their day?
God Bless!
In Christ,
MORGAN
PS - Special thanks to Alan www.mliweb.net
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