The Divine Conspiracy

Dallas Willard has produced an extraordinary volume. An award winning look at spiritual life and spiritual disciplines. His section on the Sermon on the Mount is inspired.

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Orthodoxy

G. K. Chesterton's brusque style while defending Christianity doesn't qualify him as the world's first 'shock-jock,' but he will get your attention.

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Reflections On The Psalms

C. S. Lewis brings his considerable intellect, sensitivity and literary skills to advance our understanding of the Psalms.

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The Fiber of Society

Erwin Raphael McManus, An Unstoppable Force, Daring to Become The Church God Had In Mind, Group, 2001, p. 15.   SoAmazing.com

Category: Pastoral Helps, Leadership
ISBN: 0764423061
Keywords: church, spiritual, ecosystem, healthy relationships, great commission, great commandment, Christ, institution, movement, Group, McManus, Erwin Raphael McManus

"Too often the church does not realize that she is a part of a greater societal and spiritual ecosystem and that her role is to be the very fiber that produces health within the ecological system. That is why a balanced ecosystem is of primary importance in the Genesis design. And just as it is critical for all living beings to live within a balanced ecosystem, the church can only thrive in the context of healthy relationships.

We are accustomed to speaking of the great commission, but it is the commandment that Jesus calls 'great.' The commission erupts out of the great commandment: 'Love the Lord your God with all you heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' The second is this: 'Love you neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these. The gospel flows best through the establishing of significant relationships that are authentic and healthy. When relationships become stagnant and the community of Christ closes itself to the outside world, the result is an institution, rather than a movement."

SoAmazing Review: In An Unstoppable Force, Erwin Raphael McManus observes that institutions die, and that the church, as the fiber of the societal ecosystem, must engage in authentic and healthy relationships and follow the great commandment and do the great commission.

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