on the walk

I hope to offer some sermon reactions as a regular discipline of this blog. I hope that this might be a setting for many to discuss the proclaimed word of God. Hopefully this will prolong our reflection on the sermon and enhance its impact. If you missed the sermon, you can find an audio file of the sermon on this page.

I will confess that on this sermon I have a bit of an inside track. I got to talk to Tom before Continue Reading »

I am preparing to teach Romans this fall. So I am reading a handful of commentaries. There are exceptions but most commentaries of the academic sort begin with an introduction to the book. They usually will discuss any relevant issues related to authorship, textual transmission, dating, dominant interpretive traditions, historical situation, community of origin, etc. And most of them will at least make a passing reference to genre.

I love these genre studies. In fact I love all the intro stuff and think that all of it is vital to informed and honest Bible study. [Some of you have encountered my SAGA mnemonic, Setting Author, Genre, Audience.] But I must say that the genre issue has a place dear to my heart for at least two reasons. Continue Reading »

Here are some sites and book recommendations. If you have a resource you are desperate to share, feel free to share it in the comments section.

Online Bibles

1. Blue Letter Bible
2. Bible Gateway
3. Olive Tree (Bible Resource for PDA’s and Smart Phones)

Restoration Movement Sites

1. Christian Standard

Really Great Blogs

1. Jesus Creed
2. Mark Roberts
3. Alex Lozada’s blog
4. John Sarno’s worship blog.

Spiritual Formation

This Blog is part of the spiritual formation ministry of Mountain Christian Church. Anyone interested in participating in a conversation about how to follow Jesus as a member of a local body of believers is invited to join us. Often we will focus on the particular happenings and ministries of Mountain, but most of what we talk about is relevant to anyone who cares about the journey of following Christ and recognizes that we can only take this journey in relationship with others.

It is sincerely hoped that the phrase “on the walk” describes both the topic of this blog and the location of this blog. I hope that our conversation bears out that we are not just talking about traveling (like we might while looking at vacation photos after a trip to the beach) but that we are talking while traveling. That distinction I think makes all the difference in the world.

I’ll see you on the walk.

-Ethan Magness
Pastor of Spiritual Formation

This blog is part of the spiritual formation ministry of Mountain Christian Church. Like we Christians, this blog is a work in progress. We do not yet know what it will be or where it will go. Over time it will grow as others are invited to post and share their thoughts. At first I won’t be surprised if most of the posts come from me (Ethan Magness) and most of the comments come from Alex Lozada. However we are eager for others to join. Please find yourself invited to this conversation – on the walk.