by Tim Brister | Feb 8, 2016 | Love Your Neighbor, Missional
Several years ago, I hashed out in a moleskine a process to making the gospel visible in word and deed in the neighborhood. I used the prefix “be” to harmonize 7 steps that are sequential and cyclical. This is a significant element to my understanding and...
by Tim Brister | Feb 3, 2016 | Love Your Neighbor, Missional
In my previous neighboring 101 post, I mentioned a few ways to do research on your neighborhood and community. What I did not mention are two other neighborhood specific places where I have sought to do cultural exegesis. When I first moved into my neighborhood, I...
by Tim Brister | Feb 1, 2016 | Love Your Neighbor, Missional
Did you know there are ways you can “get to know” your neighbors before you “get to know” them? While you may not get all the specific information you can in a personal conversation, doing your research can help you understand the metanarrative...
by Tim Brister | Jan 27, 2016 | Love Your Neighbor, Missional, Quotes
“Christians must be like their neighbors in the food they eat and clothes they wear, their dialect, general appearance, work life, recreational and cultural activities, and civic engagement. They participate fully in life with their neighbors. Christians should...
by Tim Brister | Jan 26, 2016 | Discipleship, Jesus, Love Your Neighbor, Missional
One of the more influential books I’ve read over the past year is Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown. Listen to how McKeown summarizes the way of the Essentialist: “The way of the Essentialist means living by design, not by...
by Tim Brister | Jan 25, 2016 | Love Your Neighbor, Missional
If you’re like me, you tend to forget things, especially names. I’m the worst at this, people. But there is nothing like meeting someone for the first time, and days or weeks later calling them by their name, even better, if you can remember the details of...
