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		<title>Thoughts from a bivocational church planter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay. So I&#8217;m going to rant for a few minutes. It may be scattered, but I want you to truly understand what bivocational church planters are thinking. We feel called. I&#8217;m an intentional bivocational church planter. I believe God has called me to be bivocational. And this isn&#8217;t a temporary thing. I&#8217;m planning on staying [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jriggs.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3899219&#038;post=1474&#038;subd=jriggs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>4 suggestions for worship leaders</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:52:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am critical by nature. Guilty as charged.  I&#8217;m (still) learning that most of the things I&#8217;m critical about are just my preference.  This post is one such example. Let&#8217;s talk about worship. My first thoughts are that worship will look different in many churches, and I personally think that&#8217;s okay. As long as Jesus [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jriggs.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3899219&#038;post=1470&#038;subd=jriggs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Immigration and Missions</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 02:21:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I see a lot of Christians post things about immigration. I haven&#8217;t seen very many that are biblical. Through the lens of the gospel, one understands that throughout history, God has used immigration to make sure people hear the gospel. I remember hearing about the four types of missions in college from my professor, former [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jriggs.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3899219&#038;post=1466&#038;subd=jriggs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What would it really be like to move to Chicago? (infographic)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:14:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy</dc:creator>
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		<title>Center Church Chapter 3: The Gospel Affects Everything</title>
		<link>http://jriggs.wordpress.com/2013/03/23/center-church-chapter-3-the-gospel-affects-everything/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 01:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the fourth installment in my review of Center Church by Timothy Keller (2012). You can also read the introduction, chapter 1, and chapter 2. The richness of the gospel. Keller expounded on three truths to &#8220;show that the implications of the gospel are endless&#8221; (p. 46). The incarnation of the gospel and the &#8220;upside-down&#8221; [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jriggs.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3899219&#038;post=1454&#038;subd=jriggs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Center Church Chapter 2: The Gospel is Not a Simple Thing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 03:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Life happens, and so it&#8217;s been a couple of weeks since my review on Chapter 1 of Tim Keller&#8217;s (2012) Center Church. The Bible doesn&#8217;t give one standard gospel outline. Depending on the audience and the author, the gospel is presented different ways in different parts of the Bible. Keller points to the Synoptic authors using the [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jriggs.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3899219&#038;post=1450&#038;subd=jriggs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Aurora, Newtown, and Chicago</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 22:49:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The events in Aurora and Newtown were tragic. The fact that so many innocent adults and children were murdered is heartbreaking. In Aurora, twelve people lost their lives when a deranged gunman entered a theater and began shooting. In Newtown, 26 adults and children were killed by someone whose motives are still unclear. The severity [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jriggs.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3899219&#038;post=1372&#038;subd=jriggs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Center Church Chapter 1: The Gospel Is Not Everything</title>
		<link>http://jriggs.wordpress.com/2013/02/17/center-church-chapter-1-the-gospel-is-not-everything/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 03:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wait. What? The gospel isn&#8217;t everything? Those were my first thoughts when I saw the title. So let&#8217;s get into it. First a brief summary, then some important quotes, and then my personal reflections. SUMMARY The gospel is good news announcing that we have been saved by Jesus&#8217; death on the cross. The gospel isn&#8217;t [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jriggs.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3899219&#038;post=1360&#038;subd=jriggs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Center Church Review (introduction)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 02:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summary: Successful, faithful, or fruitful? Keller (2012) noted that it is only natural for those in ministry to want to know how they are doing. Success is the quantifiable evidence of the church&#8211;such as attendance, decisions, baptisms, and giving. At the other end of the spectrum are those that celebrate faithfulness. Numbers don&#8217;t matter here, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jriggs.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3899219&#038;post=1354&#038;subd=jriggs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Processing through Center Church (an invitation)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:36:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past Christmas, I received the book Center Church (Keller). I&#8217;m at a good place right now to not only read it, but to blog about it as well. As much as I would like to think that you have been dying to hear my thoughts about it, I&#8217;m really doing it as a means [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jriggs.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3899219&#038;post=1352&#038;subd=jriggs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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