Category Archives: Culture

Lay of the Land

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Dean G. Blevins

We began our day early on the NTC-Brisbane campus. It was a beautiful but crisp morning (Australia’s weather resembles very early spring… which meant extra blankets last night in the dormitory since few homes in Australia possess central heat.) Today was … Continue reading →

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Mission Paraguay

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Dean G. Blevins

While taking a vacation from Discipleship Commons, I have been busy on a new blog KCFC Mission Paraguay http://kcfcmissionparaguay.wordpress.com/  

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Global Conference Day Two

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Dean G. Blevins

Day two of the conference began once again with exuberant worship but moments of serious prayer and scripture. It seems amazing how the body of Christ responds to God’s word and our words of praise, petition, and intercession regardless of … Continue reading →

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Global Theology Opening Day

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Dean G. Blevins

We launched into our global theology conference today to the praise of the NTC Muldersdrift student-led worship. The opening devotions included prayers and scripture reading from some of the emerging scholars in our midst. The scriptures and prayers were read … Continue reading →

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South Africa and Apartheid

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Dean G. Blevins

How does one deal with the failures within one’s own history? Scripture often recounts stories of human unfaithfulness, perhaps as often as it celebrates obedience to God’s faithfulness. What about our own history? As a part of a meeting with … Continue reading →

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Gospel Entrepreneurship

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Dean G. Blevins

This evening’s series of presentations revolved around the theme of entrepreneurship. Greg Forster opened the presentation using Gallup Chairman and CEO Jim Clifton’s argument that the greatest challenge facing the country is job creation.

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What is the purpose of business from God’s perspective?

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Dean G. Blevins

Jeff Van Duzer, provost at Seattle Pacific University, turned the discussion this morning to the nature of business, it purpose, its limits and the obstacles within it. He began with a key question:  What is the purpose of business from … Continue reading →

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