Recent comments by presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann have stirred up the discussion about gay marriage once again. While speaking to a group of high school…
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Jonathan Brink
The Author
Jonathan Brink
I am the Senior Editor at Provoketive. I am the author of the recently published, Discovering the God Imagination. I also serve as Senior Editor for Civitas Press, a boutique publishing firm specializing in inspiring and redemptive ideas. I am developing a new model for publishing and seek to create new opportunities for fresh and creative voices.
Occasionally, I speak on issues of justice, postmodern theology, and living a life in the way of Jesus. I leads workshops on The Practice of Love and Exploring a Postmodern Gospel at BeADisciple.com.
I am a son, a husband, and a father. I live in Folsom, Ca, with my beautiful wife and amazing three children.
The topic: Follow. In August we are going to consider the idea of following. Jesus said, “Take up your cross and follow me,” and that has powerful implications in the way we live. How does that affect you? We believe the power of voice has tremendous capacity to inspire and encourage people. Provoketive is a space to explore our humanity, who we follow, and who is following us.
The following is a list of participants in this Synchroblog. To participate, click here.
August 2nd – Ray Carroll – Following Christ After Extreme Failure
August 3rd – Jeremy Myers – Everyone is Following Jesus
August 4th – Carol Kuniholm – Which Way Am I Called to Follow?
August 6th – Leah Randall – Two Words
August 7th – Liz Dyer – Give Up Your Good Christian Life and Follow Jesus
August 8th – Ellen Haroutunian – Follow Me
August 9th – Leah Chang – Following Jesus Everywhere
August 10th – Glenn Hager – Strange Places
August 11th - Ray Carroll – “Where Will We Go?” Christ vs. The Crusade System
August 13th – Sarita Baker Brown – Why I Am Leaving Christianity
August 14th – Jennifer Luitweiler – U2 and the Call to Follow
August 15th – Kathy Escobar – What It Means to Follow
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So am I, Jeremy! Glad to be keeping company with you here, my friend.