Well, we have finally arrived at the summit of our discussion. This is where we want to be. We’ve stepped in, searched out, showed up and now it is time to show off. The point is not that we now show off our learning or our righteousness. Rather, we get to show off Christ in… Continue reading Showing Off: Proclamation in context
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Showing Up: Alternative Hope
In this chapter, we start to think more about idolatry and the alternative (false) hopes that people living in urban neighbourhoods are offered. Showing up, is the stage where we start to think about why idolatry offers false hope by showing up its failings and flaws. Idolatry offers false hope because whilst for a time… Continue reading Showing Up: Alternative Hope
Searching Out: Identity
In this chapter we will start to focus on the people who live in Urban Britain and on their cultures and communities. We will be thinking about what it mean to live in the city. We will start by picking up on general experience of urban life and then will focus on particular aspects of… Continue reading Searching Out: Identity