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God said,
God spoke the heavens and all the stars into existence. Ps. 33:6
“importance of agreeing on vision, purpose and the person responsible.”
― God in the City: A Missional Way of Life in an Urban Context
― God in the City: A Missional Way of Life in an Urban Context
“How blessed1 is the one2 who does not follow3 the advice4 of the wicked,5 or stand in the pathway6 with sinners,”
― NET Bible
― NET Bible
“exile.” (Jer. 29:10–14 NASB) I think that verse, sometimes used by Christians in a bumper sticker sort of way, has deeper impact when we remember it’s being used to tell heartbroken believers that they’re going to be stuck in their torment for many, many more years but that God has not forgotten them.”
― City Changers: Being the Presence of Christ in Your Community
― City Changers: Being the Presence of Christ in Your Community
“the New Urban Crisis is also a crisis of the suburbs, of urbanization itself, and of contemporary capitalism writ large.”
― The New Urban Crisis: How Our Cities Are Increasing Inequality, Deepening Segregation, and Failing the Middle Class-and What We Can Do About It
― The New Urban Crisis: How Our Cities Are Increasing Inequality, Deepening Segregation, and Failing the Middle Class-and What We Can Do About It
“well-nurtured plants . . . pillars. The royal interest of this psalm in conjunction with the reference to a palace might conjure an image of flourishing civic projects. The splendor of a palace and city was enhanced by ornamental gardens. The Assyrian king Sennacherib (c. 700 BC) boasted that he adorned the city of Nineveh with a “great park” containing all kinds of herbs and fruit trees, and that he allotted plots of land for the people to plant orchards. In addition, he developed an elaborate irrigation system to keep the plantings lush. Similarly, fine architecture was a credit to any monarch who experienced success in his reign. Sennacherib spoke of the elaborate portico of his palace with copper and cedar pillars to support the grand doors. Such pillars were sometimes carved in human shape. This psalm draws on such images to describe the blessing of offspring who flourish as the most important pride of any community (see notes on 127:1, 4–5).”
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