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New Addition: Audio SermonsEpiphany: The Light of the World is Jesus Get it Yourself What I'm Going to Do When the Next Pastor Gets Here Completely Supreme: Christ is King! Giving Thanks, or Sulking at the Card Table? Blind No More |
My (Latest) Favorite ThingRecently, a ministry colleague pointed me to a wonderful web-based library cataloging tool called LibraryThing. For free (or $25 for a lifetime membership) you can catalog all your personal books-- plus share information, ideas, and reviews with others in the library who have the same books and interests. It's been fun for me, especially since I've never taken the time to catalog my personal library and, in the meantime, get reaquainted with it. But it's also been handy, too, to have online access and also to share it with others. Since I can't keep all my books at work, it's nice to search the whole collection from my computer at church. Below, I've posted some links for you to try out. Give it a whirl! Here's the collection of "Tags" (descriptive categories) from my library: If you'd like to generally browse my library catalog, try this link: 
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In Memoriam: Robert E. Webber
Noted theologian, author, and my dear mentor Dr. Robert E. Webber died
Friday, April 27, in his home in Sawyer, Michigan, after an eight-month
struggle with pancreatic cancer. He was 73 years old. And he was also
the most vigorous, most postmodern (in the very best sense of the word)
73 year old I've ever met. He was an elegant, thoughtful, wise, and
fun-loving fellow and, without doubt, one of the most influential
theologians of our day.
Dr. Webber was born in the Congo of missionary parents and was raised in the Philadelphia area. He earned the Th.D. from Concordia Theological Seminary. From 1968 to 2000 he served as Professor of Theology at Wheaton College, and was named Professor Emeritus upon his retirement in 2000. He was appointed William R. and Geraldine D. Myers Professor of Ministry and Director of the M.A. in Worship and Spirituality at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in the fall of 2000. Bob Webber founded The Institute for Worship Studies (now the Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies) in 1998. The Institute is a Masters and Doctorate level graduate school focused on the study of the theological, biblical, historical, sociological and missiological foundations of Christian worship. I was a member of the inaugural "Alpha" class of the Institute and graduated with my doctoral degree in 2003. Bob was noted for his numerous writings and workshops in worship and worship renewal. During the course of his travels, over 30,000 people attended his workshops. His over 40 books include such titles as Evangelicals on the Canterbury Trail, Worship Is a Verb, Worship Old and New, Ancient-Future Faith, Ancient-Future Time, Ancient-Future Evangelism, Journey to Jesus, The Younger Evangelicals, and The Divine Embrace. He served as editor of the seven-volume The Complete Library of Christian Worship and was a regular columnist for "Worship Leader Magazine". 
Bob leaves behind a wife, Joanne,
four children, John (Isabel), Alexandra (Jack), Stefany (Tom), and
Jeremy (Susie), seven grandchildren, and a rich legacy of friends,
colleagues, and countless grateful students, of whom I am but one.
At Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church,
we also posted a tribute in memory of Bob on our Worship and Creative
Arts website. You may visit it by clicking here: FOPC Website.
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New Website Feature
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Spiritual Gifts On-line Inventory
Here's something nifty! "Team Ministy", the Spiritual Gifts Inventory
people, have put a terrific online version of their gifts discovery tool
on the web. Want to try it out? Click on the link below:
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Did you know that "Christianity Today Magazine" also offers a wonderful
magazine called "Christian History"?
