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Official Blog of Author & Speaker Frank Viola. Digging below the surface and moving beyond the shallows in today's Christianity.
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Frank Viola | Beyond Evangelical
Official Blog of Author & Speaker Frank Viola. Digging below the surface and moving beyond the shallows in today's Christianity.
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“An Apostle’s Supreme Ambition” by T. Austin-Sparks
Frank,
You always amaze me with your ability to be gracious. Tim Challies, as you no doubt know, has been a vocal critic of some of your work. I reread his review of Pagan Christianity. I confess, it would take an extraordinary measure of grace to be as kind to him as you are here given the tone and assessment of his review, not just of your subject matter but in come cases of your motivations and your values.
I’ll keep my eyes on Christ and ask for the ability to be this gracious, but I want you to know that you have amazed me with this and I see Christ better for it.
bart
Thanks for your kind words and for your observation, Bart. I take seriously what Jesus taught us about this issue and make every attempt to flesh it out as best I can, despite my inability. May people see Christ and not me.
Great interview, Frank (and Tim, if you’re out there). Highlights for me were that he recognizes the need to balance family/ministry. That will probably be more challenging when he becomes an “elder” in his church, but recognizing the need is half the battle. Also, some sound advice for those looking to blog regarding motive and using someone to edit/review articles.
I checked out Tim’s blog and really like the look and layout of the page. The content is a good mix of general information and more in-depth articles.
Nicely done.