I have been using Twitter to write down micro-blog posts. I have tried to keep them around the theme of church leadership like my blog. Each “tweet” is only 140 characters. I try to provide something of value and not just tell you what I had for breakfast. Anyway, I just thought I would post the last 72 here so you can see what has been on my mind the last three months.
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The most recent tweets (Oct 3rd) are at the top.
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Good theologians also know: "First pride, then the crash—the bigger the ego, the harder the fall" (Proverbs 16:18 The Message translation).1:33 PM Oct 3rd from web
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R.R. Reno puts Duke and Notre Dame at top of his 2009 Ranking of Graduate Programs in Theology at First Things @ROFTERS http://bit.ly/6vaqH 12:40 PM Oct 3rd from bit.ly
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@scotmcknight At Tim Keller's post, I tried to explain Willow Creek as Anabaptist and evangelistic–affirming Keller. http://bit.ly/4ujBpW 8:07 PM Oct 2nd from web
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Tim Keller: Willow Creek "kingly", Reformed "prophetic", emerging "priestly." I comment–agreeing. http://bit.ly/4ujBpW via @edstetzer 9:10 PM Oct 1st from bit.ly
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Program Books: SBL http://bit.ly/ug2JH American Academy of Religion http://bit.ly/3SNpht Evangelical Theological Society http://bit.ly/xJXV2 2:29 PM Oct 1st from bit.ly
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The Nines Videos (75 9-minute-talks for church leaders) Now Online @leadnet http://bit.ly/117DPo 8:56 AM Oct 1st from bit.ly
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A Fuller Ph.D. student @kyledbennett rants about grading papers and I give my two cents. http://kyledavidbennett.com… 6:44 PM Sep 28th from web
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I commented on "Campus Ministry That’s Not for Every One" at John Stackhouse’s blog http://bit.ly/29TqNZ 10:12 AM Sep 28th from bit.ly
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I commented on the definition of "exclusivism" at "Gospel Exclusivists" post at @scotmcknight blog http://bit.ly/ZCtLJ 10:11 AM Sep 28th from bit.ly
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Famous historian Philip Jenkins, Princeton Sem's Kenda Creasy Dean, and author Os Guinness will be at Duke Div Oct 5-7. http://bit.ly/1gOe8t 2:38 PM Sep 27th from web
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I have posted some Resources for Theological Reflection on U2 that I have been looking at http://bit.ly/SBSwv 1:40 PM Sep 26th from bit.ly
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I recommend the book by Luther Seminary prof Christian @Scharen on U2. It argues they are theologically sophisticated. http://bit.ly/4ulFXJ 11:49 AM Sep 26th from web
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People from all over are coming here (Durham, NC) next weekend for an academic conference on U2. http://u2conference.com/ 11:39 AM Sep 26th from web
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Been reflecting on the column by the always provocative opinion columnist Maureen Dodd. It is indeed hard to be a woman. http://bit.ly/wtGtT 5:23 PM Sep 25th from web
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http://www.outreachmagazine… 100 Largest Churches in America for 2009. See top 16 at @kentshaffer http://bit.ly/T8MQE 9:37 AM Sep 25th from bit.ly
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Moltmann, LaHaye and Packer are all 83. A list by me: Birthdates of Famous Living Pastors and Theologians http://bit.ly/Udvmp 3:07 AM Sep 24th from bit.ly
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You can get an email of daily News & Ideas from Duke Divinity's Faith & Leadership http://bit.ly/4gkRZK & encourage them to join Twitter 🙂 10:59 AM Sep 23rd from bit.ly
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Elder to young E. Peterson, "How about you let us learn how to run the church and we let you learn how to be a pastor?" http://bit.ly/3j9lwl 10:46 AM Sep 23rd from web
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Eugene Peterson "I took my appointments calendar and wrote in two-hour meetings with 'FD' three afternoons a week." http://bit.ly/gjsvw 10:22 AM Sep 23rd from web
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Sound counsel on boundaries, family and time management by @JimMartin "The Pastor's Schedule" posted at @TheJesusCreed http://bit.ly/1ahHrq 10:16 AM Sep 23rd from bit.ly
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I commented on the post by @DGShroyer on A Peacemaking Kingdom (Moltmann) vs. A Peaceable Kingdom (Hauerwas) http://bit.ly/4enCWu 10:08 PM Sep 18th from bit.ly
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I highly recommend NT Pod http://podacre.blogspot.com/ by Duke prof Mark Goodacre @goodacre It is brief, fun, and thought-provoking. 4:39 PM Sep 17th from web
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Tonight's guest at Duke New Testament / Judaic Studies Colloquium is retired Oxford prof Géza Vermes on History in the Dead Sea Scrolls. 4:35 PM Sep 17th from web
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A great piece by Andy Crouch @ahc on attending the U2 concert, Apple products, homogeneity, greatness, and humility. http://bit.ly/i2F8R 3:31 PM Sep 17th from web
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I reviewed Lesslie Newbigin's 1956 primer Sin and Salvation http://bit.ly/GMJjv 10:58 PM Sep 16th from bit.ly
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I showed Newbigin class the 3 min YouTube gospel presentation by @jameschoung http://bit.ly/AvI3q as we reflected on N's Sin and Salvation. 9:03 PM Sep 16th from web
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I voiced my preference for tweeters who tweet once every couple days at Skye Jethani's post "Why I Don’t Tweet… http://bit.ly/1stKyz 7:01 AM Sep 16th from bit.ly
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A Twitter testimonial: I passed my friend a job opening that I heard about on Twitter and he got the job. Yeah! 1:07 PM Sep 15th from web
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Rare books by one of my favorite theologians: John Howard Yoder (1927-1997) Catalog @ERBks http://bit.ly/118UXc 11:34 PM Sep 11th from bit.ly
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Tonight and tomorrow we doctoral students from Duke and UVa are meeting to talk interdisciplinary approaches to "Canon and Pedagogy." 6:01 PM Sep 11th from web
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Great that cover art for The Word Leaps the Gap: Essays in Honor of Richard B. Hays http://bit.ly/2p9HEw is by Makoto Fujimura @iamfujimura 5:51 PM Sep 11th from bit.ly
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Oct issue of Christianity Today @CTmagazine print edition debuts new format. See: http://www.christianitytoda… 5:28 PM Sep 11th from web
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This should get some chuckles regardless of where you stand. "The Top 10 Reasons Why Men Shouldn’t Be Ordained" http://bit.ly/4piHYN 2:57 PM Sep 11th from bit.ly
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I recommend the too little known blog http://praxishabitus.blogsp… by Davidson sociologist Gerardo Marti who tweets @praxishabitus 2:10 PM Sep 11th from web
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Free subscription to International Bulletin of Missionary Research for Students http://bit.ly/or2ii 3:48 PM Sep 10th from bit.ly
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Leadership Network & Catalyst present "The Nines" today online. http://thenines.leadnet.org/ 9/9/09 9:09a.m.CDT Free.7:37 AM Sep 9th from web
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I reviewed Signs Amid the Rubble (a collection of lectures on mission) by Lesslie Newbigin http://bit.ly/9UT0Y 11:43 PM Sep 7th from bit.ly
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See @kentshaffer 's new post based on a lot of research: The Top 100 most popular Church Blogs http://bit.ly/2aNem8 12:18 PM Sep 6th from bit.ly
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Geoffrey Wainwright on Constantianism, "It was Theodosius not Constantine who made Christianity the official state religion." 4:53 PM Sep 2nd from web
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The post "Translators Will Revise NIV in 2011" by @tedolsen at @CTmagazine has been revised and expanded http://bit.ly/Lrbr 9:44 PM Sep 1st from bit.ly
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I commented on this: Correcting the 'Mistakes' of TNIV, Translators Will Overhaul NIV | Liveblog | Christianity Today http://bit.ly/Lrbr 1:47 PM Sep 1st from bit.ly
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Moltmann on his early pastoral work in 1953-54, "My work as pastor was quite exciting, for I had hardly any practice." A Broad Place, p. 60. 12:07 AM Aug 29th from web
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Moltmann: 1st 3 theological mentors (1948-52) were "Barth-worshipers": Hans-Joachim Iwand, Ernst Wolf & Otto Weber. A Broad Place, p. 47. 11:57 PM Aug 28th from web
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Part 2 of 2-part-tweet . . . That is why anyone who was involved does not like to talk about it." Jürgen Moltmann, A Broad Place, 19. 11:28 PM Aug 28th from web
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Part 1 of 2-part-tweet: "War stories are not tales of adventure. They are stories about destruction and death . . . 11:27 PM Aug 28th from web
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During the next year, I am going to Catalyst Conference (Oct), ETS / SBL (Nov), Wheaton Theology Conference (Apr), and ASM / AETE (June). 10:33 AM Aug 28th from web
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I commented on Bonhoeffer's Life Together @scotmcknight http://bit.ly/EUZ7X & recommend Earl Palmer on B. @TheKindlings http://bit.ly/yVoQK 9:31 AM Aug 28th from bit.ly
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Today is the first day of class @DukeDivinity School. The courses offered this semester: http://www.divinity.duke.ed… 11:55 AM Aug 24th from web
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What do you recommend for Theological Spanish reading exam practice? http://bit.ly/10SsuZ 11:08 AM Aug 24th from web
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Feb 4, 1906 – Apr 9, 1945) and Lesslie Newbigin (Dec 8, 1909 – Jan 30, 1998). I wish Bonhoeffer had made it to 1990's. 10:39 PM Aug 22nd from web
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Newbigin (age 41) & Barth (age 64) worked together at WCC conferences in 1950-1952. In retirement after 1974, N. read B's Dogmatics. 10:28 PM Aug 22nd from web
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Newbigin like Karl Barth did not have an earned doctorate in theology. 10:26 PM Aug 22nd from web
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Newbigin wrote his 3 most significant works (Open, Foolishness, Gospel) after mandatory retirement from position of bishop at 65 in 1974. 10:15 PM Aug 22nd from web
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I recommend Lesslie Newbigin's Unfinished Agenda: An Updated Autobiography. Accessible and inspiring. See my post http://bit.ly/15gYMk 4:21 PM Aug 21st from web
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Lots of talk today on Twitter and blogs about @JohnPiper 's blogpost The Tornado, the Lutherans, and Homosexuality http://bit.ly/UmUZ4 8:01 PM Aug 20th from bit.ly
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RT @FaithTheology Fuller Seminary professor and Barth translator Geoffrey Bromiley has died 1915-2009 http://bit.ly/4qOQc0 11:54 AM Aug 12th from web
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New blogpost: July / August Personal Update: leisure reading, preliminary exams preparation, and personal habits. http://bit.ly/cDtzu 11:43 PM Aug 10th from bit.ly
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In New Smyrna Beach, FL for 10th wed. anniversary (July 10). Reading Gilead & Giants: The Parallel Lives of F. Douglass and A. Lincoln. 5:00 PM Jul 24th from web
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@jwilson1812 Is that a B&C assignment? 🙂 Newbigin brought together ecclesiology, missiology, MacIntyre, biblical theology & charismatics. 1:01 AM Jul 22nd from web in reply to jwilson1812
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New memoir by @MargotStarbuck http://bit.ly/NDJpZ includes Glen Ellyn, IL, Westmont College, UrbanPromise, Princeton Seminary, & Durham, NC. 9:47 PM Jul 20th from bit.ly
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Lesslie Newbigin would have had 100th birthday on December 8, 2009. I am Geoffrey Wainwright's TA for Newbigin course this fall at Duke. 12:47 PM Jul 20th from web
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@jtremonti The Bethge biography of Bonhoeffer is monstrously long but accurate, personal, theological and gripping. 12:41 PM Jul 20th from web in reply to jtremonti
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I read biographies of Bonhoeffer, Barth & Packer. Next: Aquinas, Calvin, Newbigin, Yoder, FF Bruce, and Moltmann. Theology for story-lovers. 11:46 AM Jul 20th from web
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I commented on my friend @jasonclark 's update on his ongoing Ph.D. work in ecclesiology and political theology. http://bit.ly/RydGt 10:21 AM Jul 17th from bit.ly
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I encouraged Christa Countryman who is trying to finish The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky "My Summer Nemesis" http://bit.ly/eIAkz 3:54 PM Jul 14th from bit.ly
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"Distracted from distraction by distraction . . . in this twittering world." T.S. Eliot. Four Quartets (1943), p. 17. http://bit.ly/OTqDe 9:08 AM Jul 14th from web
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Wheaton Theology Conference April 16-17, 2010 with N.T. Wright, R.B. Hays, M. Bockmuehl, K. Vanhoozer–all favs of mine http://bit.ly/15pFon 8:42 PM Jul 10th from bit.ly
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Francis Collins Veritas Forum talks http://www.veritas.org/medi… "Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief" 9:00 PM Jul 9th from web
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Francis Collins nominated director of NIH. See @CTmagazine interviews http://bit.ly/2NVTiP His http://bit.ly/PjOao is #1 Apologetics @Amazon 8:51 PM Jul 9th from bit.ly
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Recommended date movie: "Once" (2007). It is is R for language. Beautiful, powerful, and wonderful music. http://bit.ly/CJeq7 11:38 PM Jul 8th from web
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My new website http://www.theologicalgerma… is up. 4:13 AM Jul 1st from web
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I posted my paper I wrote for Hauerwas "Bonhoeffer’s ecclesiology and making sense of Letters and Papers from Prison" http://bit.ly/bjd7u5:18 PM Jun 26th from bit.ly