I love and have been indelibly influenced by Stanley Hauerwas. I first heard his name during my last year as an MDiv student at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He wasn't…
andrewarndtMay 1, 2014
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Well, here we are approaching the end of another year. And that means, among other things, the annual recap of…
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"Maundy" Thursday. So called because on this day the Church celebrates Jesus' institution of the "new commandment" ("mandatum novum" in Latin) following his washing of the disciples' feet. The commandment…
andrewarndtApril 17, 2014
Last night at Bloom (during the first service), I had the wonderful privilege of baptizing one of the newer members of the Bloom family, Emma Johnson. The experience was totally…
andrewarndtMarch 24, 2014
Ok friends, here's a sweet opportunity for you. In two weeks, me and a few friends are heading out to friggin Eugene Peterson's house (if you don't know who Eugene Peterson is,…
andrewarndtMarch 12, 2014
Our service at Bloom was stunningly beautiful last night. Together with our friends at Hope Community Church, in a near standing-room-only basement, we gathered together to "name" and lament the…
andrewarndtMarch 6, 2014
Ash Wednesday. A day to have ashes smeared on your forehead, acknowledge and publicly confess what a miserable wretch you are, and sit quietly pondering the fact that one day,…
andrewarndtMarch 5, 2014
Growing up in the non-denominational, evangelical world, my background was largely devoid of robust tradition. By the time I got to my early 20's, that lack became a great felt…
andrewarndtMarch 3, 2014
As we all know by now, Don Miller has "left the church"... or at least, that's the impression you'd get if you read all the response to his blog posts…
andrewarndtFebruary 21, 2014
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