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embarrassing admission
I’m starting to read things and talk to various people and say things to myself like this: “oh, he’s just young” or “I bet she’s a college student” or “yeah, that’s a young person” and then find myself confirming my suspicions when I discover the facts….of course, I thought that about Mark Driscoll when I first [...] Related posts:
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Missional Fatigue?
I would like to hear what others feel about this post by Earl Creps. I can’t relate to the couple’s experience in his story but that is not to discount it or suggest this problem doesn’t exist…however, I’d like to explore if this is an inherent problem with missional or the way we are growing [...] Related posts:
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belief
Thanks to John Mayer for a “soundtrack” that could go along with my post below. (HT: Joy) Is there anyone who Ever remembers changing there mind from The paint on a sign? Is there anyone who really recalls Ever breaking rank at all For something someone yelled real loud one time Everyone believes In how they think it ought to be Everyone believes And they’re [...] Related posts:
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why “theology” frustrates me
When we were attending our previous church, several people started getting wind that we were a bit unconventional in some of our ideas - meaning, we didn’t think like them. And in a bounded set, that’s not acceptable. In that model, belonging is the goal and the way you belong is by conforming to that [...] Related posts:
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what is grace?
Photo by KoAn Thanks to Samir and Faith House Manhattan A Sabbath Poem (St. John of the Cross) WHAT IS GRACE? ~ by St. John of the Cross (1542-1591) “What is grace?” I asked God. And He said, “All that happens.” Then He added, when I looked perplexed, “Could not lovers say that every moment in their Beloved’s arms was grace? Existence is my arms, though I well [...] Related posts:
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nothing more fun than making faces
One thing I’ve noticed we stop doing as we get older is making funny faces. I think that’s wrong. To prove my point, I give you the following “fun with apple photobooth” brought to you by Makeesha, Shayel (5) and Aliyah (2) and one of me and shayel from a few months ago Related posts:
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get back to the farm
The hubby just wrote a really great piece for the publishing company he works for - Group Publishing. So here’s my humble advice: Instead of building a supermarket; a one-stop shop for every spiritual need (and then some), pitch your tent in a parking lot and share what you grew “back on the farm.” In an [...] Related posts:
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in grownup news
David will be “official” with Missio soon. We’ll have an account with them so we can raise missionary support and have it funneled through them. When we decide to go over to England, we’ll go through the process of being on staff with CRM but right now, since David is taking classes through Missio, we [...] Related posts:
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