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change the world with $1
I’ve just participated in onehitwonder and thought you might be interested as well. If you’d like to know more go to www.onehitwonder.org - Check it out and if you’re inspired, then please participate. - Then spread the word by passing it on Thanks! HT: Alan Hirsch Third Place Communities and Forge Tasmania have come up with a way of blessing [...]
challenging the progressive guys
I’m going to take my last post a step further and issue a challenge. I’ve been in conversations recently where the men in the emerging christian movement are saying “but we DO include the women, we DO want more female voices”… So men, here’s your chance. I want to encourage you … challenge you in [...]
we all suffer when the voices are silenced
One thing that frustrates me so much about radicalism in any form especially in Christianity (and by radicalism I mean what has come to be known as fundamentalism - a misnomer but … none the less…) is the voices that are lost. There are so many amazing Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox voices I never [...]
stuff, things and other vague references
I’ve been busy with stuff taking care of things thinking about things overwhelmed by stuff living out the stuff we talk about …so yeah, that’s about it Seriously though, I’m neck deep in yarn - knitting up Christmas gifts (that’s right family, you all get hand knitting gifts this year - get ready to LOVE ME! hehe), I took on [...]
Notable Quotable: Henri Nouwen on the Body of Christ
photo courtesy of zen♫♪ “It is the parts of the body which we consider least dignified, that we surround with the greatest dignity” (1 Corinthians 12:23). The Church as the people of God can truly embody of the living Christ among us only when the poor remain its most treasured part. Care for the poor, therefore, is [...]
Two degrees of separation?…
We shared a room at the Gathering with a really neat and talented illustrator/graphic artist named Paul Soupiset. And really truly, this man is EXTREMELY TALENTED. Make sure you check out his notebooks on his blog. So anyway, we now know Paul, who now has rubbed shoulders with Kevin Bacon at a charity gala - [...]
Cultural Creative?
What is Your World View?created with QuizFarm.com You scored as Cultural Creative Cultural Creatives are probably the newest group to enter this realm. You are a modern thinker who tends to shy away from organized religion but still feels as if there is something greater than ourselves. You are very spiritual, even if you are not religious. [...]
cool bookshelf site
I have been using goodreads to share my books that I have read and record books I want to read but I’ve always been annoyed by how slow it loads and how it’s laid out. I recently was invited to join Shelfari and I like it much better so far. And the good thing [...]