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sort of like a clown
My frustration with the church is not unlike my annoyance with clowns. I like the person just fine until they put all that stuff on, then they sort of freak me out. (I used to have that t-shirt by the by) Tags: church
prophetic voices
…hang with me y’all, it’s not gonna get kooky My blog buddy hamo has a fantastic post that truly is inspired. We really have to stop this nonsense talk about taking the world for Christ when most of us don’t even know our own next door neighbours. And we need to stop expecting God [...]
friendship: the other side
we cannot be good Christ followers if we do not learn from the other, if we do not open ourselves up to the reality that "the other" has something to show us about God because *gasp* God is actually present outside our own Christian world.
BFF?
One of the things I've discovered in my time in the church world is that church friendships are almost exactly like work relationships, except people see each other even more infrequently. This applies perhaps even more so to leaders - even amongst each other. Which means you're "friends" or at least "friendly" as long as you go to the church
pithy me 2 years ago
“If people are equipped in the “BEing”, they won’t have to be coerced in the “DOing”. Makeesha January 2006
My radical views on leadership
In honor of blogging about churchy stuff for 2 years, I will post a few of my more “troublesome” views. Let these be a lesson to any of you in “traditional” churches - don’t be radical if you want to keep your job. (my use of the words *troublesome and radical* is tongue in cheek [...]
Lest we forget the mystical
(Thoughts inspired in part by: Barna - Is American Christianity Turning Charismatic HT: Brother Maynard) This post won’t be terribly cohesive, just a hodge podge of thoughts..so don’t say I didn’t warn you For those who don’t know, I grew up Assemblies of God and then Non Denominational Word of Faith Charismatic. I have [...]
Jesus lives here
“Where is Jesus in this thing we call Christianity? Where could you take Jesus to church and not feel like you had to explain it to him?” Jim Henderson I speak of our faith community with deep affection. Sincere, unashamed, passionate love. And this is precisely why - In our church, there is nothing that goes on [...]