Yesterday I happened to run across the cover article for this month’s Christianity Today magazine. The title caught my attention a bit, so I decided to read it. The article supports a view point which I’ve ran across before. There seems to be two opposing camps on this issue, while most “average” people probably fall
Police Visit Church
Not long ago the police showed up at our home church. I guess we’re doing something right? 8 )
A Jesus Manifesto
In case you haven’t seen it yet, Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola have written a document they’re calling “A Jesus Manifesto”. It has been creating some buzz around the web right now. At the very least, it is something good to consider, though I think it is more than that. It makes me think of
Doing Stuff for God
I was just thinking about how a lot of people and ministries talk about what they’re doing for God. If things, often financially, they’ll talk about how we just need faith that God will provide. Sounds good doesn’t it? The problem is that God often doesn’t provide the way we think he should. So does
The Ups and Downs of an Organic Church
I’ve had a couple of blogs I’ve been wanting to write, but as I believe I’ve mentioned, I’ve been pretty busy—too busy perhaps. I did want to talk some more about church. I don’t think I’ve written any updates in the past month or two. It seemed as though our house church was starting to
Knowing God
Thought of the day: You can’t know God through facts. You can’t get to God through knowledge, logic, science or reason. Though the gap is small, there is a chasm between facts and God. One may think that if they can only dig a bit deeper, they will find the place where the two connect.
Motivation
I’ve been feeling moved to do better in a couple of areas recently. I was pondering this tonight, and questioned what my motivation is. Am I doing this to improve myself, to make me a better person? Am I doing this because I don’t want the embarrassment of people seeing me as less than perfect?
From Eternity to Here Questions
Today I am participating in a “blog circuit event” promoting Frank Viola’s most recent book, “From Eternity to Here”. Bloggers have been given the chance to ask Frank a couple of questions regarding the book, and everyone is posting his replies today. I wanted to ask some real, honest questions as opposed to simple blog
Change Congress
Here’s an interesting article on the relatively new organization, Change Congress. Its main initial focus is to reduce the influence of money on law-making, through grassroots efforts to expose ties legislators have to campaign funding, and to promote those legislators who commit to not taking money from special interest groups. http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/03/stanford-law-pr.html http://change-congress.org/
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“Genuine intimacy is always life-giving—romantic or nonromantic. The “reciprocal communication of selves is the most humanizing and life-giving activity, and it is the lifeblood of friendship—whether it be friendship with God, the special friendship of marriage, or friendship with others.” http://danbrennan.typepad.com/my_weblog/