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I’m beginning to write out a chapter in my story. Chapter 1 is called Flowers. Chapter 1 is not done, nor is it necessarily the first chapter of the ‘book’, but it’s what came to mind today and it just kept coming. “The walk down the middle of the crowded church never seemed longer. The […]

Read this in light of the Jesus Map and the comments you’re hearing from your unchurched Democratic California, Kerry voting friends…wow. McLaren gets a lot of things right: A Generous Orthodoxy….an interview with Brian McLaren: “Next-Wave: In the book you talk about being surrounded by Christians who like the idea of the American God, and

I’m beginning to write out a chapter in my story. Chapter 1 is called Flowers. Chapter 1 is not done, nor is it necessarily the first chapter of the ‘book’, but it’s what came to mind today and it just kept coming. “The walk down the middle of the crowded church never seemed longer. The

In a very honest post, “i took the red pill” blogs about her experience not entering community because she enjoyed her pastor so much. Now that he’s leaving, she’s going to stop going to church. It seems as if “i took the red pill” is connected in more ways than she assumes in this post.

In a very honest post, “i took the red pill” blogs about her experience not entering community because she enjoyed her pastor so much. Now that he’s leaving, she’s going to stop going to church. It seems as if “i took the red pill” is connected in more ways than she assumes in this post.

Today our family went to Riley’s Farm to pick apples. It’s a place near Redlands if you know the area. Everything went well except for an injury. Isabela, our 3 year old got rammed by a goat. The thing scratched her stomach. It was crazy. She’s fine after some neosporin and band-aids, and thankfully the

Today our family went to Riley’s Farm to pick apples. It’s a place near Redlands if you know the area. Everything went well except for an injury. Isabela, our 3 year old got rammed by a goat. The thing scratched her stomach. It was crazy. She’s fine after some neosporin and band-aids, and thankfully the

Reading “Refining Your Teaching Style”, a book on the different approaches to preaching – story telling (Max Lucado), revolutionary (McManus), artist (Rob Bell, Trotter) and others, I am none of them 100%, but I am closest to the story-telling style. The danger of the story-teller is you can preach just fluff, not the Word. I

Reading “Refining Your Teaching Style”, a book on the different approaches to preaching – story telling (Max Lucado), revolutionary (McManus), artist (Rob Bell, Trotter) and others, I am none of them 100%, but I am closest to the story-telling style. The danger of the story-teller is you can preach just fluff, not the Word. I

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