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Monthly Archives: February 2012
All is well…
Horatio Spafford wrote this poem, turned hymn in 1873, after a string of painful life experiences. He had lost one son at age four. Then was financially ruined from a successful business he had built from the ground up in … Continue reading
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SBC …XYZ
The Southern Baptists have just concluded their wrestling with changing their name or not. I agree – time to reconsider their label as a growing percentage of their churches are not in the “South”. It is more reflective of present … Continue reading
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Lord, please move in Syria
Dear Lord, Yet another despot lords violently over the people of a country, people weak and without a shepherd. Please move in Syria. Please rescue them from Assad. Please bring down this violent, evil, ugly demonic despot and his regime. … Continue reading
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In a multiple choice world, choosing to stay
We live in the most mobile society EVER… the economic crisis and recession that began in 2008 has seen the most stable our society has been since before WWII. AND a huge increase in shared living arrangements, including multi-generational houses, … Continue reading
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God and His hope for this world…and eternity
I appreciate the perspective many more mainline (liberal) movements have regarding the planet and things here today. So often, evangelicals dismiss here and now, be it institutions, be it the planet, be it conservation and recycling, be it ecology and … Continue reading
Our Community’s guest writes about our tribe…
Julian, visiting here with us this week, wrote about a sister community to us in Los Angeles. We know these people well and his words are kind. Great to see them recognized and worth the read, the listen and the … Continue reading
Mentoring, Teens & a reason to get up each morning
This comes from Don Miller’s Blog: he’s a much better writer than me, but he affirms, here, a focus of my life. It’s pragmatic and useful. Mentoring: The Ancient Solution for Future Generations Today’s guest post is courtesy of Josh … Continue reading
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Teens and tin theology
Have a read of this article from Http://betweenthetimes.com. It’s pivotal to what so many of us care about and have had frustration over. When we’ve got an 80% loss rate from our churches when teens leave high school, we need … Continue reading
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