This is a chapter that communicates a lot in a very true way about grief. You can feel the emotion on the pages as Mack experiences the fear and loss associated with the abduction and murder of his daughter. And as he’s walking through it, part of the reason I think it feels so real [...]
Continue reading about Exploring, “The Shack”-4- The Great Sadness
So today I’m heading with my wife to Fort Worth to bring them a mural that they commissioned from my wife. It’s a great image of Jesus in this dance with little children and is based on a drawing the former pastor there had seen.
Right now it’s in four canvasses that overlap which should bring [...]
For the next few weeks we’ll be using Mark Batterson’s “In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day” to help us stimulate a conversation about God-given opportunities in our lives. He blogs at: evotional.com
Remember the story of Benaiah? 2 Samuel 23:20-21.
When he was a boy, did Benaiah’s mom tell him not to play [...]
Do you like magic? Even if you don’t, I think you’ll find this video interesting. And if you can’t quite figure out how it works and you want to know, check this one out too.
Now I’ve loved magic since I was a kid and even dabbled in it for a little while, but it’s not [...]
Continue reading about Videos That Make us Laugh and Think- Pt 8- Magic!
Have you heard about netvibes yet? It has literally saved me hundreds of hours of web surfing time by simply allowing me to have everything I want in one place instantly. I totally love it. Check out our Faith Emergence Universe where you can access some of the sites that we frequent.
Tyranny. [...]
To continue our discussion from last week and to finish our look at Pop Goes the Church by Tim Stevens, let’s consider the last things he discusses: stories of churches who are engaging & redeeming pop culture for the sake of the gospel.
Each church story is unique, but there seem to be some common threads [...]
Did you like The Screwtape letters? Satire in general? Then don’t miss this atheist vs. religion article. Thanks to Kieth @ Children’s Ministry and Culture.
Entry #103 from John’s journal of shame…:
Once, when I was younger & more idealistic about the world (aka: when I didn’t yet give in to the global domination [...]
This may be the best video yet. I was laughing throughout it. (By the way was anyone else reminded of Michael Scott in The Office by this guy?) It has a number of angles though.
First, have you ever dealt with a person like this? Someone who basically thinks his or her [...]
Continue reading about Videos That Make Us Laugh and Think- Pt 5
**Here we go with Chapters 8-11 of Pop Goes the Church by Tim Stevens. For more info go to Popgoesthechurch.com.
It’s here, about half way through the book, that Tim stops to see if we’re all still along for the ride. Many people are probably digging the idea that the church can leverage [...]
**Here we go with Chapters 4-7 of Pop Goes the Church by Tim Stevens. Tim’s a part of Granger Community Church’s executive leadership team and focuses on blending innovative outreach and discipleship. In Pop Goes the Church, Stevens wants his reader to be able to leverage our culture’s media saturation into opportunities to [...]
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