Category: Living
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Back from Vacation
Well, I made it back from vacation. I actually added a couple of audioblog posts to my audio blog. Still messing around with that a bit. On Sunday I went to church at Mar’s Hill in Grandville, MI. It is only about 2 hours away. I have some pictures that I might post later in…
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Too Many Books….
A Christian bookstore nearby just went out of business. Each week they would increase the discount price by 5%. So, I was buying books anywhere between 30% – 50% off the cover price. So, now I have many books to read…perhaps too many. I also frequent the library and find books that I want to…
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The Move to Emergent
Last night I had the privilege of having dinner with a few friends. One of the couples is moving 1000 miles to minister to artists. They are artists, but for the past few years they have been Pastors of worship and arts at a mid-size church (700-900). What struck me was how comfortable they seemed…
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Reading Scripture
A (re)blog post got me thinking…I’m realizing that my understanding of scripture is determined by the context of my life. How then, can I have a ‘fresh’ or ‘new’ reading of Scripture which is more in line with the original understanding of the text. In other words, how can I break free of my "rich,…
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A Fear
Jesus seemed to work "outside" of the religious establishment when He was on earth. What if He still is? My fear is that while I’m on the inside, I end up on the outside.