04.30.09
Divine Inspiration
Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Love, Pray talks about the divine spark of creativity. There is much to chew on and a great deal to wrestle with in terms of how we have shifted the self and human expression to the center of creativity, accepting all the credit, instead ...
04.29.09
The Church is Dead…
"Every year more than 4,000 churches close their doors compared to just over 1,000 new church starts... Christianity in America won't survive another decade unless we do something now." There's a tremendous disparity between the number of churches that are closing their doors and those that are starting up. As ...
04.19.09
Friday Playlist
Coming to you from the Denver Airport, courtesy of their free wi-fi (why doesn't every airport offer free wi-fi?!) I present to you this weeks edition of the Friday Playlist. Enjoy!
04.13.09
the death of our passion; the death of idealism
When does it happen? When does the slow death of our childish idealism, of that passion we cling so tightly to, when does it fade into what we now possess--a mere glimmer of what it once was? Anis Mojgani has a poem that stirred these questions within me:I spent hours ...
04.10.09
Let’s move beyond Good Friday
I'm not a big fan of Good Friday. As everyone takes today to reflect on Jesus' sacrifice upon the cross, I'm already looking ahead to Sunday. Maybe it's because I've never been much for waiting that I don't particularly like to celebrate Good Friday, maybe it's because I ...
04.10.09
Friday Playlist
This was a William Fitzsimmons sort of week... nice, smooth, soothing and relaxing. I just couldn't get enough of his beautiful melodies.
04.9.09
Let’s do this already!
Perhaps one of the hardest things about starting a new church is patience. Patience is the one thing that wars against the driven personality of now, now, now, let's do this and get it done now! I've heard it said that patience hurts, it's not something we'd do ...
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