A couple quotes from Relevant’s interview with Moby (Thanks to Existential Punk for the tip)
As a Christian, I feel very shut out from a lot of contemporary Christianity. My understanding in what it means to be a Christian is to, in our own subjective way, recognize Christ as being God, and recognize our shortcomings and [...]

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CNN has a special feature currently engaging ‘leading thinkers’ on visions for the future. Ranging from sustainability, nuclear energy, extending life spans, global pandemics, and even one on humanity’s identity crisis. Definitely worth the glance.
I just rediscovered one of my all-time favorite monkey video clips. A classic I never get tired of.
If [...]

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“We live. . . in a world drenched in God.
And some people seriously ask you: ‘Where is God?’
Maybe a better question would be, ‘Where isn’t God?’
I mean, his fingerprints are all over our world.
Or maybe it’s his world and they’re our fingerprints.”
~ Rob Bell
Detroit Press just wrote an article on Rob’s Church, Mars Hill.
Sounds like [...]

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This looks old, but it’s a new to me. Discover the lies we tell ourselves about the meat we eat at the Meatrix.
If you liked that post, check out…Voices of our children… by Lon on November 30th, 2007Living Better… by Lon on September 29th, 2007Eating and Living… by Lon on September 13th, 2007Earthlings… by [...]

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I’m half way through Wolfgang Simson’s “Houses that change the world” and I still don’t think I fully grasp what he’s suggesting, but I love his writing. Some exerpts,
The church I dream of is like a spiritual extended family - organic, not organized, relational, not formal. It has a persecution-proof structure. It [...]

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In the trailer a low voice states…
In the New Millennium, Vampires no longer fear the Sun…
but they are about to learn it’s time to fear…. the Son… of GOD!”
Nothing Biblical, but looks Hilarious…
If you liked that post, check out…Some final thoughts of preaching in a postmodern world by Lon on January 18th, 2007Eating and Living… [...]

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After a month long series on sex, Passion and Purity concluded yesterday.
My prayer is that every person who has come on this journey with us continues to experience the freedom Christ has promised us. I pray we aggressively rebel against our own indifference. I pray that any lingering habits, addictions, compulsions, and attitudes [...]

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Something that just came out of the ongoing iMosaic discussion on the Christ following movement for the 21st century… an old apple video courtesy of breathe_fire.
To the crazy ones.
The misfits.
The rebels.
The troublemakers.
The round pegs in the square holes.
The ones who see things differently.They’re not fond of rules.
And they have no respect for the status quo.
You [...]

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You scored as Cultural Creative. Cultural Creatives are probably the newest group to enter this realm. You are a modern thinker who tends to shy away from organized religion but still feels as if there is something greater than ourselves. You are very spiritual, even if you are not religious. Life has a meaning outside [...]

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One of the greatest breakers of the vicious cycle of sexual sin is confession. From a New Testament perspective, confession really means to agree with Christ. This includes agreeing with Christ about being remade, reborn, and renewed in Him, as well as being convicted and agreeing with Him regarding our sins.
Confession however, must [...]

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