March 2008

Relationally saturated…

Ever feel like you have more friends than you have time for? Ever question if you really have any meaningful friendships at all? Do you wonder who some of those people are on your facebook account? How do you pick and choose who you spend time making deep friendships with?

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Super-Jesus

If Jesus is Lord, what does that make you?

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Segregation…

The Toronto District School Board has approved a proposal for opening Afrocentric schools this year. The hopes are to help remedy the 40 percent drop out rate amongst black youth. The African-centred school would teach students from junior kindergarten to Grade 8. It would have more black teachers and mentors, a focus on students’ heritage [...]

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Lovely guts…

A good friend of mine yesterday shows off his recent gut (due to over eating because he suspected he had a tape worm) and says – Six packs are all hype – My gut is like a work of art – People with bellies look friendlier I thought it just hilarious, and I still chuckle [...]

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A Christian ‘lifestyle’?

A couple weeks ago I wrote a guest blog at  Aaron Havens site, it was in response to the question he asked: Is there such thing as a “Christian lifestyle” ? I have a hard time with the word ‘Christian’ these days, partially because the term has been so thoroughly abused by its adherents. I [...]

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Thoughts from Paulo Coelho…

A few thoughts from Paulo Coelho, of The Alchemist fame. – Men can never stop dreaming. Dreams are the food of the soul. Martin luther king jr. reminds us that Jesus asked us to love our enemies, not to like them. – Peace is the last thing we need if we want to realize our [...]

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A theology as big as the city…

Recently I finished a relatively old urban ministry book – Ray Bakke’s “a theology as big as the city“. This book rocks, and is filled with insights on God’s love for the city and our roles in it.One practical and disputable insight I’ve been mulling over comes from this quote of his “The local city [...]

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The Bridge, Iowa

This past weekend I was in Iowa connecting with a new church plant in Ottumwa called, The Bridge. Yes, Iowa. When I was going through security at the airport the officer looked at my boarding pass and said “Iowa?” rolled his eyes and sarcastically muttered “you’ll be having a really good time there”. He couldn’t [...]

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