The blogosphere’s been abuzz the last few days with Mark Driscoll’s most recent comments at the Convergence conference at the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.  He talked about different streams of the emerging church today:
The Relevants - Evangelical folks that are being innovative in their methods… he names guys like Donald Miller, Erwin McManus, and Dan [...]

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I’ve just been thrilled reading the Scriptures recently.  I think it might be because I’m not currently in school and studying the Bible.  Rather I’ve simply been allowing for it to speak again.
The audacity of some of the things written in these sacred scriptures are just mind-blowing.  It’s sad that so often the academia of [...]

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If I ever get ordained and become a Reverand, I’ve got my branding down.

I’m not sure if I really want to be associated with a woman’s hair product, but it sure looks cool.
My thought of the day:  Do I really believe that I can make a living doing what I do best  and enjoy?  And [...]

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This one is quite old, but it’s one of the most passionate messages I’ve ever heard, actually it’s completely off the hook.
Definitely have a listen, it’s Erwin McManus on prayer.
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I’ve also added a few more articles, audios, and videos on the Mosaic resources page.
Similar Posts…From the tomb… by Lon [...]

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Dan Dennett speaks at the TED (Technology Entertainment Design) conference providing secular perspectives on studying religion.

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Some excellent notes have come out around the web from the Q conference.
Via churchrelevance.com -
Kevin Kelly of Wired magazine on the next 1,000 years of Christianity
A World of Change
The Internet is about 4,000 days old. Our world is changing. In fact, no U.S. president has died under the same flag he was born under. The [...]

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There was a quote I remember that came out of last year’s Willow Creek Leadership Summit with Bono.  Someone said they went to see if Bono was really a Christian, but they left wondering if they were really Christians.
That’s what this book has done to me.  It makes me wonder if I’m a Christian.
I mean [...]

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Continuing on our Creativity & Spirituality series.
I’ve been at IKEA seven times in the last eight days. I’ve found it extremely conducive for my school work, writing, scheming & dreaming. It’s got an excellent $1 breakfast, bottomless coffee or drinks, and a LACK of an internet connection.
I absolutely love having the world [...]

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Continuing our Creativity & Spirituality series…
Seeing the Divine, takes time.
In Exodus, after wandering the dessert for forty-years, it describes Moses seeing something there he had not ever seen before. He encounters a bush that did not seem to ‘burn up’.
As Moses approaches he discovers God calling out to him from within the [...]

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When God created us as creative beings, he must’ve known that we were going to make a mess of things.
Attempting to creatively teach creativity for me had its share of unfortunate incidences as well.
I should have known better that with candles and crayons available people would’ve put the creatively put the two together and caused [...]

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