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Watch out!
An observation from Tony Morgan’s Journey through the Bible: “We’re supposed to ‘Watch out for people who try to dazzle you with big words and intellectual double-talk. They want to drag you off into endless arguments that never amount to anything.’ And most of those people have blogs.”
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Sunday reading
People are always talking about different parts of Christianity. Check out these interesting articles on church and culture. The first one is an article on blogging pastors. The second is one person’s opinion on the beliefs of Christians today. Cyber-Savvy Pastors Blog When the Spirit Moves Them – Washington Post: “‘As a pastor, I shouldn’t…
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Absorb vs. produce
Let’s start a thought by oversimplifying. There are two types of people in the world: thinkers and doers. We tend to lean toward one side or the other, but in order to be productive and fruitful, we really need to do both. For the thinkers:In today’s info-rich culture, it’s easy to read, think, and mull…
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Unfortunate errors
It could just be me, but I think it’s pretty funny when an ad for a movie like Wordplay has an error in the type (June 23th?). The movie, though, looks good! I’d like to see it. If you want to hear a great story told by Will Shortz, NYT Crossword editor, go to the…
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More traffic?
Check out these excerpts from Seth’s Blog: “So, here’s your choice:You can have a billboard in Times Square (seen by 2 million people a day), or you can be the keynote speaker at the Allen & Co. annual millionaire media mogul retreat, listened to by about 150 people for an hour. A no brainer? I…
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The Secret Message of Jesus
Relevant Magazine has posted an interesting interview with Brian McLaren. In it, he talks about the thoughts behind his newest book and touches on the people who have influenced him. There’s also more conversation on the emerging church.
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re.fresh re.focus
To my thousands … no, millions … of loyal readers, I know this will come as a sad, and possibly difficult, shock to you, but things will be different around here in the upcoming days. The next week or two are looking crazy for me, so I’ve made a conscious decision to ‘fast’ from blog…
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The Art of Vuja De
Via scotthodge.org: “Well, how about VUJA DE? It’s a term I ran across in Tom Kelley’s new book, The Ten Faces of Innovation. According to Kelley, vuja de is the, ‘sense of seeing something for the first time, even if you have actually witnessed it many times before.’ Think about it – being able to…
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Times are a’ changin’
My friend RC just wrote about some changes in Daylight Savings Time for next year, and I shared then adventures the Sampson family had this morning with the time change. Thought I’d share them here too… Grete and I forgot today to change our clocks! Yes…we were some of ‘those people’. But she was still…
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Let me say this again … slowly …
Ever feel like you’re talking at someone, not to them? No matter how hard we try to communicate a message clearly, some people just won’t get it. Just another fun video for the weekend :).
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Why not share?
How dare you try to change my beliefs! They are words that most Christians are afraid of hearing every time they begin to talk about their faith. But there are obviously HUGE reasons to share. How would you explain the reason Christians share their faith to someone who isn’t a Christian? It’s always sad to…
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Will we yell about a problem? Or do something about it?
Via jonathan herron: ‘Why blame the dark for being dark? It’s far more helpful to ask why the light isn’t as bright as it should be.’– Rob Bell
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Money Money Money!
We’re in the middle of a series with the BSM called HOT PURSUIT. It’s all about the stuff we chase after in life. On April 3, I’m talking about money. So Rachel, Stephen, Becky and I took some time to talk to find out what TCU students thought about money. Check out the video above.…
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There’s something different
From Perry Noble: “To those who think all religions are the same…please read this. Folks–if you make the claim that all religions are the same and that we are all basically taking different roads to the same place…then that tells me two things about you… #1 – You have never taken the time to seriously…
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They want to hear your story
Via Tony Morgan : ‘People don’t engage on strategy. They engage on the personal. You have to win their hearts and minds… I always ask people to recall a memorable speech. Dollars to doughnuts what they remember most is a story–not a fact or a chart.’ John Baldoni, author of How Great Leaders Get Great…
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