Freedom: Lessons from 2 Years of Being Debt Free
- on May 17, 2013
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My wife and I are celebrating two years of being debt free. It has been an incredible journey of ups and downs, but I want to share with you some of the ways we went about it as well as the lessons we[...]
Bill Mahrer's New Movie, "Religulous"
- By Rhett Smith
- on August 11, 2008
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Saw this over at Anne Jackson’s blog today.
I don’t get too fired up when people make movies, or write books disputing what I believe…even in an inconsiderate and mocking way. I’m actually pretty curious.
I agree with this commenter at Anne’s blog:
Brian Baute said,
August 11, 2008 at 12:03 pmI’d be more interested if it weren’t Maher. It’s like watching Lou Dobbs talk about immigration or Rush Limbaugh talk about Democrats – you know what’s coming out of his mouth before he even says it, so why bother? The topic could be so interesting in the hands of someone who might surprise us with their analysis or commentary once in a while instead of beating the same drum the same way with every word out of his mouth.
What do you think?
Will you go see it?
Thoughts on the Connection Between Passion, Limits and Vocation....
- on May 15, 2013
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There is a deep connection between what we are passionate about and our vocation. But part of finding true vocation is also acknowledging the limits that our passion brings us up against.
Putting Down Our Masks: Living Authentically So Others Can See God in Our Lives
- on May 14, 2013
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When we put down our masks that we hide behind, we are able to live an authentic life where our true self emerges. And when we live out of this true self we are examples that allow others to see God i[...]
Are You Everywhere, But Really Nowhere?
- on December 10, 2009
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If you have been following my Twitter stream over the last week you will have noticed how much I love the new book, Introverts in the Church: Finding Our Place in an Extroverted Culture by Adam S. McH[...]
The World is Not Flat: The New Media and it's Burgeoning Influence Upon the Church
- on April 18, 2008
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Obviously we have reached the tipping point, or maybe we are now beyond it. But as others are saying more eloquently than me, the New Media is not a trend, and it's here to stay. The New Media, Web[...]
Online Community...Does it exist? YES! But I Think You Are Asking the Wrong Question
- on December 17, 2008
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The Question? It seems like people have been asking the question: Can you have community online? Or at least some form of this question is asked. Usually adjectives are thrown in front of the word c[...]
The cat is out of the bag......
- on September 8, 2005
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I know I made a quick reference yesterday about this..... But author Donald Miller will be speaking to my college group, The Quest, on Wednesday night, October 26. You can find this information at [...]
An early weekend.....
- on February 9, 2006
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I'm calling it an early weekend to blogging, as I will spend this weekend with some downtime. Hopefully I will be rested up after the weekend. But for now, here are some interesting articles and pos[...]
Wow! I get chills from this....
- on May 29, 2005
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For those of you who know me, I love C.S. Lewis's the Chronicles of Narnia. So I am excited and a little fearful about the movie coming out.....but take a look for youself at The Lion, The Witch, [...]
I probably won't "go" see it, but I will see it. It looks funny actually. What I would hope is that he would not put all religion under the same umbrella. It's clear from the preview that he is focusing on specific kinds of religious expression that are more controversial.