…in the corridors between the rooms of joy and suffering.
– Rob Bell via @Kimded
UPDATE: Thomas and Laura have some great posts on Rob Bell’s recent visit to Scotland as well.
Category: faith
Changing the world one mustard seed at a time
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The ways of the world differ from the ways of the kingdom. In the economy of God’s kingdom, big does not beget big. It’s precisely the opposite. The overwhelming message of Jesus’ life and teaching is that small begets big.
– Skye Jethani The Divine Commodity
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Discussion on Ephesians 4
We’re discussing the 2nd half of Ephesians 4 this morning at What-A-Burger.
Would love to get your input on it in the comments below. I’ll share mine a little later in the day.
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An indispensable leader
Imagine if we all sought to be leaders like this:
How different would our institutions be? How different would our communities of faith be? How different would our communities be? How different would our families be?
Social Justice Superheroes
Don’t tell Glenn Beck — but in the great area of Alberta, Canada, a new breed of superheroes are in town — the Social Justice Superheroes.
My dear friend Sister Simplify (aka Paula Spurr) got a nice write up for her league of superheroes in Geeze Magazine.
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Christ-branded consumption
Researchers are not able to differentiate the behaviours and values of self-identified Christians from non-Christians with on exception — what they buy. As total sales of religious products reaches $7 billion annually, it appears that God’s people are constructing and expressing their identity through the consumption of Christ-branded products. As Mark Riddle observes, “Conversion in the U.S. seems to mean we’ve exchanged some of our shopping at Wal-Mart, Blockbuster and Borders for the Christian Bookstore down the street. We’ve taken our lack of purchasing control to God’s store, where we buy or office supplies in Jesus’ name.”
– Skye Jethani The Divine Commodity
What do you think?