We’re so close to reaching our goal!
Over $4000 raised in just over a month!
Take a look at this map – it shows every city represented by at least one donation.
Awesome!
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How to worship (instructional video)
In case you’re wondering…
HT to TallSkinnyKiwi for the video. Also be sure and read his post, “The Art of Not Getting Embarrassed at a Baptist Church.”
And yes, this is shared with a nice bit of sarcasm thrown in.
Top 12 communication pet-peeves
I do my best to offer grace and understanding to folks — no matter where they are, what they’re doing or how they’re doing it.
But sometimes when it comes to communicating, certain things get under my skin. I’m not sure why, they just do. So I thought I’d offer a little insight into my world with a list of my Top 12 communication pet-peeves.
(I know some of these might feel like I’m picking on you. I’m not. Trust me, there are more than one person that does each of these — and several folks do multiples of these. Consider this a confession on my behalf more than anything else. Perhaps this list will give you a little more understanding into my world — and then you can offer some insight into your world as well.)
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San Fransisco’s People
A beautiful video shot on a Canon 5DmkII…
Special screening of “Playground”
300,000 women and children exploited for sex in our country each year.
The stats are astounding.
“You may choose to look the other way but you can never again say you did not know.†– William Willberforce
This demands attention!
Emergent dispatches
A quick summary of emergent Christianity… via @jonestony
Dispatch 1: Emergents practice a generous orthodoxy that appreciates the contributions of all Christian movements.
Dispatch 2: Emergents reject the politics & theologies of left versus right — they anticipate a more complex reality.
Dispatch 3: The gospel is like lava: no matter how much crust has formed over it, it will find a way to burst through.
Dispatch 4: The emergent phenomenon began when a group began talking about how postmodernism was affecting the faith.
Dispatch 5: The emergent movement is not exclusively North American; it is growing around the globe.
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