I bet that title got your attention.
Well for all of you who thought Jesus was King of Kings and maker of all Creation you would be right, but drug dealers have also decided that statues of him are a good way to smuggle drugs. This is a picture of the Jesus drug statue.
Now if Dante [...]
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I do not intend to write a review of Doug Pagitt’s new book, A Christianity Worth Believing. But we will see what happens…
I am reading through it write now because I got a free copy of it. And of course other reason that are explained in the tab “The Theory” at the top of [...]
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Yes sir.
I wrote a post a long time ago about how gas would hit 4 dollars a gallon and some of the consequences I thought it would have on the driving habits of most Americans. Well courtesy of Adam’s blog here is a photo of 4 dollar gas as a reality in California.
Well here [...]
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While I was off at Pine Ridge Reservation and not logging onto the internet or watching TV for six days, the Bulls happened to have one of the best weeks in NBA draft history.
The Bulls pulling a monster upset ended up with the first pick in the draft even though they only had a 1.7 [...]
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From this morning’s reading:
IN looking back upon the character of our prayers, if we do it honestly, we shall be filled with wonder that God has ever answered them. There may be some who think their prayers worthy of acceptance—as the Pharisee did; but the true Christian, in a more enlightened retrospect, weeps over his [...]
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Well I wrapped up a monster semester of 16 credits this semester. To be honest it felt easy compared to the days when I had Greek always hanging over my head. With the completion of this semester I have come to the end of the road of being a full time student. Seminary has really [...]
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I wrote this last night while answering a question. Note: it wasn’t even necessary that I write this.
Noah: obey God even when no one else will. Don’t get drunk and pass out so your sexually confused son can do things to you so dirty Moses wouldn’t even describe them.
Other note: I also caught myself writing [...]
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People always ask me if I am a self-starter.
Hell Yeah, I am the most kick-ass self-starter you’ll ever meet.
Only the reality is that they don’t mean self-starter. Here’s what they should ask:
“Okay so your really good and starting many things, how about finishing them?”
Shit, I suck at that. I get all these different things going, [...]
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If I were Jabez and I were alive, I would kick Bruce Wilkinson in the junk.
Borders = Ministry my ass!!!
I think it’s time for another Rockstar.
Only 3-4 more hours and I’m done.
matt
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I have gone to a mostly egalitarian seminary for the last few years. Do not ask me to explain the “mostly” that is a topic better left out of the blog world.
In the spectrum of biggest hot bottom issues to be found at seminary campuses these days, it is the issue of women as elders [...]
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