May 2012
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“perksofbeingkelley: Olivia Penpraze.
19 years old.
Died from a Suicide attempt...”
– Outcast, Disenfranchised, Marginalized, OPPRESSED
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Dear Christians caught up in the gay marriage...
Any denial of a freedom, no matter how you view the situation, will negate any good thing you have to say about the gospel. Good luck with your ‘great’ commission.
April 2012
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I’ve been reading some Thomas B. Thayer. He had a lot to do with universalism in the 1800s. The particular piece I’ve been reading is about the use if the word “hell” in the bible.
Traditionally there have been 3 words that are rendered as “hell” in our language but none of them have the intent as what we think of when we hear the word “hell.”
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March 2012
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The Economy, Pick Two →
These are the things that get promised to us during an election. Pick two.
January 2012
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November 2011
6 posts
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“When it comes to bulls**t, big-time, major league bulls**t, you have to stand in...”
– George Carlin
October 2011
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Irritating Church Promotion
Last year my wife and I attended a local church to satisfy a neighbor who was concerned for our soul. Nevermind that I had told him about my life filled with ministry; he felt that since my church didn’t meet on Sunday I should go to his. Or it didn’t count.
He is a nice old man so we went to see him sing in the Christmas choir. This church is a church I would have been happy with...
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Occupying Wall St. and Posting Pentecostals,...
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Posting the Pentecostal Altar Show!
I don’t like the idea of a pentecostal preacher promoting his church with social media by posting the altar show. It is disrespectful.
Many readers will think the videos we find online are hilarious, ridiculous, or creepy. I don’t care about that so much. Pentecostalism works for some people and good for them. The problem comes when these folks are having a very intimate moment in...
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Our first podcast in a while, and we’re...
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“Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round...”
– Steve Jobs (via blua)
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“I have NO tolerance for assholes of any belief system…”
– @ericbrooklyn
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Where Everybody Knows Your Name
I’ve always thought that using Cheers as a model for a church plant would be pretty brilliant.
Making your way in the world today takes everything you’ve got. Taking a break from all your worries, sure would help a lot. Wouldn’t you like to get away? Sometimes you want to go Where everybody knows your name, and they’re always glad you came. You wanna be where you...
imag0dei asked: Interesting username...why are you so against Christians?
September 2011
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January 2011
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Am I perpetuating a white boys club?
What can the church, especially those with emerging flavors do to be more accessible to women? I know this has been talked about a lot, but this conversation really means something to me right now because I see a need in my own community.
The women are not taking away, and many times not caring, about the content of our discussions.
Currently we rip apart the scriptures, attempt to examine the...
September 2010
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“I’ve been in church my whole life, but the first community I feel a part...”
– Ashley Cobb
August 2010
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Learning the Torah on One Foot
I had heard this story a long time ago but had forgotten about it. Illustrates a great point. We have similar things we say today; for me there is something about hearing a thing with fresh words. Even when those fresh words are really old. AT another time the heathens wanted to make fun of the Torah, and of the rabbis. They asked one another: “Are all rabbis as kind as, Hillel? Are all...