Category: christianity
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The Reason for God | Chapter 4
I just finished chapter 4 last night, which wrestles with the challenge of the church perpetrating so much injustice in the world. Keller approaches the question in a couple different ways: He addresses the common argument that Christian nations have been responsible for war, genocide, slavery, destruction of culture, and a host of other evils. …
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Retreat!
I’ll be spending the next few days at a retreat with our staff team from The Austin Stone. It should be a great time of refreshment and encouragement as we seek God together for the future of our ministry. Please pray for our time there, that God would reveal Himself in power, and that He…
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6 Month Bloggerversary
Yeah, that’s right…I know it’s a nerdy title, but I’ve officially been writing here for 6 months. Below is a summary of my favorites and yours: Forgiveness in Marriage Web Tools I Use Attractional and Missional Scriptural Election: The Third Way Feel free to comment with your personal favorite.
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Reading “The Reason for God”
I’ve found myself needing to repent of my lack of reading actual books as of late, so I’ve got a few things on the docket I want to read. I just picked up and started Tim Keller’s The Reason for God, and I must say it’s a good read. Although the concepts aren’t mind-blowing, Keller…
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Paper Pastors | Pyromaniacs
Pyromaniacs is a blog I frequent often. Although their tone can often be a little on the combative side, I thoroughly enjoy the truth that they dish out. The excerpt below is from a blog post paralleling the celebrity pastor culture with pornography, and ultimately how easy it is to fall into a trap of…
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Web Tools I Use
Although I’m definitely not a tech guru, I’ve found a number of tools that help me keep moving throughout my day that many people didn’t know existed. Below is a short list of some things that I use frequently: Firefox – This is the anchor to a cuztomized web experience. Wouldn’t use any other browser..…
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Malatya Film
For those of you in Austin, I would highly recommend carving out some time next Saturday to view Malatya. Malatya is a documentary about the first martyrs of the Turkish Church. On April 18th, 2007, Necati Aydin, Uğur Yüksel, and Tillmann Geske were brutally killed in Malatya, Turkey for proclaiming that Jesus Christ is the…
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Resurrection Hope through Death
I am reflecting on the cross of Christ this Good Friday, and anticipating celebration of the resurrection on Easter Sunday. I think I am more painfully aware today of our simultaneous joy and sorrow as I am reflecting on the cross of Christ. It was at the cross that the fullness of God’s character was…
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The Easter Incarnation | Ben Coleman’s Blog
Ben has some great thoughts on the incarnation at Easter here. Below is an excerpt: You normally don’t think about the Incarnation of Christ at Easter time. That’s a doctrine we normally highlight at Christmas…when it actually happened. But, as we celebrated Palm Sunday over the weekend I was struck by the shocking similarity between…
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Out of Business | A Holy Discontent
There is some good conversation happening on mega/micro church at Aaron Snow’s blog.
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St. John’s Day Camp Storyframe
Steven Bush, a resident in the Make Disciples ministry at The Austin Stone, catalogued our Spring Break St. John’s Day Camp that was put on by students and volunteers from The Stone and other neighborhood churches. I really recommend you give it a look. From Bush’s website: ‘St. John Daycamp 2009′ is the first edition…
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Steven Bush Photography and ABBA Fund
Steven Bush (aka Bush) has produced a print with 100% of the proceeds going to the ABBA Fund. I highly recommend you support both Bush and the ABBA Fund, so take a look: