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Archive for the ‘Jesus’ Category
2 Apr
consumer Jesus
Have to share this powerful poem from the amazing site, Jesus Manifesto:
Welcome to
The Church of Consumer Jesus
The eternal prophylactic,
Protecting you from
The scum
Of the earth
And all their mortal filth.
Protecting
For your peace of mind
The Holy Status Quo,
The warmth of knowing
That somebody else
Will get around to
Cleaning shit up
On someone else’s dime,
‘Cause Consumer Jesus
Died to give you
A mansion in [...]
4 Jan
I’ve been listing a bunch of my dad’s books on Amazon while I’m home for the holidays. I just ran across Watchman Nee’s Love Not The World, flipped it open to the middle, and saw the following underlined passage:
A baptism into the death of Christ ends my relation with this world, but a baptism into [...]
7 Dec
Centered
First off, random question for a story I’m working on: Have you ever attempted — successfully or unsuccessfully — to rent a car without a major credit card? If so, I’d love to hear your story. E-mail me at steve [at] thebostonwriter [dot] com. Thanks so much for your help! OK, back to your regularly [...]
19 Nov
intimacy
Our great friend and mentor Kent Smith stayed with us for the last few days. I had the privilege of studying under Kent for two years during graduate school as part of the inaugural class of the Missionary Residency for North America (MRNA). Kent has preached, planted churches, taught, and now dedicates his life [...]
12 Jun
amazing piece by Agent B
If you don’t subscribe to the free monthly e-zine “Next-Wave,” why the heck not? Some of it I could take or leave, and some of it is gold. And now I have a new reason to open up that monthly e-mail: Agent B. Yes, my friend from the “Fair Mother City” is [...]
11 Apr
“The People Formerly Known as the Congregation”
I just came across Bill Kinnon’s marvelous little piece called “The People Formerly Known as the Congregation.” Barna called them Revolutionaries, but Kinnon has called them “TPFKATC.” Playing off a phrase coined by Jay Rosen (”The People Formerly Known as the Audience”), Kinnon describes a segment of the Christians population that has grown weary of [...]
27 Mar
the secret
Taylor and I had a great weekend hanging out in the New York City area. We enjoyed a prolonged conversation with Jared Looney over an extended Italian lunch on Saturday and coffee and dinner with Ben Cheek that evening, during which we gleaned much from a couple of guys who have been proclaiming Jesus [...]
30 Dec
The Passion of the Christ vs. The Nativity Story
When Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ was released in 2004, it was met with glee by Christians of all stripes. This, many thought, is the movie that will draw the masses to Jesus and fill up American churches once again. Churches, Christian schools, and well-to-do individuals bought up entire theaters’-worth of tickets to [...]
24 Dec
the scientist became an ant
An illustration from Tony Campolo:
Imagine for a moment that you are a scientist and you study ants. This may be a little hard to imagine, but give it a try. You are the world’s foremost authority on ants. And you have come to love ants very, very much. In fact, you’ve created a beautiful ant [...]
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