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Kozo on Picking Battles

Tuesday, November 29th, 2005

Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.Jonathan Kozo

Barth on Speech and Creation

Friday, November 25th, 2005

When asked by a student whether he really believed a snake spoke to Eve in the Garden, Barth replied, "The important thing is not whether or not a snake could talk; the important thing is what he said."

The Jury is Still Out

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005

Give this quote a read and my thoughts are below…

A great quote by Tony Jones
About then, another guy spoke up: "OK, then why don't you just put the argument to rest and make a definitive statement about what Emergent believes about absolute truth."
I replied, "Emergent doesn't have a position on absolute truth, or […]

Peanuts on Theology

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005

Thanks to the Weary Pilgrim and Waving or Drowning for the picture.

Dallas Willard Reviews The Passion of The Christ

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005

Ok, ok — I know that I'm like over a year behind in finding this, but if you enjoy (as I do) Dallas' profoundly deep and insightful commentary on such things, here's a neat article he wrote some time ago:
Dallas Willard Reviews The Passion of The Christ

I am Charlie Brown.

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005

Hmm.. my test results came back, and I'm sure everyone is surprised!  Post your own results in the comments!!
You are Charlie Brown!
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The "Be Better" Gospel

Monday, November 21st, 2005

Found this article today — I just really liked this quote here:

God never intended for morality to be practiced in cosy Christian cliques. In actuality Jesus never told us to pursue morality at all. Jesus came to free us to live from our hearts.  [more]

His Plan for His Money That I Watch

Friday, November 18th, 2005

No one wants to have a sore spot touched, and likewise a society with many sores will twitch when someone has the courage to touch one and say: “You have to treat that. You have to get rid of that.”
Oscar Romero

I know our society has many spots that are automatically off-limits for Jesus or his […]

Christmas Phantoms

Thursday, November 17th, 2005

Here's a link to a article that makes me want to be a good dad.  It'll take you 3 minutes to read - reminds us that our actions carry so much further than you know most times, even if you aren't a parent, a spouse, or a drunk.

Short and Right

Wednesday, November 16th, 2005

This is great.  Spiritual direction is something you choose, like giving God a great tool to mold you.  Great step to take, onehouse!

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