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The Sign of Jonah
Saturday, July 28th, 2007From Everything Belongs by Richard Rohr:
"I think Jesus' primary metaphor for the mystery of transformation is the sign of Jonah (Matt. 16:4, 12:39, Luke 11:29). This sign has taken on a great significance for me. In Luke's Gospel passage in which Jesus tells us, 'It is an evil and adulterous generation that wants a […]
Survey of Megachurches
Friday, July 6th, 2007Interesting article on megachurches: Megachurch or Megaconsumers?
Latin Words
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007The first discipline is listening. The word listening in Latin is audire. And if you listen with great attention the words are ob audire. That is the word for "obedience." The word obedience means listening. If you are not listening, you are deaf. The Latin word for deaf is surdus, and if you're actually deaf, […]
Public Prayer of Confession
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006From Bob Kauflin:
Holy and righteous God, we confess that like Isaiah, we are a people of unclean lips. But it is not only unclean lips we possess. We are people with unclean hands and unclean hearts. We have broken your law times without number, and are guilty of pride, unbelief, self-centeredness and idolatry. Affect our […]
Stop Test-Driving Your Girlfriend
Thursday, July 13th, 2006I know a lot of single guys who read this, and noone came to mind particularly when I read this, but I thought some may find the ideas useful. The whole article is here. Here are a few quotes:
To begin with, start with a different question. Instead of asking if she's the one, you should […]
New Quiz on the Kingdom
Monday, June 26th, 2006Hm. I didn't really think this quiz was all that great, and I'll tell you why. It kept asking me to decide whether the Kingdom was A or B, and then C or D, and I'd think, it's all of those… but I'd have to choose one over the other! A little frustrating, but I […]
ShaneHeilman.com
Saturday, June 24th, 2006Here's a new link to a good friend of mine (and yours):
ShaneHeilman.com
Headline: Churches Unite In Antioch
Friday, May 5th, 2006What a glorious thing to see in a news headline! And I know these people! Check out the news cast here: Churches Unite In Antioch
Antioch, Tennessee is perhaps the most diverse of any neighborhood in Nashville, but, neighbors hope the power of prayer will bring people from different walks of life and different cultures together. […]
The Paschal Greeting in 59 Languages
Wednesday, April 19th, 2006Ohhhh! This is fabulous! The Paschal Greeting in 59 languages!
Here are some examples!
English:
Christ is Risen!
Indeed He is risen!
Chinese:
Helisituosi fuhuole!
Queshi fuhuole!
Gaelic:
Kriost eirgim!
Eirgim!
Spanish:
Cristo ha resucitado!
En verdad ha resucitado!
Without Excuse
Thursday, March 23rd, 2006I read this article this morning. Interesting, and I don't think we think along the exact same lines. What do YOU think?
You finally have that opportunity to explain the gospel to that co-worker who has been asking a few questions of late. She tells you that one of the things that keeps her from taking […]