Contrary to public opinion, I think the Bachelor and the Bachelorette are important shows. Seriously? You ask. This post started because my friend Kate Murray shared her thoughts on the show. She said: Last night I watched the Bachelorette. I never watch the Bachelorette. I don’t know what got into me, but I sat on …
Greg Boyd Is On To Something
Greg Boyd tweeted the above tweet this morning. This is EXACTLY the argument I am making in my new book. Everything goes back to the tree. We cannot understand the Gospel, the mission of God and the cross without understanding what is happening with the tree.
Are Conferences Really About Relationships
Are conferences really about the relationships and people? Recently a lot of my friends attended the Theology After Google conference in Claremont, CA. Needless to say I SOOOOO wanted to be there. Tripp streamed some of the video of the conference and it looked awesome. I heard Callid Keefe-Perry (aka: TheImageOfFish) just crushed it out …
Straight From The Horses Mouth
A guy I follow offered the following quote from Bill Hybels. I don’t have the exact source but I have to believe it is true. “The local church is the hope of the world, and its future rests primarily in the hands of its leaders.” – Bill Hybals Do you buy that statement?
The Loss Of A Virtual Friend
If anyone doubts the reality or validity of virtual relationships, wait until someone who you know only through the virtual world commits suicide. Yesterday was one of those remarkably surreal days. I was perched in the corner of Starbucks and periodically checking my Twitter account when I read the following tweet. “@jbonewald: Sadenned to hear …
Rob Bell’s Telling Of The Beatitudes
A modern telling of the B-attitudes.. 140 characters at a time via @realrobbell Blessed are those who don’t have it all together. Blessed are those who have run out of strength, ideas, will power, resolve, or energy. Blessed are those who ache because of how severely out of whack the world is. Blessed are those …
The Wisdom Of Crowds
Are you adding your “bit” of value to the Kingdom, or are you letting the expert do it for you? I’m in the process of listening to the audiobook Crowdsourcing by Jeff Howe. It’s one of those rare books that offers a compelling look at a phenomenon as it is happening. Crowdsourcing looks at how …
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