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Monthly Archives: "December 2009"

By Sarah Fujimoto   As I took a look at the cover again of He Is Just That into You, the phrase beneath the title struck me. It reads, “Stories of a Faithful God who...

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By George Elerick Religion is an opium for the masses Karl Marx once said. And sadly… he was right! Religion as a set of doctrinal statements that confirm canonical gospels or historical proofs to follow,...

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Finding Christmas In the Jungle

December 24, 2009 |

By Brooke Luby “Feliz Navidad!” Jubilant voices welcomed us into their home as we made our way up the steep hill in the darkness,towards the twinkling lights, music and chatter. We were ushered in to...

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By Jeff Goins, Editor I had the opportunity to sit with blogger/author Anne Jackson last week at Merridee’s Breadbasket in Franklin, TN (an excellent place to get a cup of coffee and breakfast, if you’re...

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By Sarah Fujimoto Oakland, California, Winter 2006 The night was still. An eerie still, where a stream of peace was surrounded by tensions of strongholds in the community, foundations, and air. We set off for...

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The “Wellness” of Church

December 22, 2009 |

By Jason Clark In the world of psychiatry, students study not just the manifestations and causes of mental dysfunction, but the idea of wellness’, of what helps the well part of a patient become more...

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Are We Too Smart for Love?

December 22, 2009 |

By Lex Wisniewski Has the Church in the West abandoned the love of Christ for recreational theology? Last weekend I got to attend a conference with the students from [redefined]. It was a great time,...

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By Jeff Goins, Editor Shane Claiborne recently wrote an article for Esquire Magazine about the love of Jesus and directed it specifically to non-Christians. In the article, he speaks about the love of a Christ...

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By Tim Chermak When Walt Disney passed away in 1966, the ethos of adventure and magic that had defined the Disney corporation died with him. The next twenty years saw a series of lackluster movies...

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By Jonathan Shrader I have, in the past, caught myself saying on my way to church on Sunday, “God, I want you to move this morning.” This in itself seems like a reasonable and honest...

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