Archive for May, 2007
Keep turning the pages…
I’m a graphic designer. I enjoy communicating concepts and ideas through the use of color, graphics and imagery. So it’s not a big surprise that God might speak to me through pictures and illustrations. Some time ago, I was working on a design project and got a glimpse of another meaning under [...]
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I’ve attended church nearly every weekend of my life. I’ve participated. I’ve sung along. I’ve led the music and even taught from the pulpit. I’ve run sound, lights and video for our multimedia-rich gatherings.
I’m ready to quit going to church.
The scriptures teach us to gather together often for the purpose of [...]
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More thoughts on circles…
Among those who call themselves Christians, there are huge differences in how they relate to non-Christians. These relations can be characterized by three positions:
Exclusive - The “exclusive position” holds that a saving relationship with the Lord Jesus is the only way to salvation. In this perspective, those who lack this will suffer forever, excluded from [...]
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How big is your circle?
My friend, Rick Spencer, has a particular line that he uses in response to folks who only wish to argue over petty religious differences.
“Your circle may be too small to include me, but mine is big enough to include you.”
How big is your circle?
For some, it is limited to family. For others, it is [...]
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Author: Ben Irwin (I’m loving this guy!)
Questions open the door to dialogue and discovery. They are an invitation to creativity and breakthrough thinking. Questions can lead to movement and action on key issues; by generating creative insights, they can ignite change.
If asking good questions is so critical, why don’t most of us spend more of [...]
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