Archive for August, 2004

Email hoaxes are really annoying »

Email hoaxes are really annoying to me, especially Christian ones like this and this and all these.
What’s most annoying is the hoaxes are normally so obviously a hoax, even if I haven’t heard about it before. Most of these have so many “tells” that it’s laughable.
But here’s my dilemma. Do I reply to […]

Good stuff from Terry Mattingly »

Good stuff from Terry Mattingly today:
“There’s no way you can do that,” said Flynn. “I know there are politically conservative Catholics out there and they’re Republicans because that’s what they believe. I also know there are liberal Catholics and they’re still comfortable voting Democrat. But what about all of us who are just Catholic Catholics? […]

Jenell comes with thsi blast »

Jenell comes with thsi blast today:
He’s been on a leave-of-absence from Woodland Hills Church for several months, considering whether or not he wants to remain a pastor. He said he’s in a crisis of faith. He said he was questioning whether or not there is a meaningful relationship between the church and the kingdom of […]

Another jewel from Todd Hunter: »

Another jewel from Todd Hunter:
take of group of people with average intelligence, above average motivation, fill them with the Holy Spirit and then create environments of grace, risk, trust and hope…and set them free to see what they can do by the power of God. Wow…we might approach the New Testament vision of the people […]

Read Todd Hunter on prayer. »

Read Todd Hunter on prayer. It’s good stuff. A sample:
The structured part is based on the book Celtic Daily Prayer: Prayers and Readings from the Northumbia Community. This book has outlines for prayer four times a day: early morning, mid-day, late afternoon (when the work day is complete) and bedtime. I don’t usually […]

“Churches need to remember one »

“Churches need to remember one of the basic phenomena of human attraction: The least likable kid on the playground was always the one trying hardest to be liked. The cool kids, on the other hand, were popular partly because they didn’t seem to care if they were liked; they were doing their thing whether or […]

“This is a simple test. »

“This is a simple test. If you love GOD and are not ashamed of all the marvelous things he has done for you, send this to ten people and the person who sent it to you.”
I got a cheesy email forward today from someone I know only vaguely. And it ended with that line, […]


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