tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106669812011-06-20T22:57:28.596-04:00a journey in finding my designnathan seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11202583940135635398noreply@blogger.comBlogger721100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10666981.post-58989202462768941082007-06-26T10:08:00.000-04:002007-06-26T10:11:45.494-04:00

hey check out our fugo new york blog.i will be posting here for the next month or so.

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why is what we "do" so important?what did you do today?what do you want to do?what are you going to do in five years?what do you do for a living?what can we do for you?it seems like right now i am in a storm of "do" conversations. i've got "do" coming at me from all sides. on one front i've got a friend wondering what he is going to "do" in the future for income and soul satisfaction.one front

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i was at a conference today called "Bride With A Broken Heart" and Dr. John Perkins had a great deal of way cool stuff to share, too much to mention it all, but he did throw out a great statement that is easy enough to share and thought provoking as well...."Your attitude is your paintbrush."how true, how true. i know some people who are painting some pretty ugly pictures, as well as some who are

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the booth is, and will be in the future, a great place for conversation and transformation. i have never felt the weight in a room as much as i did this past sunday. the first gathering went fine. (i guess you're never fully satisfied, there is always more you'd like to share, you miss some things, you make a joke that bombs, etc. but all things considered it went fine.)but second gathering was

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i am in a finicky mood. i think it is because i am tired. i stayed up last night and watched an old episode of "The Shield". i don't know why i get sucked into that show, i've seen the episode several times but it's hard to pass on a good Vic Mackey beat down if you know what i mean...this morning i was doing a little blog tour... ya know, catching up on a few people that i haven't read in a

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Psalm 23 God, my shepherd! I don't need a thing. You have bedded me down in lush meadows, you find me quiet pools to drink from. True to your word, you let me catch my breath and send me in the right direction. Even when the way goes through Death Valley, I'm not afraid when you walk at my side. Your trusty shepherd's crook makes me feel secure. You

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it has been a while and this really isn't much of a post... it was actually homework. not for me, for dakota. he came home the other day and and gave me a sheet of paper that said "PARENT HOMEWORK" at the top. can you believe that? homework for parents!!! anyway, i had to write a little diddy about "who is your kid". so here is what i wrote:"On the outside, Dakota may look like your

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fugo Originally uploaded by nathansean.a new chapter has begun in the story of genmark at watermark. it will be a different read than the last chapter called cession. this chapter will have a little poetry, deep character development, and a great deal of mystery. welcome to the chapter called fugo(foo-go) :to take flightfly on my friends

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t.w.i.b Originally uploaded by nathansean.so this week in baseball was pretty fun.tuesday the knicks played excellent again... it must be the coaching!! ryder was super pumped after the game because he got to slide twice. anytime a six year old gets dirty it is always a highlight to him.wednesday the watermark team fell again. that makes six in a row in the losing column... but hey... we did

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t.w.i.b Originally uploaded by nathansean.i think one of my greatest summer memories as a kid was watching the "baseball bunch" with jonny bench and all the all stars that show up... like reggie, brett, robin yount, gary carter, steve garvey, the goose, and of the real star of the show, the san diego chicken.i remember that following the bunch was "this week in baseball". i always felt like it

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WE HAVE DISCOVERED A NAME!actually the gerald man came up with it. i knew that when i saw it or heard it we'd know right away... and that is exactly what happened. the g-man called this morning and tossed it out and it stuck like a soggy noodle on the fridge. oh baby is this one HOT!thanks to those who have been helping with the search and a big thanks to all of you putting up with my obession

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CMS Originally uploaded by nathansean.so i am still on a quest to find a new "brand" or "name" for our senior high community. in that quest i came across this article... it made me giggle a bit. it is from the site churchmarketingsucks.com"The Christian ImitationHave you ever seen a "got pepsi?" T-shirt?No.Do you know why? Because Pepsi—and any other company and organization worth their

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the-cession-shield Originally uploaded by nathansean.it has officially begun. hours and hours of sleepless nights, thinking and staring into space constantly, endless internet googling, the magazine flipping. why do i do this to myslef?well... because things aren't right. i would liken our name and image to be much like that of LA GEAR footwear. both were moving along for a little while,

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colormowing Originally uploaded by nathansean.i am quite sure that memorial day weekend was created to do yard work... or at least that is what my memorial weekends have been about lately. today i......planted two trees...finished a project that i started three years ago (yes three years ago!)...moved and replanted several plants...weed whipped the yard...helped my homie drew patch his pool (

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bibles Originally uploaded by nathansean.i have read several versions/translations of the Bible since i have become a follower of Jesus. i think the first Bible i read was a CEV. then i began to read the NLT. for the longest time i was all NLT. (8 years, i would guess.) just doing a quick search online i came in contact with over 23 english translations and versions of the same Bible.a few years

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engagement Originally uploaded by nathansean. ENGAGEMENT: Grappling with the Meaning of Jesus’ MessageChapter Six – The Medium of the Messagequote: “why did Jesus speak in parables? Why was he subtle, indirect, and secretive? Because his message wasn’t just merely aimed at conveying information. It sought to convey something more important: the spiritual formation of the hearers.”

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I have decided to do a mini chapter by chapter review of McLaren’s new book. I don’t want to give a complete run down of each, because the book is one that needs to be read. And reread. And discussed. And prayed about. And reread again. Like in many of his previous book, the chapters alone, although they are rich and thought provoking, are best understood in the context of the entire book.

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window Originally uploaded by nathansean. The Secret Message of Jesus by Brian D. McLaren Before we explore some of Brian’s new book, it may be helpful if I frame the window in which I view the sky. (TSWFOI)The room I sit in has many windows, with equally as many views. Many of my friends beckon me to view the sky from their window. From their window… they see the sky with a variant

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the secret meaasge of Jesus Originally uploaded by nathansean. on tuesady i'll begin to share some thoughts about brian mclaren's new book. today during the gathering at watermark wallace daniel read a paragraph from it... we are so stealth!!!the secret is getting out... and it is about time.the book will be out soon and then you can get into the secret... and maybe, as God's dream

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bang bang poster Originally uploaded by nathansean. sunday cession is headed to see this production at jenison high school. it is so exciting to watch students live out the kingdom of God by using their URL.join us if you'd like. we are leaving the HUB at 3:45 on sunday and eating a meal together before we head to the production. if you are not into the meal, the productin starts at

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SURF CITY Originally uploaded by nathansean. this is the "in progress" new surf city logo. what do you think?

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tsa Originally uploaded by nathansean. these guys are just flat out great.great music. great guys.great heart.great friends.check out their website over in the links.thanks guys!

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Kissthefather Originally uploaded by nathansean.last week in the mail i received a great secret. actually it was a book, and the book is about a secret. "the secret message of jesus" by brian d mclaren. it is an advanced release copy i got through his website anewkindofchristian.com. i am just about finished with it. as with all of brian's books, it goes much beyond just scratching the

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so i'm going to turn to my left and grab a book from my sagging bookshelf (literally... we put it together wrong) and type up a quote from a random spot. ok so here we go random book...the winner is one of my favorites... The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning. if you have not read this book, go and do so now!ok so here is the random section...that sucks. i opened up and pointed to the

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i like valentine's day well enough. not to excited about it, but i'm not a scrooge about it either. it isn't quite as special as it was growing up. back in the elemetary and j-high days, the day was clouded with mystery and romance and butterflies in the stomach. 20 years later i still get butterflies, but they are surrounded by the thoughts... "oh crap tomorrow is valentine's day" and the

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what a great song... the lyrics really make me think."Marching Bands Of Manhattan"If I could open my armsAnd span the length of the isle of Manhattan,I'd bring it to where you areMaking a lake of the East River and HudsonIf I could open my mouthWide enough for a marching band to march outThey would make your name singAnd bend through alleys and bounce off all the buildings.I wish we could open

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job Originally uploaded by nathansean.i had to write a mini-article for our newsletter at watermark. i wrote about what we have been doing in cession. i have a strong feeling the article will be editted down quite a bit so i suppose you all have a chance to read the full monty. enjoy...Job DescriptionThat’s the name… Job. Not the alternative word for occupation. A Job description. Typically

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brian Originally uploaded by nathansean.i had a chance to chat with brian mclaren this morning. just nate and brian... ready to take the world by storm. ok maybe it wasn't quite a "take the world by storm" chat, but it was very special.thank you brian for the insight.thank you brian for the challenge.thank you brian for the encouragement.

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buck buck 3 Originally uploaded by nathansean.so at the beginning of this year we satrted a game that FAT ALBERT made famous... BUCK BUCK! it goes like this... ::five guys bent ove holding each other around the waist (get your mind out of the gutter!!!)::then they all bend over and place your head along thier hip(i said get your mind out of the gutter you sicko, jeremy!)::then, five other guys

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buck buck 1 Originally uploaded by nathansean.i think dave's "stuff" may have been awkwardly close to the back of AJ's skull... turn your head and cough!

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buck buck 2 Originally uploaded by nathansean.also if you look down the hall you can see whitey and craig waiting to BUCK BUCK!oh the joys...

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this summer when we were staying i elk lake with cession wallace and i found a weekly world news tabloid with the big blazing headline: 10 MORE COMMANDMENTS FOUND of course, we had to pick it up. we laughed our heads off all the way back to the cottage, but once we were there we got an even better laugh... i'll share that story on sunday. but for now... here is an portion of that piece of

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i've waited for a few weeks to re-establish the blog so it could be officially two months between posts. my first thought was to hit it back up after one month, but true to my procrastinating self i missed that date by a few days and one month turned into two. oh well.i'm leading the dicussion this week at watermark and am looking forward to it. we are in a conversation called "LIFE IS WAITING

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the story... Originally uploaded by nathansean.it seems that as of late i have been trying to generate passion. trying to find that fire in me to be motivated, to be energetic, to be... well, me.the only problem with generating passion is that it lacks that wrecklessness that is the true essence of passion.when you try to create passion, it is always colored a bit with envy, because your eyes are

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.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Buckethead, originally uploaded by nathansean. the allendale falcons are dreaming of driving to ford field in a few weeks. i've been connected to many of them for a long time. as long as i've known them they have been

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i've got a "prayer blog" that i post some of my prayer life on for a few different reasons. anyway... i updated it last week and got a really cool comment form someone i don't know. although i run in circles with many who post/comment/blog with alter egos, so i may know them well. it doesn't really matter, it seems to be a good conversation so far.so anyway, i thought i'd share it here and

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when i want something so bad for someone else it hurts me when they don't get it. sometimes it hurts me more than it hurts them. the pain is even deeper when they don't see that they need it or deserve it.God has allowed me the amazing gift of feeling people's emotions and seeing more than what is on the surface. i often neglect to see this as a gift and choose to see it as a curse because it

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.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } skull, originally uploaded by nathansean. Isn’t that an intimidating logo? It strikes fear in the hearts of all whose eyes dwell upon it. It represents aggression and anger and big, hairy, smelly, drunken

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ok... so there are even more things i'd like to share, more thoughts that i need to get out, but i have this somewhat strange feeling of duty to finish up the thoughts from the last post. maybe i shouldn't say "finish the thoughts" as much as i should say "finish the quotes". so here is the next few paragraphs..."the one holy church of the creed is also "apostolic", which for some refers to a

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so yesterday i am re-reading a book that has really challenged and inspired me. as i am reading i am looking at all the scribbles and underlines that have marked up the pages. asking myself "why did i underline that?", "what does this scribble mean?" etc. etc. then i noticed along the side of a bracketed section the word "blog". i had forgotten how often i read things and want to share them.

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i have missed blogging. mainly because when i blog that means i have a few minutes to stop and think. those times are becomming rare in this season. don't get thye wrong idea, things are sailing along and it has been a pure joy to be a part of it. God's movement that is. He has been very visable to me as of late.::football practice:: i feel His direction on the field. not so much on a

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i want to blog and spew a heap of the thinks i thinked and observations i observed this weekend. the weekend was packed with insightful experiences. working on a roof. michigan football game. shopping for some back to school gear. a trip to walmart for a bubba keg. a few episodes of "house". a mini-golf outing. hung out with some students. fantasy football draft. surprise birthday party

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jenn and i have many good friends who are not followers of Jesus. some would say they are "christians", but it is more of a cultural belief thing than a belief of the heart. some have no desire to follow anything other than the god of self. and a few others,well...they are simply in a perpetual state of conscious rebellion. what ever the case, what ever the reason, it doesn't really matter,

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.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } prophet dave, originally uploaded by nathansean. i see so many students and adults searching for meaning in things that leave them empty. but not you typical "empty", as in void. a deeper empty that

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why do i do what i do?this question is haunting me. i try to answer it. actually i answer it differntly every day. the answers bounce around my head like those white lottery balls right before they get sucked up that magical tube on channel three. i am just like those who tune in to this rivetting life-changing show. they sit with anticipation on the edge of their old hand-me down sofa,

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.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } an offering, originally uploaded by nathansean. i read this this morning and it hits me everytime i read it. especially since i am rapidly moving towards a season of busy, busy, busy. my days will be

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why is it that relationships are so difficult sometimes? why is there competition between relationships? (if i'm with this person then that person will be upset with me)why do we feel "left out" if we are not sharing the same experiences as our friends?do you have a friend you can trust to stand up for you when you are not around?why is it that there are times when all the relationships in the

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i have been reading a heap of blogs lately. mostly high school students, some students i know, many i don't. i read them to keep up, keep in tune, etc. etc. but they mostly break my heart. i don't know why... much of what they write is the same stuff i dealt with in high school. maybe it is just that i know the pain behind all the acting cool. i know the real struggle for acceptance and

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below are a few excerpts from a book i've been reading lately. i've read and re-read them several times in the last month and they resonate with my soul in a tremendous way... so i thought i'd share them. (the emphasis added is mine.)"everyone more or less believes in God. but most of us do our best to keep God in the margins of our lives or, failing that, refashion God to suit our convience.

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"Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God's Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don't know how or what to pray, it doesn't matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans." romans 8 v 26living it...

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.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } eyes, originally uploaded by nathansean. i had a pretty good weekend. i needed to just rest and for the most part i did. the kids went to stay with nanna and umpa, so jenn and i got to hang loose. we

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this week has brought a heap of emotions my way... and all of them by wednesday. excitement. stress.sadness. joy. anger. frustration. (boy, that looks like the list in galations doesn't it?) but God is aware of my needs, often more than i am... and he has brought me the football season. i started coaching with dakota's team on teusday. i love it. i get to encourage kids. help them find

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so i've been learning, praying, reading, etc. about blessing lately. not the ritualistic prayer before a meal, but the true and pure blessing that comes from our Creator. in the conversation series we've been discussing at watermark, i've come to the bottom line conclusion that God's blessing is relationship. we make it more, but when we see the whole story we are in, (a self written story of

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God has been revealing a lot to me lately. about blessing...about relationship(s)...about leading teams...about being a parent...about being a husband...about theology...the problem is that i don't know what to do with all of it. i tend to be more of a "crock pot" when it comes to things like this, yet i also am one who really filters things out through conversation. i guess i just don't know

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we also saw today...nevadacoloradogeorgiaalaskathe list goes on...

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.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } grand haven piture, originally uploaded by nathansean. in the summer grand haven gets flooded with vacationers. so far this summer dakota and i have noticed licence plates from 14 states. here is our list

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.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } karma chameleon, originally uploaded by nathansean. i am excited to share what God has been revealing me. i am also a bit nervous. it can be difficult sometimes to articulate what God has been doing in my

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yesterday it rained in grand haven. not a thunder storm or a downpour, just a nice steady rain with big drops, ya know the kind that make bubbles in the puddles. my mood, my attitude, and my spirit as of late seemed to match the day. so... i went for a walk in the rain. it was refreshing to some extent, but moreso it was numbing. with the constant sound of rain bouncing off the pavement, the

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i do think i will begin to blog again. i often wrestle with why i do it. is it an escape? is it a way for me to let people really know how i feel without the drama of telling them face to face? is it to make me feel important? so whatever my reason for blogging or my lack of blogging is, i don't really give a rat's ass and i'm gonna blog! put that in your pipe and smoke it. enjoy.n8

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.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } happy meal gospel, originally uploaded by nathansean. in responce to God's sharing through wallace this morning...we are all on a journey towards becoming the person God designed us to be. some begin the

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i am growing more and more aware of my shortage in the area of "being a blessing".GOD told Abram: "Leave your country, your family, and your father's home for a land that I will show you. I'll make you a great nation and bless you. I'll make you famous; you'll be a blessing. I'll bless those who bless you; those who curse you I'll curse. All the families of the Earth will

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the great pressure of conflict builds in my spirit.it keeps me awake at night,it clouds my thoughts in the day.it is a battle that rages to claim ownership of my heart;a battle between the doubt and insecurity,and the confidence and assurance.they both call out to my ear, my head spins with indecision on which to decipher.i stand still in the moment.paralyzed by fear,frozen by potential.so i wait

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how do you know when "life passes you by"? i don't really now what that means, but i do feel as if my life has been in slow motion for the last week. the pace of my life has not been in slow motion... which makes the slow motion thing all the bit more wierd. in this time i find myself hyper sensative to relationships. not really my own, but the relationships of those that are around me. it

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"in the ancient world, faith DID NOT mean subscribing to the convictions of theology; it meant LIVING IN CONFIDENCE OF RELATIONSHIPS."-leonard sweet in "out of the question and into the mystery", my emphasis addedi read this the other day and i thought of many people i know of who have walked away from "the faith". some students, some friends, some people i used to serve with...and i can say

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in a lot of ways i've grown a so much since i first met Jesus. yet there are snapshots that God gives me that make me fully aware that i've got a long long way to go. i had a snapshot this past sunday night.here is the back story... i've been following Jesus for 9 years and there has been a passage of scripture that has been a staple in my life during that time. i pray it. i pray it for myself

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has our systematic approach to theology, the Gospel, the church, etc., taken us to a place where we write off the mystical and mysterious that surrounds our God? has our mystical approach to theology, the Gospel, the church, etc., taken us to a place where we write off the absolutes and promises that surround our God? is there another choice?"the Gospel is... a truth widely held, but a truth

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community.this word has become the poster child of our churches... only the child is nothing but a cartoon pencil drawing, erased as quickly as it was created.this word has become the rallying cry of the people who occupy the pews on sunday morning... only to have the cry fade to a whisper, as we exit the building and set out on our own journeys, alone.this word has become the way we desire to

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Place Your Life Before God So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life--your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life--and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your

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many seem to think, at least those who are evangelical christians, that the job description that Jesus had was "to save the world", to "pay the price", or to "take our punishment". now, i don't see this as wrong... but i don't exactly see it as fully right. i think we are missing some of the story. not the story of the gospels or the bible or the story of the good news, but the story of the

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so this is where i'm suppose to start writing down my thoughts, we'll see.

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