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    NT Wright Thinks I am Right

    May 8th, 2008 · 2 Comments

    Hahah… NT Wright is in my opinion the most amazing New Testament scholar out there. Today, while reading his most recent book, Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church, I came across this little ditty…
    Communication theorists insist that for full human communication you need not only words [...]

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    Tags: books · quotes

    A False Sense of Community/Connection

    May 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment

    I’ll leave it up to you to make the final decision on how related these two thoughts I have been having are…
    At Living Hope, we have been talking about and trying to get to a place where some of the practices that typically happen on a Sunday morning (baby dedications and baptisms for example), happen [...]

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    Tags: community · social networking

    David Ford - State of the Union

    May 6th, 2008 · 6 Comments

    DISCLAIMER: If you can’t handle “bad” words OR if you don’t like being confronted with tough truths, go here instead.
    I came across a really cool video by David Ford last week and have been trying to listen to more of his music since then. I think he’s a great lyricist. And that includes [...]

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    Tags: christendom · music · politics

    Memphis in May

    May 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

    Memphis in May is apparently a pretty big deal. Everyone talks about it and one of the major parts of it is the Beale St. Music Festival. Apparently it rains just about every year for this thing and last night was no exception. A bunch of my new friends were supposed to [...]

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    Tags: friends · memphis · music