http://lifeasmission.com/blog/2009/07/cultural-gravity-part-1/ exploring the mystery of life and mission as one and the same Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:58:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://lifeasmission.com/blog/2009/07/cultural-gravity-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-5619 Cultural Gravity (Part 2) Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:55:02 +0000 http://lifeasmission.com/blog/?p=1148#comment-5619 [...] posts:Cultural Gravity (Part 1)Missional Community in a Capitalistic SocietyThe MOVE: The Journey from Attractional to [...] [...] posts:Cultural Gravity (Part 1)Missional Community in a Capitalistic SocietyThe MOVE: The Journey from Attractional to [...]

]]> http://lifeasmission.com/blog/2009/07/cultural-gravity-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-5617 geoff holsclaw Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:18:55 +0000 http://lifeasmission.com/blog/?p=1148#comment-5617 St. Who?  you know, the Saint whose icon I have on my desk and pray to for wisdom because I'm becoming catholic, I mean "C"atholic.  :) St. Who?  you know, the Saint whose icon I have on my desk and pray to for wisdom because I’m becoming catholic, I mean “C”atholic. 

]]> http://lifeasmission.com/blog/2009/07/cultural-gravity-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-5616 JR Rozko Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:00:19 +0000 http://lifeasmission.com/blog/?p=1148#comment-5616 <p>St. who ? ;)  Yeah, totally see the connection there.  Whether aspects of culture, or facets of sin, there is that battle being fought for our attention and allegiance.  Light and darkness, but "the darkness has not overcome it."</p> St. who ?   Yeah, totally see the connection there.  Whether aspects of culture, or facets of sin, there is that battle being fought for our attention and allegiance.  Light and darkness, but “the darkness has not overcome it.”

]]> http://lifeasmission.com/blog/2009/07/cultural-gravity-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-5615 geoff holsclaw Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:06:27 +0000 http://lifeasmission.com/blog/?p=1148#comment-5615 jr, i'm interested to hear more about this in relation to missional life.  it reminded me of St. Augustine when he would speak of the weight of carnal habit, and by carnal habit he meant both the weight of sinful patterns as well as the weight of cultural customs.  all these things draw us down and keep us from God and his mission. jr,
i’m interested to hear more about this in relation to missional life.  it reminded me of St. Augustine when he would speak of the weight of carnal habit, and by carnal habit he meant both the weight of sinful patterns as well as the weight of cultural customs.  all these things draw us down and keep us from God and his mission.

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