lifeasmission

I had a pretty elaborate post prepared on the whole economic crisis/bailout proposal that I was ready to publish, (instead, I will just point you to this great segment from This American Life, “The Giant Pool of Money,” which clearly and insightfully spells out just how we got in this mess) when another thought struck [...]

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I received my Economic Stimulus Payment the other day and wondered what I would do with it.  As I thought and prayed, I decided to join the ranks of those who called the whole premise of the program into question.
Feel free to accuse me for oversimplifying things if you want, but bottom line, the whole [...]

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A wise man once said that “godliness with contentment is great gain.” Sadly, we live in a culture which would rather have us understand contentment as a vice - something for the weak, disinterested, and apathetic. It is not.
If this picture strikes you, please check out this brother’s post.

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I caught wind of this from my friend Wess, and he has a teaser to offer, but I am happy to offer you, my loyal readership, the whole shabang!  If you have 20 minutes to spare… Eh, check that, you need to crave out 20 minutes to watch this video.  It is an informative and [...]

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Back in October I posted on the REVEAL project that Willowcreek has been working on.  Part of the project involved a humble repentance of much that they realize has been wrong with their ministry philosophy.  David Fitch, who wrote, The Great Giveaway: Reclaiming the Mission of the Church from Big Business, Parachurch Organizations, Psychotherapy, Consumer [...]

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My friend Wess has posted an introductory piece on his blog entitled, “Church in Mission: The Problem with Being Relevant.”  He shares some initial background to the topic and is planning on offering a few more posts on the topic.  Though I am jealous that he beat me to it :), if you’re interested in [...]

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From Leadership Blog: Out of UR
September 25, 2007
ATMs: Automatic Tithing Machines
How can you pass the plate to people who don’t carry cash? You can’t. So
the next big wave may be the “Giving Kiosk” in your church’s lobby.
“A lot of people no longer carry cash or a checkbook,” says Marty
Baker, pastor of Stevens Creek Church in [...]

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Just came across a good quote in David Fitch’s latest post on his blog.
Of course the only way we cannot give in to these powerful shaping forces of capitalism upon our identity and life, the only way we can escape allowing years of our lives being devoured by the black of hole of seeking capitalistic [...]

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