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Guest Blog – Praying for a Better Prayer Life

This is a guest post from Kyle Holt of The New Parables and The Bible in Rhyme. From his blog: Each person is called to use the talents God gave us; to be a voice of one calling out in the desert, “Prepare the way for the Lord. Make straight paths for Him.” I fall […]

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Speedlinking – April 2, 2008

The Carbon Credit Crunch makes a provocative comparison of carbon credits with a church practice. How could existing congregations respond positively to new congregations in their area? Check out – How Would You Respond? This is very cool – Brian Dettmer’s insanely creative Book Autopsies. An insightful take on politics and religion at Obama gets […]

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question and response

Sex, Gender and the Bible

On Sunday night, Nicole and I had the great opportunity to be a part of a small group teaching from the newly released – Prayer: A Small Group Curriculum. I had a great time. I received a follow up email from Nelson, a member of the group, from a conversation that we had that evening. […]

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How to Give an Offering Invitation

I had a conversation yesterday evening with Ben about different ways of giving an offering invitation as a part of a worship service. I want to think first about what means to give financially to the church. I have ranked these in order of priority / importance. Giving financially to a local community of faith […]