YouTubesday: The Poor Will Always…

I attended the CCDA conference in St. Louis this past week (thus the brief blog hiatus). It was an incredible conference and a very encouraging experience. I didn’t do much in the way of notes and things, so I don’t have a lot to post for you. However, I did find some old CCDA video on youtube, and this one from Wayne...

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When Jesus Stepped Down

When Jesus stepped down from the Judges seat and took the punishment meant for us, we said Thank you and picked up the discarded robe and sat down in Jesus’ temporarily abandoned seat.-Keane

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An Open Letter to The Wells Church in Minneapolis

Sep 28, 07 An Open Letter to The Wells Church in Minneapolis

Posted by in considering church

Dear Greg (or Gary, sorry I can’t remember) and others, I met you briefly at Peavey Park in South Minneapolis last Wednesday. I was hanging out with some punk-rocker anarchist folk, eating dinner with homeless and having an all-around good time. You came by and politely offered us flyers to an event for youth you were having...

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What Is Essential to the Gospel?

This is more question time for the readers then me giving answers. In a discussion at the house the other day, and a couple email conversations with some readers, I’ve started to rethink what topics, facts, concepts, etc. are essential to the Gospel. There’s all kinds of cliches and sayings about the gospel:...

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Murderers! And The Lives They Live

There was quite a bit of conversation last week after I posted about the benevolent act of Philip Workman, a man executed in Tennessee last week for murder. The initial comments put me deep in thought and I’ve been trying to think through my values and ethics and trying to make sure I’m not holding double standards. This...

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