Authenticity in the Christian Life

Date December 12, 2007

Four years ago today, I quit quiet times. I was frustrated with my own inability to do them and I didn’t think they were helpful. Since then, there have been periods where I’ve tried some different spiritual disciplines, but on the whole, I generally suck at any type of consistency with those types of things. [...]

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The Illumined Heart: A Review

Date August 30, 2007

Frederica Matthewes-Green’s new book, “The Illumined Heart: Capture the Vibrant Faith of Ancient Christians” is a very short exposition on the faith of early Christians and what we as “modern” Christians can learn from them. Frederica Matthewes-Green converted to Orthodoxy a few years ago, and that is important to know in reading her understanding of [...]

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.bE

Date April 21, 2004

We put on .bE last night in a beautiful facility (see more photos below), the Eighth Street Center in Buhl, ID. It’s always interesting to see who comes to .bE….and who doesn’t. I really don’t know how to advertise .bE any more. For this time, I limited myself to 15 churches in Buhl and the [...]

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Prayer Collage

Date April 14, 2004

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As I mentioned before, this is from the prayer collage we made at THRIVE (high school youth group) last Monday. Pretty sweet deal. Told the kids we were going to pray for 30min solid. They moaned and groaned, but as we made this photo collage of things we were praying for [...]

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The Language of “Solid”

Date February 28, 2004

Language, language, language. What power do our words really carry? Will we ever know? I’m pondering the use of the phrase “solid Christian” or “solid believer” or…, just “solid.” I myself use the term sometimes when I’m describing someone; “oh, they are a solid Christian…” Whatever “solid Christian” means, we mean it as a good [...]

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Quitting Quiet-Times

Date December 12, 2003

I’ve tried the Walk-Thru-The-Bible deal. Chronological Bible. I’ve spent time with Oswald. I’ve tried to drink from the “Streams in the Desert.” Daily Bread. Youthwalk stuff. Yes, thank you very much, I “know” Jesus had quiet times where he got away by himself and prayed. Yes, I even know that Jesus did it “very early [...]

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