May 2010
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“Your wallet will call you a liar before anyone else will.”
– Matt Chandler
February 2010
4 posts
Tying the Clouds Together - Rob Bell interview →
Crafting an Experience - An article by Rob Bell →
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Rethink Monthly’s interview with Rob Bell
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“Why blame the dark for being dark? It is far more helpful to ask the light why...”
– Rob Bell - Velvet Elvis
January 2010
6 posts
“Being a Christian is more about celebrating mystery than conquering it.”
– Rob Bell - Velvet Elvis
“It is ridiculous to think we have the right to limit God to something that we...”
– Francis Chan - “Crazy Love”
“The way we live our days, is the way we live our lives.”
– Annie Dillard
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“The important question is are you really in love with God or are you just in...”
– Francis Chan - “Crazy Love”
“Lukewarm people don’t genuinely want to be saved from their sin; they only...”
– “Crazy Love” Francis Chan
December 2009
1 post
“…We can never rest easy, believe that we have discovered the foundations...”
– Peter Rolins - How (Not) to Speak of God
November 2009
5 posts
www.namastechai.com →
“For too long the Church has been seen as an oasis in the desert - offering water...”
– How (not) to Speak of God - Peter Rollins
“Far from abolishing the possibility of faith, the critique of ideology in...”
– “Revelation as Concealment”
How (Not) to Speak of God
Peter Rollins
“The only significant difference between the aesthetic idol and the conceptual idol [ideology] lies in the fact that the former reduces God to a physical object while the latter reduces God to an intellectual object.”
Peter Rollins
How (not) to Speak of God
in case anyone hadn’t been made aware, the boys from CBN gave me a great wedding gift by recreating our website. coloredbynumbers.com
October 2009
3 posts
What is the central focus of what it means to be a...
I had a discussion on Tuesday night that orginally started out with “what is the purpose/meaning of prayer?” that then developed into a sort of muddled “what is the central focus/point of Christianity?”. After a bit my thoughts became jumbled and I was tired and I think my overall thought was lost. Given some time and perspective, I return to it with a much clearer head.
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taken from NT Wright's "Surprised by Hope"
Karl Marx famously spoke of religion as the opium of the people. He supposed that oppressive rulers would use the promise of a joyful future life to try to stop the masses from rising in revolt. That has indeed ofteh been the case. But my impression is that religion is an ‘opium’ when the religion in question includes the Platonic downgrading of bodies and of the created order in...