Category Archives: Creativity

The Mystery of Why American Politics and American Churches Resist Change

February 28th, 2012

Nothing baffles me more than the intersection of politics and conservative American Christianity. The election of 2012 promises to pit more of the same old, same old against itself, as Republicrats and Democans battle to see who will preserve the status quo for the ruling powers that be. Into this fray comes the handwringing, conservative, [...]

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Also posted in Boldness, Christianity in North America, Church Issues, Community, Counterculture, Discernment, Godly Character, Leadership, Maturity, Oddities, Relevance, Simplicity

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I Had a Dream

January 23rd, 2012

I had a dream. In it, people discovered the fullness of Jesus Christ. People gathered together daily, ate their meals together, and shared the Lord’s Supper in an atmosphere of joy and celebration. People gave, and without man-made limitations. They gave everything they owned, everything they were, and every spiritual gift they had received from [...]

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Steve Jobs, Jesus Christ, and the Bland Conformity of Western Christianity

October 27th, 2011

Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status quo. —Apple Inc., “Think Different” ad, 1997 And as they were speaking to the people, the priests and [...]

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Also posted in Boldness, Christianity in North America, Church Issues, Counterculture, Faith, Godly Character, In the News, Maturity, Oddities, Perseverance, Relevance, Revival, Simplicity, Supernaturalism

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