Archive for October, 2007
Poor Guy
“Poor guy”, we said. 30 Minutes Earlier: We were in Downtown Dallas coming out of a very wealthy and successful church. I was mesmerized by the modern architecture and facilities. It was like they went 10 years into the future, hired me as a design consultant, brought me back to today, and let me design [...]
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Tags: church, compassion, generosity, poor people
1. It’s okay to take risks 2. You have the freedom to fail 3. God is worth our very best 4. People matter, even if they can’t do anything for you 5. Christ didn’t hang out with the religionist, He sought after broken people 6. What good is the Church if she’s not selflessly pursuing [...]
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I hate that saying. “Is this church a ‘spirit filled’ church. Are you a ‘spirit filled believer’. It’s as if when you become a follower of Christ you only get two out of the three. Here is the Father, and you’ll need the Son, and…we’ll save the Holy Spirit for the crazy ones who want [...]
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Model Behavior, what?
Duh, church is not a model community of good behavior. I’m not sure who taught our culture that church and church people are perfect. It’s just not that way. Yet this is one of the biggest arguements against Christ and His kingdom – ‘I was hurt at church, it’s not for me”. So what is [...]
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