…biblical Christianity without conservative idolatry…
Warning: self-critical blog alert. NWBC Update It has been a few months since I left Northwest Baptist Church, and in the intervening months, NWBC has been going through a process of evaluation with a church consultant. From what I have heard, the process has been challenging and helpful. The …
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Charlie has gotten me hooked on paper airplanes again. As a kid, I used to make hundreds of them. My friend had a book with what must have been 50 designes, and we memorized them all. I can still remember some of them, but there are others I can't remember at all. Anyway, as I've gotten back into …
I've had some good responses from my few game postings, so here are a couple of more links to some cool games and sites: www.armorgames.com -- flash games jayisgames.com -- a blog site reviewing games. Dumb: The Game -- test how dumb you are. Room Escape -- post a comment if you can escape from …
How the Perfect Creation was Corrupted Nothing existed except for God, and he decided when everything should begin. He created the world in a flash of light, and built it up piece by piece until it was exactly the way he wanted it, but despite its beauty and greatness, he noticed something was …
As I have spoken with people about the Bible, I find more and more that people aren't really familiar with the "plot" or the overall story of the Bible. Therefore, I'm going to try to go through the entire story of the Bible in a very brief overview fashion. The challenge is that I don't want to …
My day: Connecting Meet with Kerry Bowman, lead/founding pastor of Eagle Church in Zionsville, just north of Indianapolis. Kerry is going through a process right now of trying to recover his “strategic” focus in the church and beyond the church walls considering that he has been …
UPDATE January 25, 2010: For nearly four years, this has been my most popular post, so I wanted to add a disclaimer right here. The intent of this post is not to rant against Ashley Furniture as a company or even the local expression of it here in Lafayette. The local Ashley Homestore owner is quite …
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I recently was notified of some websites that operate very much like our beloved bpshoppingspree.com. The new websites (and I'm sure they aren't the only ones out there) are: WorldwideShoppingNetwork.com & wsnrewards.com …
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I'm just posting this as a quick note to all of you who care... We have a new house! This morning at 9:30, we signed the final paperwork to close on our new house. There still are some things the builder is doing to put the finishing touches on it, but we have started moving things over! Please …
Charlie loves mazes, and I think he is doing incredibly well. Here's one he recently did (remember that he's only 6!) We've been making our mazes by using the tool at this website. …
Do you ever wonder about the Christian language that has developed through the years? Do you ever think about how inappropriate it is to talk the way we do about certain things? A number of years ago, I was in Denver at a homeless shelter playing some music and doing some teaching for the "church" …
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SCRIPTURE: Acts God wants us to reach greater levels of effectiveness. New levels are launched by a move of God. Movements of God rest on the readiness of his people. Download Now Subscribe to this series by dragging this link to your podcast software or RSS reader. This Series Subscribe to …
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In the living room of my in-laws' home I watched an episode of Law and Order that I haven't seen before, and it bothered me quite a bit. The victim was a young man who had tried unsuccessfully to "recover" from homosexuality through the counseling and support of a religious group called Regenesis. …
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I continue to be impressed with Charlie's ability to put these things together. This one is better than some of mine! Here's the link. …
Charlie has been getting into stop motion animation, and I think this one is one of his best. NOTE: This video was made from pictures taken ENTIRELY by him. I wasn't even watching him do it. Of course, I did the computer work to put it into a movie, but he took all the pictures himself. When one …
This video is absolutely unbelievable and fun. You need to show this to anyone who thinks the cello is a boring instrument! …
