Jan
26
2007
Ominous ‘Revolution’
Know this: George Barna’s latest book on the future of Christianity depicts a nightmare. It’s a future already in full-swing all around us. It’s Laodicean Christianity with a smile. Barna calls this population of compromised Christians “Revolutionaries” and has written a book ominously warning the rest of us to quit criticizing the “Revolution” — else get […]
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Mar
03
2007
This movie is a must-see for the thinking mind - not just Christians. It’s effects are haunting. In one scene, Wilberforce charges into a bar where a black slave was treated contemptuously. He rudely interrupts the crowd as they’re singing some drinking song, stands on a table, and begins to sing Amazing Grace. The first […]
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Mar
22
2007
by Andy Doman
At the Xenos Summer Institute in 2005, Bruxy Cavey gave two break-out session teachings. I attended his teachings and was extremely impressed with his insight, and Jesus-centered teachings. The description he gave of The Meeting House seemed impressive. […]
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Tags: emergent church, methods
Sep
18
2007
In preparation for our series on thankfulness, Kalie provides an excellent overview of the book, Surprised by Joy, by C.S. Lewis.
What is joy? Some would describe it as a feeling, a mindset, or a state of being. Maybe it is a choice, a gift, or a goal. For C.S. Lewis, it was much more, and also […]
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May
20
2008
Go watch the movie Prince Caspian, and do it quickly! If you watch it knowing that C.S. Lewis was not only a Christian, but someone deeply in love with God’s Kingdom, it helps explains the “The Deep Magic” that governs the movie.
Prince Caspian is the study of a Christian’s greatest weakness: “the Natural Man”, as […]
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Tags: leadership, sanctification, spiritual warfare
May
22
2008
The movie ‘Prince Caspian’ extends our church leadership series and the implications on church growth. Here we consider the heirarchy within the Priest/Prophet/King leadership paradigm and why the Prophet-leader is so essential for spiritual church leadership.
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Tags: leadership, movies, prince caspian, prophecy, spiritual warfare