Archive for September, 2008

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Quotable Monday, 09.22.08

 

"Jesus refuses to be your domesticated housecat."

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Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

Ray Boltz: A Tragic Comedy

 
It’s probably not what you think.

A few days ago, retired Christian recording artist Ray Boltz came out of the closet, announcing his homosexuality. (His website, btw, is having a pretty huge clearance sale. Interpret that how you wish.) “This is what it really comes down to,” he says in a CT interview. “If this [...]

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Monday, September 15th, 2008

Book Review: The Shack

 
OK…So, I gave in and read Young’s The Shack. It’s a lot like voting in the upcoming presidential election, I typically vote for the candidate with the least amount of celeb indorsements. After reading the pull-quotes from Smitty, Winona Judd, and Kathie Lee Gifford, I almost walked away. Nevertheless, I finished it over the weekend [...]

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Monday, September 8th, 2008

Link Love, 09.09.2008

Our offices are ‘officially’ relocated. Even though we still have no phones or air-conditioning yet, we’re blazing through. As we blow through another week, I wanted to pass along some link love that’s gotten me through the past few days.

A pretty fascinating argument from Feminist Tammy Bruce FOR Gov. Palin. hmmm….

What American Christians [...]

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Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

Addicted

 
If you don’t know Ludo you most certainly need to check them out. Although their hardcore fans aren’t as crazy about their latest album as Broken Bride, the title cut is an amazing confession of addiction.
What flavor of addiction doesn’t matter. Whether alcohol or a destructive relationship or eleventy-billion other things, addiction is addiction. It’s [...]

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Monday, September 1st, 2008

Rebirth Pains

 

Almost one year ago this week, i was in the same place again. After a whirlwind of summer activities and a little vacation, I was feeling almost human again. This year, it’s been postponed a few weeks due to some family issues, relocating our ministry offices, and a couple of hurricanes that have altered our [...]

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