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West Hollywood, Jul 24, 2008 [Flickr] • July 25, 2008 • From: JR Woodward

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Los Angeles, Jul 24, 2008 [Flickr] • July 24, 2008 • From: JR Woodward

dream awakener posted a photo: Uploaded with...

So sick… • July 24, 2008 • From: Lon Wong

Thanks to those of you who’ve continued to follow along. It’s been a slow blogging month as my head’s been elsewhere. I’ve been horrendously sick the past five...

This Week with Henri Nouwen - People Who Mean The Most • July 24, 2008 • From: JR Woodward

"When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions,...

Perspectives • July 24, 2008 • From: Kevin Rush

I recently watched Vantage Point, which I thought was good in concept, but inconsequently ruined the action sequences due to the fact they had to revisit it over...

Crazy Love • July 23, 2008 • From: tim hoeksema

For the last week or so I've reading a book called Crazy Love by Francis Chan. So far it's been an eye opener. I'm about half way though...

Stories from the road • July 23, 2008 • From: tim hoeksema

Last week while in Chone Ecuador I saw God work. I have a bunch of stories. I just wanted to share one today. A local artist painted scripture...

Evangelicals Say They Value the Church and Making a Difference • July 23, 2008 • From: Ed Stetzer

A recent study by the Barna Group sheds light on the differing values among various Christian segments of the American population. Individuals were asked to rate 19 possible...

Spiritual Life Change • July 23, 2008 • From: Jon Freeman

For many years, I have been a part of churches that operate on the principle that “life change happens best in the context of community/small groups.” To that end,...

Brian McLaren at Lambeth • July 23, 2008 • From: Andrew Jones

". . . decisions could be made in this gathering that I believe really could change history -- of setting the challenge of entering this emerging, post-modern world...

McCain and Obama at Saddleback on August 16th • July 23, 2008 • From: DJ Chuang

I’m not sure how freely I can post information I’ve found about the McCain and Obama joint appearance at Saddleback Church in Orange County on August 16th, so...

3 is Enough • July 23, 2008 • From: Kevin Rush

I recently stumbled upon 3 is Enough.It's a great resource for the church to be incarnational and missional followers of Christ. They have a simple premise. Make...

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