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November 2012

November 03, 2012

the thief who messed things up…

" Remember me ", the thief on the cross yells across to the God-man, Jesus....

October 2012

October 26, 2012

In the end, it’s all about love… nothing else.

Ever notice how good theology is found in life and not the bible. This week,...

October 10, 2012

Heal Me: Why Tommy and the White Western Colonial Church? By Randy Woodley

I began this conversation I called, See Me, Feel Me, Touch Me, Heal Me as...

September 2012

September 26, 2012

Touch Me: it takes a lifetime by Randy Woodley

(I began this series See Me, Feel Me, Touch Me, Heal Me as a challenge...

September 11, 2012

Jesus Functions

:: By Pete Zimmerman: I am hoping that in about a year I will help...

September 07, 2012

Jesus-like living in the midst of other religions

Many have seen the movie " The Kingdom of Heaven " the fictional drama...

September 06, 2012

CARTS …practicing resurrection

"We have longed to taste the resurrection... the insurrection of life... We have longed to...

September 05, 2012

Prayer, is it just wishful thinking?

On my show today I talked with Tony Jones about the work he is doing on...

September 04, 2012

Life beyond the belief meter…

One wonders if there isn't one of these parked at the entrance of "...

September 03, 2012

The slippery slope from believing into…living

I am told, that Jesus only directly answers 3 of the 183 questions that he himself...

August 2012

August 29, 2012

See Me: A Call to Christians in the West to Invite Those Different Than Them to the Table by Randy Woodley

(Read the Introduction to this series) So, what is the cost to the whole community...

August 27, 2012

” Forest Life: by Shane Crash “…radical, scandalous redemptive imagination

For years I have been exploring the idea of faith on the fringe of church-ianity...

August 15, 2012

A Seat at The Table: Everyone Plays

My friend and fellow Common Tabler Pete comes at emergence not via the plethora of...

August 14, 2012

Redemptive imagination: the intersection of humanity and God…future faith

This is one of my favorite stories is the gospels ( John 6:1-15 ), every...

August 10, 2012

(G)od With(Out) Religion OR The God Who BeCame an Atheist

There is this moment of intrinsic subversion to exclusivity in the Jesus Narrative. But...

August 10, 2012

R(EVOLuTionary ) Faith…in a crisis

It's hard to imagine anyone coming across Jesus in the midst of the " world...

August 01, 2012

Authentic Jesus Generations: Woodstock to Wild Goose by Randy Woodley

Although there is not much in general these days that one can say about the...

July 2012

July 31, 2012

WTF!!! …what the flock

On July 26 2012 this was my status of facebook... Many would say I've back...

July 15, 2012

do christians (h)ate the world? OR (the european civil wars)

Any notion that we do not belong to this earth, that Earth is...

July 13, 2012

Why Homosexuality is Different than Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, Murder, Adultery, and Stealing

:: By Zach Lind, re-posted by permission from Finding Rhythm: “It is as unloving to...

July 06, 2012

What I Noticed at Wild Goose 2012

1. Being cool is overrated. You already know it was hot. However, having spent a...

June 2012

June 18, 2012

Getting the Courage We Long For

"Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice...

June 01, 2012

Embracing Life and Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris

Midnight in Paris has been called Woody Allen's best film in a long time, and I agree....

May 2012

May 09, 2012

Faith and Politics: ‘What’s Fair is Fair’ is not Fair Anymore by Randy S. Woodley

Ok, I have to admit I'm a history nerd. I read it, I watch it...

April 2012

April 25, 2012

Dehumanizing the Other: Afghan Body Parts, Soldier Suicides, the Poor and the Evil Conservative Strategy By Randy Woodley

The first casualty of war is the truth. Tell a lie often enough and it...

April 11, 2012

Strange Christianity Made in America: Part III by Randy Woodley

I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your...

March 2012

March 27, 2012

why feminine castration is like church on sunday

The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath - Jesus, Rabbi from...

March 23, 2012

A Hunger for the Kingdom

Yesterday I received an email promoting a new Christian move called October Baby It is...

March 23, 2012

Was the Gospel Preached in “All the World”?

Was the Gospel been preached to all the world? A Fulfilled Perspective When you’re speaking...

March 08, 2012

Facebook is Helping Me Grieve

By Jana Riess In the news last week I read a story about a mother...