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Lent and Loss

Life is about Loss. That's the overall blessing of the season of Lent for me, that we as Christians get to celebrate Loss.

Why in the world would we want to do this? Well, let me tell you a story....

When I was 26, I was diagnosed with Clinical Depression. Four years ago, at 39, I was then diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. I've spent my adult life struggling with these illnesses. Routine bouts of burning rage, and debilitating sadness; chronic migraines, and tempting… Continue

Added by Dennis Teall-Fleming on February 21, 2012 at 3:56pm — No Comments

Transforming Kingdom Architecture - Beams and Struts

When Jesus saw that he had answered intelligently, He said to him, "You are not far from…

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Added by Brian McConnell on February 10, 2012 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Being new to this site, a couple of words about me, the daughter of a liberal Presbyterian minister, I went to law school to change the world or at least make it work for the people I served. Now, I …

Being new to this site, a couple of words about me, the daughter of a liberal Presbyterian minister, I went to law school to change the world or at least make it work for the people I served. Now, I run a large fAith based community center that had developed a cradle to career opportunity "highway". The Martha O'Bryan Center is located in a the largest concentration of the poorest people in Nashville TN, but like all public housing, it is simply a community of families trying to raise families,… Continue

Added by Marsha Edwards on August 17, 2011 at 7:13am — 1 Comment

Leadership in the 'New World Economy' - Toward a Sustainable Future

Tracing patterns of popular consciousness over the last three hundred years my, "Toward a Sustainable Future: Integral Leadership in the New World Economy" as published in the…

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Added by Brian McConnell on June 9, 2011 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Soul Art

The Eucatastrophe needs your help! We are experimenting with a creative way to raise monies for our faith community called Soul Art. Soul Art is away folks can donate monies to The Euc and get something in return...a piece of art that has been donated to The Euc for the purpose of Soul Art. Please check out Soul Art here: http://www.theeuc.com/soulart and get a piece…

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Added by Phil Shepherd on April 14, 2011 at 12:18pm — No Comments

Leaders Bridge Pathways to Peace

Participants of Roanoke's Creative Communities Leadership Program together with various civic and interfaith members are hosting a BridgeWalk at 3 pm on Sunday, April 17th in efforts to promote 'tolerance, diversity, and understanding in our ever-evolving community'. This article offers a…

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Added by Brian McConnell on April 12, 2011 at 1:30pm — No Comments

A Vanishing God

Jesus often comes to us in unexpected ways and unexpected means.

Think about how He came to Earth. For centuries, Israel had waited for a political Messiah. They expected Him to lead a rebellion and free Israel from Roman oppression. But how did the Messiah make His entrance? He came in a way that made it easy for His own people to reject Him. He came as a frail baby, born in a feeding room for animals. There He was. The promised Messiah who was expected to overthrow the…

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Added by Frank Viola on March 29, 2011 at 7:30am — No Comments

Trying something a little different in Uruguay...

People have always called Uruguay a "graveyard for missions." I think it is mostly a graveyard for paradigms. Too many missionaries and pastors needing to get sprung loose from the matrix when we are already too old.

We are trying something a little different. Not tooting our own horn here, just showing up to give somebody a curious piece of news to show at the dinner table.

We are buying a house in the country 40 minutes outside the city and hosting…

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Added by Matthew Daniels on March 1, 2011 at 1:02pm — No Comments

"All Maxed Out", Minister Robb CAGER, III

“All Maxed Out”,

Ephesians 6:10-17

There are times in your spiritual walk, when you realize that all of your earthly advantages have been exhausted, and your usual ways of attaining a sense of peace, security, and spiritual well-being, no longer provides you with the inner peace unto which you’ve become accustomed. GOD, in all of his omniscience, regularly allows his people to experience…

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Added by Evangelist Robb J.K. CAGER, III on December 26, 2010 at 9:01pm — No Comments

"You say it, you'll see it", (It'll come back around), Evangelist/Minister Robb J.K. CAGER, III

“You say it, you’ll see it” (It’ll come back around)

James 3:2-10

Throughout the course of our lives, the words that we’ve spoken, have made more of an impact on the direction, and quality if our lives than we could have ever imagined. We’ve all spoken innumerable words into the atmosphere, that if we’d have thought clearer about, or been more knowledgeable of their impact, we would’ve…

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Added by Evangelist Robb J.K. CAGER, III on December 26, 2010 at 8:48pm — No Comments

Simplifying My Social Network Life: Please Read

Hi Friends. Just an "FYI" that I'm trying to simplify my online social life and make my time more efficient.

For that reason, I won't be blogging here any longer. Instead, all of my blog posts will be at http://www.frankviola.wordpress.com

There's an archives page (see the link at the top of the blog) that lists the most popular blog posts by category. On it, you will find a vast array of discussions on…

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Added by Frank Viola on December 18, 2010 at 1:31pm — No Comments

A Christmas Celebration in Faisalabad Pakistan!

My friend Najeeb Shahzad with VOW Ministries is organizing a Christmas celebration for 100 children and 50 widows in the Faisalabad region of Pakistan. I've in turn, told him I'd post information about his plans to the internet. He hopes to raise enough money "to share the Christmas happiness with the needy peoples" in his city.…

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Added by Brian McConnell on November 30, 2010 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Love Sack Phase 1

Sorry i don't update regular... haha not sure if anyone really cares. but just to stay consistent. Just to be an encouragement to anyone out there wanting to start intentional missional community, if you just stick with it and keep praying and waiting on God... HE REALLY WILL COME THROUGH!

I've been living in intentional community sense September. Me and three other people have moved into a 4 bedroom little home in the Central District of Seattle. We prayer together, we eat…

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Added by Tina Aurand on October 15, 2010 at 10:17am — 4 Comments

Cave Refectory Road is published

Hi everyone. Delighted to let you know that Cave Refectory Road: monastic rhythms for contemporary living is published this week. It's available now from Amazon and from the publisher Canterbury Press. People are saying good things about it....…

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Added by Ian Adams on September 28, 2010 at 7:26am — No Comments

What I’ve Learned in Two Years of Blogging & Neil Cole and I Discuss Missional/Organic Church

When Michael Hyatt (the CEO of Thomas Nelson publishers) got to his four year anniversary of blogging, he listed…

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Added by Frank Viola on September 8, 2010 at 8:44am — No Comments

Evangelical, Pastor, Gay, Out... What Now?

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Added by Greg McCaw on August 4, 2010 at 11:45pm — No Comments

Well Hello

What a great site. I have been in the church scene for 20+ years and have grown tired of the same song and dance. I have been in full time ministry for 4 years and survived. I am excited to begin the journey you all are on in the emergent movement. When I began to listen to Free Believers Network, The God Journey,…

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Added by Robert Moore on July 8, 2010 at 8:44am — No Comments