What if Jesus Really Meant All That Stuff

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The following is an article from Shane Claiborne (from esquire.com)If you have not read this…you need to. To all my nonbelieving, sort-of-believing, and used-to-be-believing friends: I feel like I should begin with a confession. I am sorry that so often the biggest obstacle to God has been Christians. Christians who have had so much to [...] Read more »

Another Viewpoint

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After a tragic event in our city, the following is a letter from someone from the Soul community:Warning: the following is explict and may not be for younger folk. Today, the headlines read “Bathhouse Blaze”, early Sunday morning a fire broke out in one of Winnipeg’s two bathhouses. Aquarius, a two floor bathhouse, was a [...] Read more »

Paying Tribute

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REVEREND WILLIAM (BILL) PETER MICHALSKIJanuary 13, 1930 – October 5, 2009 Dad, was born January 13, 1930 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. On Monday October 5, 2009 he passed away peacefully with me at his side. Dad was predeceased by parents Fred and Mary, infant daughter Pearl Hope, brother Fritz, sister Ann, and nephew Kevin. Dad is [...] Read more »

Lovin the Church!

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I am very familiar with a number of people who feel that they need to De-tox from church. The current craze in our “christian culture” is to embrace a Churchless Christianity and for quite awhile I have been bugged by that thought and I finally understood why I was bugged. I can understand people tired [...] Read more »

September Thoughts

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So, I posted this on Facebook. “Is thinking that in of all the stupid things that keep churches from growing, the common denominator is leadership! Ouch.”So, is there anything wrong with that statement? Some would say “NOPE, you are bang on” while others would say…”what are you talking about…everyone has a part to play when [...] Read more »

Rest….Sabbath….Seriously…that is old school!

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Being tired has become an issue in this generation. People get sick, complain about too much work and bills piling up or jobs that they hate or don’t have and, relationships are in turmoil. Add to that, those health problems that are associated with the above like; colds, migraines, weight problems, headaches, gastro-intestinal discomforts, and [...] Read more »

Growing Pains

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Seth Godin blogs (http://sethgodin.typepad.com) and he writes about business and marketing principles, not too mention that he is so smart that he frustrates me! I am in the process of evaluation and one of the things that Seth writes is: Growth is frightening for a lot of people. It brings change and the opportunity for [...] Read more »

Pick a Side?

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As I sit and reflect, I find that many groups within Christianity seem to pick a side and stick with it. For example: many feel that churches need to be downtown and working/living with the poor. Or churches need to be traditional and stand apart from culture. Or others feel that churches need to be [...] Read more »

Things that make you think?

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Last weeks post raised a lot of questions as to what we can do…stay tuned as I am working with someone to figure out something….seriously! I just came across this on someone else’s blog. What do you think? Sometimes it helps to know the kind of churches that you never want to go to. Here [...] Read more »

How are you feeling now?

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I wonder if GOD wants us to love others so much that we would go to extremes to help them?I wonder if GOD wants the church to be known for giving…of our time, our money and our abilities? In doing so, we can begin to alleviate some of the suffering in the world and change [...] Read more »