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New Blog to blogroll - Sheeple Blog
living journey | August 13th 2008 by Vee
Found HERE This blog was created as an attempt to do our part in challenging the status quo and co-dependent mentality that is so pervasive in Americans and even more so American Christians. Through a variety of literary styles, we will offer comment read more
Alien Disclosure 8-8-8
living journey | August 3rd 2008 by Vee
This is a RED FLAG post. As you probably know, I have been recently following the ins and outs of alien disclosure by groups like Exopolitics and Disclosure Project. Exopolitics has announced a world wide plan called ‘Galactic Freedom Day’ read more
The Bride is getting ready to present herself!
living journey | July 17th 2008 by Vee
I have posted heaps on the division of the Church in regards to the Todd - bam, bam - Bentley fiasco who is endorsed by the totally heretical and unbiblical Elijah - occultic - List. Of that, most of the readers of this personal blog are painfully a read more
Shaking to bring the house of God down!
living journey | July 2nd 2008 by Vee
For a long time now I have thought that there is a type of shaking in the Church that is very much like the kundalini serpent being aroused. The more I research and listen to the teaching that comes from the lips of such spiritually suspect influence read more
Silence Communicates - Part II
Missional Church Network | July 2nd 2008 by brad brisco
Another culprit (to experiencing silence) is our tendency to talk too much. Our worship is voluminous with words. We fill our worship with talk (The Lord is in his temple, let the earth keep silent). Not only when we worship, but in every way. Gagari read more
Silence Communicates
Missional Church Network | July 1st 2008 by brad brisco
In response to last week’s synchronized blog dealing with the word “missional” I wrote a post in which I tried to deal with both the theological distinctions that I believe should be included when defining the word, as well as five read more
The Parable of the Coffee Shop
The Lord, The Blues and The Art of Being Smooth | June 24th 2008
My favorite metaphysical image from Leaper by Geoffrey WoodThe parable of the coffee shop shows that the kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man who goes into a coffee shop and orders an espresso.As the man talks across the counter, the coffee guy m read more
Living in The Way: PASTOR STRADER SPEAKS: On Todd Bentley, Emma,…
living journey | June 22nd 2008 by Vee
These email exchanges are really worth reading… The comments are enlightening too. A must read post! It will give you a better understanding on the division that is happening within the A-G church. And may I remind you that this is NOT just a read more
What Willow Creek’s ‘Reveal’ study really tells us…
BlogRodent: Pentecostal Rumination and Review | June 5th 2008 by Rich Tatum
Christianity Today published an article this month titled, Willow Creek’s ‘Huge Shift’. A friend asked what I thought about it, and this is my response. I share it with you in hopes that you can further sharpen my thinking. This is read more
Grid and Group
Godgrown | May 26th 2008 by Mark
Two weeks ago I was graduating with my masters. One week ago I was back in the classroom. Yeah, I’m asking the very same question you are! “WHY!?!?” ACU was “nice enough” to let me graduate 3 hours short of my degree, read more
The Feedback Loop of Christ
Godgrown | May 22nd 2008 by Mark
This might be a little “heady” but its been on my mind for awhile now and I’ve got to put it somewhere! Plus, now that I’m almost done with my Maymester (tomorrow is my very last day of graduate school!) I’ll need to ge read more
Little Girl Arise! How Jesus Ministers to Women Today
MikeMilton.Org | May 10th 2008 by mam5032
I offer this sermon, preached on a Mother’s Day Sunday at First Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga, as “sermon fodder” for preachers as well as for devotional reading for all. Mark 5.22-43 Then came one of the rulers of the synag read more
Missions Statement
The Lord, The Blues and The Art of Being Smooth | April 11th 2008
My mission is to Glorify God and enjoy him forever, ministering to and making disciples of my family and the families of my church, community, and world. I dream of my future. I imagine the steps I can take to Glorify God and to minister and wait on read more
The Selfless Way of Christ by Henri Nouwen - A Literary Review
Dream Awakener's New Blog | April 11th 2008
Over the next few weeks you will probably see a number of literary reviews. One of the differences between a literary review and a straight up book review is that literary reviews are written to help with future research. So... read more
My Spiritual History
The Lord, The Blues and The Art of Being Smooth | April 10th 2008
Click here to enlarge Category Labels Prominant Disciplines Moves Education Relationships Turning Points How to navigate this timeline read more
The Higher Symbol and Human Evolutionary Consciousness
living journey | April 1st 2008 by Vee
This is a RED FLAG post! Are you aware that there is a symbol being used to represent higher human evolution? I reckon we will start to see this particular symbol — however subtle — being used everywhere. The symbol is of a triangle wit read more
A Confident Vision for a Great Harvest: Selections from John 4:1-…
MikeMilton.Org | March 23rd 2008 by mam5032
Dr. Michael Milton, President and Professor of Practical Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte, NCA Sermon given at First Presbyterian Church, Chattanooga, Tennessee and scheduled to be included in a new book called Sacred Assembly: A Bi read more
Some more random thoughts on Spiritual Reading
The Lord, The Blues and The Art of Being Smooth | February 20th 2008
Within my ministerial group we have an ongoing debate as to the importance of reading scripture durring a service. The Revised Common Lectionary provides four texts each Sunday. My friend Cliff, an ELCA pastor, is famous for calling us to read all f read more
moved by the music
The Lord, The Blues and The Art of Being Smooth | February 19th 2008
Rhapsody in Blue has such emotion and force to it. I thought of how I get caught up in it, and imagine and feel what is going on. (I was drumming my fingers on the coffeetable at the time and actually hurt my middle and ring fingertips badly.) I thin read more
Informational or formational reading: A simile
The Lord, The Blues and The Art of Being Smooth | February 19th 2008
Reading for information is like being impressed by this:Reading for formation is like your imagination being set on fire like this: read more
Disciplines for Christian Contemplative Living:
missio dei scandia | February 16th 2008
Lectio Divina - Contemplative Reading Kristen Djupmeditation - Contemplative Prayer Taize Mass - Contemplative Worship Pilgrimage - Comtemplative Walking read more
Breaking the Mystical Thermometer
The Website of Unknowing | February 15th 2008 by Carl McColman
A reader named Judy comments on my Teresa of Ávila page thusly: … as to the stages of mysticism, the less I know the better. I do not want that craving of evaluating or one could say taking their spiritual temperature ever again. That sneaky e read more
20/20
The Lord, The Blues and The Art of Being Smooth | February 14th 2008
Dallas Willard gave us the VIM model for change: vision, intention and means. I think the New Testament’s greatest contribution to our spirituality is in giving us vision. From Jesus we hear about what it is to live the in the Kingdom. The epistl read more
Lebensgeschichte
The Lord, The Blues and The Art of Being Smooth | February 13th 2008
I would argue that the most significant aspect of Old Testament spirituality is the example of lives struggling with God. “So, says Seerveld, ‘The Holy Scriptures invite us treacherous, deceitful people to take hold of God and pull for blessing. read more
Play the Sunset
The Lord, The Blues and The Art of Being Smooth | February 9th 2008
In Mr. Holland's Opus, Mr. Holland inspires a student to go deeper than the notes on the page to the true joy of the music by telling her to "play the sunset."The epic story of God with his miracles and activity in our history is beautiful. Here we read more
Living Word
The Lord, The Blues and The Art of Being Smooth | February 8th 2008
I am stuck by how powerfully the reality of the living Christ is to our Spiritual Formation. Paul says, “if the Lord be not risen then we are of all men most miserable.” How true. He is the very word of God. He is embodied in our scriptures ju read more
Sacred Assembly: The Link Between the Seminary and Revival
MikeMilton.Org | January 30th 2008 by mam5032
I draw your attention to a teaching that arises from Scriptures where the leaders of the ancient Church of God, in Israel, were to call the people to a holy or “sacred” assembly or, in the New Testament reading, the people of God were ad read more
Broken and Sinful People
Christian Theology | January 24th 2008 by Neiswonger
I love broken people. I love those who find themselves in seemingly no-way-out circumstances of darkness and despair, even though they were full of hope just the day before. I love those who fall, fail, and stumble even though they know better- and read more
The Scent of a Saint
missio dei scandia | January 23rd 2008
Lately I have been deep in thought and spirit. Writing my thoughts on the tablet of my heart instead of my blog. I have a lot of books to read which fuels the fire of my thoughts. Yesterday evening I went to a seminar with Peter Halldorf who just pu read more
new year new start
missio dei scandia | January 11th 2008
Back online after having router problems!! Good way to start the new year. Speaking of which, new year new start. Something I hope to do personally this year to look at spiritual formation or looking at spiritual formation through prayer, contemplati read more
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