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Body of Christ: Confessions of a Flopping Foot



The body is one, but made of many parts.

Most believers buy into this, and yet, we forget that bodies only function well when all the parts are connected and work together. I believe that this is the best argument for why I should choose into a church. I need to join my body part with the other parts so that we can unite the body under the headship of Christ.
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Open Letter to those Wounded by Church



Dear Wounded:

Just the mention of the word "church" leaves a bad taste in your mouth and may cause you to throw up in your mouth a little. You recall old scars that you've been trying to cover up for years. I get that.

At some point (or maybe for much of your life) someone or a group of Christians have blatantly mis-represented Christianity to you. Maybe you got turned off by a televangelist or street preacher.
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Power and Love: When Churches Burn the Koran



In Gainesville, Florida a church is encouraging their members to burn the Quran in remembrance of the victims of 9/11. Their hopes are to rally as many people together from 6pm to 9pm on the day and burn the holy book from a religion they deem is "from the devil."   The church sells coffee mugs and church that loudly proclaims, "Islam is of the Devil." When a church uses social media, clot...
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God, Success, and Failed French Church Plants



When we came home from France after being church planters there for two and a half years, I received an email from a friend asking me if we'd missed God by going there in the first place. After all, we came home early, so maybe our going had been a failure on our part to hear God's voice in the first place. That would neatly explain why things didn't quite work out as we had planned.
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Poem: Free from Cardboard Box Religion



During a year of volunteer work in the city, God began working in my heart to show me how I had been trying to contain Him in the boxes that I felt comfortable with. I knew God, I knew His Word, I knew what to do,say or pray to feel close to God. I knew I could fast, memorize, read or go on a retreat to feel close to Him. I had stuffed God into these boxes of how I wanted Him to be. I made it easy...
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Longing for Paradise: A Jewish View of Heaven



We long for paradise.   It's as if something deep down cries out within us and reminds of how it used to be, or at least how it's meant to be.   We long for a state of existence where pain isn't in our vocabulary. A place where strife, war, anger, lust, and hurt don't have the last word. We are told from early on that Adam and Eve were banned from this, that they were expelled from ...
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The Godfather of Christian Media: Exploring the Sermon



Much has been written recently concerning the budding phenomenon of faith-based media. The Christian church is experiencing a revolution in how it approaches media, as more and more pastors are now using Twitter, Facebook, and other communication channels to spread the good news.  
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Breaking the Lightbulbs: How to Silence Theology



God is a metaphor for the realization that there are experiences beyond our words.
 
Theology, by definition, is "words" about a deity. Theology is something that is uttered between friends and enemies. At times, theology creates more enemies than friends. More wars than peace. More destruction than beauty. As is, theology as a practice has become nothing more than a Mars bar. Something that makes us feel good. Something full of sugar to make us feel good. Something unhealthy if taken in high doses.
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Interview with Brandon J. O'Brien: The Strategically Small Church



Wrecked recently got a chance to hear about Brandon J. O'Brien's new book The Strategically Small Church. Here's a look at the discussion we had with the author:
 

What initially led you to explore the idea of a "strategically small church?"

The fact is, most churches are small churches-something like 95 percent of churches in America have fewer than 500 worshipers on a Sunday morning. But the majority of ministry books are written by pastors of large churches and celebrate the large-church way of doing things. Based on what I've seen, there are a lot of small churches out there that are doing remarkable ministry. I thought it was time people heard some of their stories.
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Boycott Heaven: A Celebration of Earth Day



For millions across the globe, Earth Day is the once a year opportunity to rally support for a favorite cause, celebrate the planet, and work to make it a better place to live. In honor of this sacred annual occasion, I propose the following:

Let's boycott Heaven.

Really, when it comes down to it, eternal bliss is overrated. Most of us spend more of our time worrying about the afterlife then we do enjoying this one. Not that Heaven isn't a worthwhile long term goal-it beats all current retirement packages (especially in this recession).

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