Archive for January, 2009

Reflections for Ragamuffins – Paradoxes

on Jan 29th 2009

When I get honest, I admit I am a bundle of paradoxes.  I believe and I doubt, I hope and I get discouraged, I love and I hate, I feel bad about feeling good, I feel guilty about not feeling guilty.  I am trusting and suspicious.  I am honest and I still play games. Aristotle [...]

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Reflections for Ragamuffins – Only a Few

on Jan 28th 2009

Since the day that Jesus first appeared on the scene, we have developed vast theological systems, organized worldwide churches, filled libraries with brilliant christological scholarship, engaged in earthshaking controversies, and embarked on crusades, reforms and renewals.  Yet there are still precious few of us with sufficient folly to make the mad exchange of everything for [...]

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A narrow scope of Salvation.

on Jan 6th 2009

The past couple of weeks I’ve been reading a book by Mike Erre called Death by Church.  The book purposes a case for what the church should be, how it relates to the world and furthers the kingdom.  Erre makes a bold and truthful statement of the Christian’s concept of salvation.  I think this rings [...]

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Happy New Years and a resolution.

on Jan 1st 2009

Happy New Years to you. I pray that Gods blessing and provision for what you need is made known to you this new year and that you will draw closer to Him. Tonight after I got home I was talking with a family member about resolutions that we had made for this new year. I [...]

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