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WHERE ARE THE PASTORS? If they are so curcial to the life of the Body, then where are all the Pastors in the early church and why is the word only used once in the entire New Testament? BUMPER STICKER THEOLOGY Health, wealth, and prosperity? Not. Where's God when our well-being is getting flushed down the toilet? JOHN 3:16: Is It Focused On Just People or Something Bigger? John 3:16 is a loved verse but one that we have constantly misunderstood. Most would understand in a "God loves me tone" and miss what it has to say on a larger scale which with a careful reading deconstruct our long held understanding of it. A CHRISTMAS POEM What are we thinking? We're missing something here. THE SHEEP AND THE GOATS: Revised Version Then the sheep said to Him, "But Lord, when were you naked, and we clothed you, or hungry, and we fed you, or sick or in prison, and we visited you?" Jesus replied, "For as much as you have done this to the least of these my brethren, you have done it unto Me." Then the sheep did a very interesting thing, and sidestepped the script a little - instead saying, "Lord, I remember this story. In the original version, I'm supposed to be all naive as if I never got to read this story, and not know that when I do things for the least of my brethren, I'm doing it to you. So, seriously Lord, for my entire life I've sorta been on the lookout for, you know, the "least of these" to um, feed, clothe, and visit and stuff, because I sorta got tipped off when your disciples wrote this stuff down in the Bible and all. But, I gotta admit, I'm still sorta confused." HOW MANY CHRISTIANS DOES IT TAKE TO UNSCREW THE CHURCH? I know that Jesus had something amazing in mind when He designed His Church. It wasn't meant to be a burden to His people. He modelled and inspired a family of faith where everyone was gifted to serve and empowered to encourage and heal and edify and inspire the rest. Of course, the problem is that we have chosen to try it our own way and this is what we get - tired and empty and run down. THE BIBLE ILLUMINATED: Blasphemy or Beauty? Some thoughts on Bible Illuminated: The Book: New Testament, with its pop culture depictions of the New Testament, including photographs of Andy Warhol in drag in the Book of John, as well as the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, cult leader Jim Jones, Bill Gates, John Lennon, Muhammad Ali, Angelina Jolie, Al Gore, Princess Diana and Bono. WHEN DUST BECOMES A SOUL Gather 'round and still your hearts, For I've a tale to tell ... Many of you have asked ?How was Soularize in the Bahamas?? Many of you have asked ?How was Soularize in the Bahamas?? And I would say ?It was amazing? I wish you could have been with us.? We now have the conference available both in video and audio (over 40 hours) on ?Soularize in a Box Vol. 2? http://soularize.net/ and I could use your help letting others know about two things: 1) Great Content ? N.T. Wright, Richard Rohr, Rita Brock, Brenna Manning, Frank Viola? Main Sessions workshops, and one of a kind ?Round Tables? 2) Great Holiday Price ? Holiday Special 50% off ? code HOLIDAY08 ($19.95) N.T. Wright describes our time together - "Soularize is a hugely stimulating conversation; it's more than the sum of its parts. You bring together people from quite a variety of backgrounds and let them knock sparks off each other, talk together, and hang out together. For me, Soularize has been a wonderfully creative, exciting but relaxing experience." See video clips from the ?Box? http://soularize.net/video.html See track list http://soularize.net/vol2.html Read Jordon Cooper?s recap of the event http://www.jordoncooper.com/tag/soularize/ I am very excited about this project for a few reasons; ? Many people have to cut their learning budget - this is a whole conference for under $20 ? Most consumers want to be good stewards of the environment ? no need to travel, eco-packaging, all 40 hours compressed on 2 discs ? All of us want to share ? after your done viewing pass it on to your friend or at this price make it a stocking stuffer for all your friends Thanks for helping me get the word out, please forward this to your email list, website, blog posts, message boards, etc. I hope you have a great Holiday Season, Spencer PIMP BLURB Holiday Special! Soularize in-a-Box Volume 2 with 20 talks and over 40 hours of both AUDIO and VIDEO. This 2-disc box set is delivers an intimate fly-on-the-wall experience with fascinating teaching, conversation, and inspiration from one of the most talked-about emerging church conferences to date. A great value for anyone wanting to dive deep into the conversations being held between some of the most influential voices today. From Richard Rohr on "Non-Dualistic Thinking" to N.T. Wright discussing the outline from his newly released book "Surprised by Hope", Rita Brock on "Saving Paradise", Brennan Manning on ?Abba Father? and even Michael Dowd discussing his new book "Thank God for Evolution". Get up close and personal with interactive sessions from the above keynote speakers as well as Spencer Burke, Frank Viola, Jim Palmer, Mark Scandrette, Gareth Higgins?.and many others. The sessions included are in both Mp3 audio and Mp4 video format that is plug and play with iTunes, iPod, iPhone and all Windows Media Players. Street price $39.95 - Holiday Offer ? 50% OFF - with this promo code: HOLIDAY08 Discount good until Jan 15, 2009 at http://www.soularize.net THE STORY BEHIND THE HALLMARK MANGER SCENE So there you have it. That?s the story lurking behind the Hallmark manger scene. It?s a pretty fascinating tale if you ask me? There?s a lot going on beneath that picture. Everyone looks prettied up for the ?family photo? we show for the Holiday but the reality is that the Son of God is born in the midst of a mess?in the midst of a maelstrom of human drama. And I think it?s fitting that it happens that way. I think it meshes with the circumstances the Jewish people found themselves in way back then, and that we still find ourselves in today.

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