by Kelly Simpson on November 23, 2011
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Crafting, Gifts, handmade, worship
Forget Black Friday. Waking up at three in the morning just to wait in line and fight over the last widget in the store. Doesn’t sound like a deal to me! Besides, it’s not even where to find the best stuff this year. I’ll let you in on a little secret – the best stuff [...]
by Greg Willson on August 25, 2011
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reflections on our nation-gathering God
by Greg Willson on July 29, 2011
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christian living, culture, love your neighbor, south
gazing into the South’s view of Christianity
by Pastor Curt on April 25, 2011
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gospel, poetry
For a sight and sound treatment of the glorious gospel of the blessed God (1 Timothy 1:11) in a way you may never have experienced before check this out. G.O.S.P.E.L. from Humble Beast Records on Vimeo. The above is taken from Timmy Brister’s blog site.
by Kelly Simpson on March 28, 2011
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cooking, creation, Dualism, food, Gnosticism
Lately I’ve been ruminating on gnosticism. I know, I’m weird. Probably most people don’t even know what that is, but the fact of the matter is, it’s all around us. What is even weirder is how watching Ratatouille with the young adult group gave clarity to my ruminations about gnosticism! Gnosticism is worldview involving a [...]
by Greg Willson on September 8, 2010
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Calling, mission, outreach
God calls His exiled people to create and consume for the good of the city, and for their own good.
by Bridgett Antolick on June 28, 2010
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church music, Glen Hansard, Swell Season, worship
“I can’t believe he just did that!” my husband Matt yelled into my ear. “I’ve never seen that at a concert before.” The deafening roar of the applauding crowd drowned out the soft, Irish-accented “thank-you’s” coming from Glen Hansard, lead musician of the Swell Season, a secular Indie/Folk rock from Ireland. He clutched his famously [...]
by Greg Willson on May 19, 2010
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Richard Adams’ book, Watership Down, is a story of rabbits. Rabbits that are fearless and full of fear. Rabbits that are adventurous and full of caution. If this is sounding strikingly similar to another animal species, you might be on to something. Through an epic story of rabbits, Adams teaches us about man’s humility and [...]
by Greg Willson on March 2, 2010
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fatherhood, leadership
Cormac McCarthy’s The Road gets what fatherhood is all about.
by Pastor Curt on December 21, 2009
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cooking, feasting, fellowship, food, marriage, movies
Sometimes a guy just has to take stock of how good he’s got it. Today is such a day. My 35th anniversary. That’s right. Thirty-five years ago today Nancy and I tied the knot. Don’t know what we were thinking getting married four days before Christmas but somehow we pulled it off. Definitely would have [...]