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At the Crossroads of Imagination and Global Need

April 16, 2013

– by Andy Wade – Looking for innovative ways to help the world? This TEDx talk from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology will definitely push your imagination into high gear! David Begbie will stretch your vision of what’s possible – and just might inspire you to move beyond your current expectations. My wife, [...]

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Being Radical, Good Friday

March 29, 2013

– by Brian “Wolt” Wolters – Over the past several weeks I have found myself coming up with excuses to drive to work instead of ride my bike. Even before I get in my truck I tell myself, “Oh, one more day of driving and then I’ll start riding my bike,” or even on a sunny [...]

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As we rapidly journeying towards Easter 2013 have you ever considered inviting God to ignite your “divine spark?”

March 22, 2013

– by Tom Sine — Cindy Todd helped a group of us last Saturday invite God to “ignite our divine sparks” and I can’t remember being a part of a gathering that so stirred my imagination and my creativity. The first exercise took all of us back to our childhood, remembering the things that make [...]

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Overflowing with Over-Abundance

March 15, 2013

– by Jackie Beeler – If you ever run into me on a hiking trail, you might notice that I tend to carry belongings with me that are roughly equal to my size. My tendency to over-pack (I prefer to call it “being prepared”) is reflective of my subconscious belief that my belongings will alleviate [...]

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How Not to be Imaginative

March 14, 2013

– by Cindy Todd – I like to call it “losing my inner pirate” Sure. You have one. We all do. To use the phraseology we’ve been getting accustomed to these past few weeks, it’s also losing touch with that Divine Spark we’ve been working to re-identify and re-ignite. Here are a few guaranteed ways [...]

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Super Soaper!

January 5, 2013

– by Andy Wade – There I was, quietly sipping my morning coffee and reading the newspaper. Then it happened. A gulp, a snort, I just about had hot coffee shoot out my nostrils! While that’s not an uncommon response for me while reading the paper, this time it was because of a pleasant surprise! [...]

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Part 2: What is you vision of the good life and better future you are looking forward to?

December 18, 2012

– by Tom Sine – As we race towards Christmas 2012 and a very uncertain new year, what is your vision of the good life and better future you’re giving your life to? Is the good life of God really simply about getting “a piece of the rock” now and disembodied existence in the clouds [...]

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Orange Christmas

December 3, 2012

– by Rebecca Joy Tucker – – Four Christmas’ ago, as a new Quaker church planter, I was broke. And it was Christmas. And my mom, since we were children, had always given my brother and I new pajamas on Christmas Eve. The last decade or so, my brother and I have been doing this [...]

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Racing Towards the Fiscal Cliff January 1…

November 26, 2012

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Racing Towards the Fiscal Cliff January 1… Are you prepared to help your family and your neighbors – by Tom Sine – When Sandy hit Christians were ready! Methodists, Baptists and Lutherans were ready. Roy Riley, the ELCA bishop of New Jersey, said “we were blessed to have the weekend for families and communities to [...]

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missional communities – something’s going on!

November 23, 2012

– by jonny baker – something really interesting continues to bubble up in the church in the uk – small missional communities. yesterday there was a gathering in london diocese of around 30 groups like this and church plants. and well done the diocese for encouraging such a gathering! i don’t want to create a [...]

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