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Absolem, a hookah smoking 3 inch caterpillar in the new “Alice in Wonderland” movie asks Alice a simple but profound question: Who are you?

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We knew it would happen eventually. Frankly we thought it would happen far sooner and in far greater quantity than we have seen to date. But we knew The Shack was edgy enough to prompt some significant backlash, which is why so many publishing companies didn’t want to take it on at the beginning.

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In preparation for our book discussion on The Red Tent in February, I'd like to walk through the biblical account of the marriages of Leah and Rachel and what happened in Shechem. I think it will be interesting to look at this account vs. what is given by Anita through Dinah in The Red Tent, and consider these stories as they relate to us today.

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Two days ago the weather man said we would get 1-2 feet of snow. I laughed. The snow laughed back as it fell all night. And so here I am today, exhausted. Why, you might ask?

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McDonalds. A cup of coffee. Hash browns. McMuffins. Sitting next to an awesome youth leader for conversation. Forty minutes. This is a quick glimpse of the setting experienced with Josh Derr on Wednesday morning...

Keywords: community, god-moments, relationship  |   1 comments

How does a church, ministry, or leader define "success?" What should we measure and evaluate to define impact?

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Extreme ecclesiology and campus ministry: "Church why bother?" or Do college students need to attend a "church?" Especially if they are already involved in campus ministry.

Keywords: barna, college ministry, para-church  |   1 comments

Years ago I did a study of Joseph. On his way to God's ultimate plan, Joseph (as well as many other leaders) experienced five specific phases on the road to his destiny. This week we'll talk about the four phases (or D's) most leaders experience.

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