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Post religious trend continues – Anne Rice Leaves Christianity but Remains Faithful to Christ

A couple weeks ago famous author Anne Rice added to the continuing post religious trend when she posted on her facebook page ““I remain committed to Christ as always but not to being ‘Christian’ or being a part of Christianity. … Continue reading

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Give Us Your Lavishly Rich, Your Xenophobic | CommonDreams.org

Immigrants. Taking our jobs and public assistance. The cause of all our problems.But it’s not true. We’re blaming people who are struggling day-by-day to survive on their own or support their families, while we applaud a system that allows a … Continue reading

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Are there dangers in being ‘spiritual but not religious’? – CNN.com

It’s official the institutional word is in. It may dangerous for people to be spiritual but not religious. I find it amazing how easily the religious in the Christian community can disparage or call dangerous something that Jesus and Paul … Continue reading

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RT @RCAonline Today’s lectionary Zephaniah 3:14-16Zephaniah 3:14-16English: Contemporary English Version (1999) – CEVA Song of Celebration 14 Everyone in Jerusalem and Judah, celebrate and shout with all your heart! 15 Zion, your punishment is over. The Lord has forced your enemies to … Continue reading

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RT @beliefnet: Christmas Words 4: Flesh: “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us” (John 1:14John 1:14English: Contemporary English Version (1999) – CEV14 The Word became a human being and lived here with us. We saw his true glory, the … Continue reading

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Sun was out in grand rapids for while now it is gone # RT @MarkBatterson: i don’t believe in purgatory but if i did it would be spelled DMV. especially in DC. # RT @edstetzer: “Truth encountered & truth remembered … Continue reading

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RT @missional: Reading “Surprised By Hope” by N.T. Wright. So important to our engagement in and with the mission of God. A must read… # RT @RickWarren: If God says 2 things that appear contradictory, both are true.The problem is … Continue reading

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Not sure why we modern Christians think the shepherds job is to feed sheep Shepherd gets the sheep to pasture where they can feed themselves # Powered by Twitter Tools. Technorati Tags: tweets, twitter

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RT @jonnybaker: more on advent… http://bit.ly/7S1oUm # Another good turn out today great energy to kick off the advent season # Powered by Twitter Tools. Technorati Tags: tweets, twitter

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Thank God, no matter what happens.1 Thessalonians 5:181 Thessalonians 5:18English: Contemporary English Version (1999) – CEV18 Whatever happens, keep thanking God because of Jesus Christ. This is what God wants you to do.WP-Bible plugin – Happy Thanksgiving day # RT @missional: Shane Claiborne in … Continue reading

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