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    • Yes, until you reply, I'm able to edit my comment. Which I often do, sometimes because I've had second thoughts... If you think I've mis-characterized your words, Chris, feel free to...

      3 hours ago by paul munn

      in Cheating on the Church

    • Maybe that also begins to offer a response to <a href="http://www.jesusmanifesto.com/2009/07/cheating-on-the-church/#comment-12277329">Elizabeth's concern above</a>. If...

      3 hours ago by paul munn

      in Cheating on the Church

    • Interesting; the response sent to my personal email is different from the response posted on this site. In any case, it's difficult to have a conversation when one changes the words or adds to...

      6 hours ago by Chris

      in Cheating on the Church

    • I still disagree about marriage, and don't see how the word "phenomena" or "symptom" makes any difference. God's making male and female "one flesh" is part of...

      12 hours ago by paul munn

      in Cheating on the Church

    • Yes, transcended, or transfigured, is a much better way of putting our eschatological state. And I agree with you 100%, Paul, that neither the Church nor marriage are the result of fallen humanity....

      22 hours ago by Chris

      in Cheating on the Church

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Once Upon a Time…

Started by markvans · 1 year ago

I heard an old, old story,

How a Savior came from glory,

How He gave His life on Calvary

To save a wretch like me…

~ Victory in Jesus, E.M. Bartlett

From “It was a dark and stormy night,” to “little did she know,” to “but that is another tale…,” stories engage us.

The art of the story is regaining ... Continue reading »

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  • I just watched Stranger Than Fiction, and I must say, you are a genius for picking up on what you did. I can't believe I blew through that portion of the film without stopping to think about what was being communicated.
    I just began my trek into pastoral ministry as the pastor of young adults at a local church in Minneapolis. We're a small group, maybe 8-10 on a good week. But one of the first things we are doing is sharing our "stories"--how we got to where we are, where God has brought us from, the people he used to get us there, etc... As we tell these stories, we begin to see a little bit of of our own journey in the other's tales and we begin to resemble a family more so than a club. I'm not sure everyone else is buying it, but I'm having a blast.
  • I wouldn't say genius... perhaps obsessed is a better term... I have seen the film 20+ times...

    For small group story sharing, I highly recommend Toben and Joanne Heim's "What's Your Story?: An Interactive Guide to Building Authentic Relationships".
  • I will definitely look that one up. Thanks!
  • If anyone's an artist, I'm developing several graphic novels at the moment, some of which have artists and some of which do not. I have been thinking of doing one for JM, but without someone to draw it's going to be a sad, tragic work. Albeit well-written. ;)

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