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Michael Hyatt Blog : Book Notes: Free by Chris Anderson

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:27:10 +0000

I am almost through the audiobook. I MUST have the printed version so I can circle, underline, highlight the so many nuggets of deep insight Chris brings to the table.

Michael Hyatt Blog : My Take on the Vibram FiveFingers Running Shoes

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:23:17 +0000

Thank you Michael for sharing your experience with Vibram shoes. I would most likely have not known about this had it not been for reading your blog. Thanks, I love the idea.

Michael Hyatt Blog : Lord, Save Us From Your Followers

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:39:28 +0000

Let's not forget Don, that the world we are to be at odds with is not people ("non-Christians"), but a particular system of thinking and values. That, Don, finds its way in all of us and so we need to watch out before we point fingers. Let's not forget also Don, that Jesus was loved and constantly surrounded by sinners (and of the worst kind). If we are to be like Jesus, we have to have the same effect, if not (and that's what Dan Merchant is pointing out, that Christians in US don't have that reputation) we should seriously reconsider our ways.

(Ir)religiosity : Allowing Ourselves to be Deconstructed

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 05:52:48 +0000

I share the sentiment of ExistentialPunk and of course your gut feeling about this issue. If we don't allow ourselves to be (de)constructed we run the risk of a mere intellectual exercise that can at best produce mental orgasm.

(Ir)religiosity : Visual Paradoxy

Mon, 2 Mar 2009 14:04:21 +0000

It is in this space that enduring satisfaction is found. Resolutions bring things to an end. The various paradoxes God has intentionally placed in the fabric of our lives keep things going, keep excitement on. This of course if we learn to live with/savor them and not try to solve/get them out of our life. Blake, I enjoyed imensley your depiction of these tension. Your choice of words was soothing. Love it !!!

(Ir)religiosity : "The Bible is Propaganda!"

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:42:34 +0000

It's more helpful to see the Bible as a means to an end than to see it as an end in itself. The Bible is a guide to the Truth, not the truth itself.

(Ir)religiosity : Today is (a continued) Tomorrow

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:59:56 +0000

Thank you for expressing this needed positioning. I am wholeheartedly sharing your thoughts. Well done !!! Well said !!!

(Ir)religiosity : "A Time to Break the Silence"

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:34:15 +0000

Thank you so much for posting this excerpt. This is the first time I read this. Wow ... the sheer depths and clarity of thought of this young man (he was 39 when he died in 1968). So inspiring! So inspiring !!!

(Ir)religiosity : When Personal Becomes Impersonal

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:31:05 +0000

It is true that we need to embrace the paradoxes of God's nature, i.e. transcendence/immanence etc., but we also have to take a fresh look at what we mean by them when we use them. These are terms that have accumulated a lot of ballast in time. Your last point is a great illustration for what I wrote today in my blog. God can be to me the same He is to you, but not necessarily. If I am unique (which I am) then His relationship to me will be "customized" so to speak, i.e. it has to be unique to me in some way. http://tinyurl.com/7w6jsc

(Ir)religiosity : Transformational Architecture: What is Evangelism?

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:35:55 +0000

I am totally with you. If there's any "evangelizing" being done ... well, that must be God doing it, it is His deal. We're to create a safe space to just be.

(Ir)religiosity : Transformational Architecture: What is Evangelism?

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:44:36 +0000

Peter Rollins is such a great gift to all of us and to this new conversation. He does point out what few people have dared to and He does it so well.

(Ir)religiosity : Transformational Architecture: What is Evangelism?

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:41:54 +0000

No, I have not and don't have it yet. I do know of Ron Martoia and his first book "Static". Unfortunately I am currently reading other books. I wish I have more time to read, There are a lot of really good books out there. Are you reading? How did you come to know about it?

(Ir)religiosity : Transformational Architecture: What is Evangelism?

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:45:42 +0000

Wow ... is this book something or what? I've got to put it on my books to read list. Ron Martoia is definitely a guy who's getting it. His books are a MUST READ!!! Your post compliments so nicely what I wrote in my blog. I hope more and more people get this message and adopt this posture. I don't know yet a word to replace "evangelism", but I know for sure we should drop the word altogether. I believe we would better of with no word than using this one.

(Ir)religiosity : Why I Won't Be Buying a 'Green' Bible

Thu, 8 Jan 2009 18:42:54 +0000

I guess it is hard to break well established patterns. You make a great point (though you almost lost me; I found myself ready to argue with you, then at the end I got your point). I would love to know Brian McLaren's thoughts on this. We don't know the terms under which he is a contributor. As to the publishing industry they could still make money if they publish it online; there are all kinds of ways to do that. I am BibleGateway fan too.