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Stuff Christians Like - Jon Acuff : Win an autographed unnecessary scarf from Chris Tomlin.

Sat, 5 Dec 2009 13:39:54 +0000

it worked!

Stuff Christians Like - Jon Acuff : Win an autographed unnecessary scarf from Chris Tomlin.

Sat, 5 Dec 2009 13:39:23 +0000

ok i'm going to try this again since somehow it appears my comment is not being posted: thanks Chris Tomlin! pretty stoked about this!

Bryan Allain's Blog : Guess the CD Name Part 3

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:36:36 +0000

1. waiting on beulah: lonesome nights with my bedazzler and a bottle of selfless tanner 2. laying that old man to rest: a musical guide to pallbearing for the funeral of your flesh 3. the choices i've made: tradin' in my fender for ezekiel's wheel i gotta say, dude... TOtally appreciate the mullet dude on disc 3 :)

Bryan Allain's Blog : The Trouble with Karate

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 04:38:35 +0000

dude! have you seen this?! you gotchyur judy chop... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2U-ZQMf56I

Stuff Christians Like - Jon Acuff : Deep V-Neck Syndrome (DVS)

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:38:42 +0000

hahahaha!

Stuff Christians Like - Jon Acuff : Deep V-Neck Syndrome (DVS)

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:31:41 +0000

hahaha! love it :)

Stuff Christians Like - Jon Acuff : Deep V-Neck Syndrome (DVS)

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:28:58 +0000

there are not enough "nevers" to put in the following sentence: "men should NEVER wear v-neck shirts." dude. the v-neck is a bad idea. always. and, clearly, it is a slippery slope... one that can only lead to tragedy. not to be melodramatic or anything...

Stuff Christians Like - Jon Acuff : Deep V-Neck Syndrome (DVS)

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:21:14 +0000

good call on taking out that antelope!

Stuff Christians Like - Jon Acuff : What are the best books you've ever read?

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:26:30 +0000

Through Painted Deserts (Don Miller) -- love the imagery and the heart Kingdom of Couches (Will Walker) -- about communal faith in an individualistic age Ragamuffin Gospel (Brennan Manning) -- sweet words that minister to the broken and weary-hearted Don't Waste Your Life (John Piper) -- first book i read after He came into my life... He used it to set my heart upon living a life not wasted Vintage Jesus (Mark Driscoll) Confessions (St. Augustine) and all things C.S. Lewis... when i read c.s. lewis i feel like i am reading old letters from a dear friend. and really all things Piper too. also Life of Pi (Yann Martel) because the imagery is beautiful.

Stuff Christians Like - Jon Acuff : The new Stuff Christians Like

Thu, 8 Oct 2009 04:34:41 +0000

today i had a moment where i realized that scl has truly become a part of my daily life: something happened and i had the thought, "if this happened to jon acuff, he would write about it on scl." and on a random sidenote, i went to unc and attended CHBC for a bit while your dad was there... it's neat to see some of your dad in you! glad of how He is using you here brother :)

Stuff Christians Like - Jon Acuff : Having "This is weird, but ..." moments.

Wed, 7 Oct 2009 19:24:48 +0000

tamara... thanks for sharing this... super encouraging to my heart this afternoon... praising Him with you in it.

Stuff Christians Like - Jon Acuff : Having "This is weird, but ..." moments.

Wed, 7 Oct 2009 19:20:28 +0000

Tabatha! i have been looking for someone for some time now who comes from a wiccan background. i have a friend who is wiccan and i would love to ask you some questions if you're up for answering them. i think it would be super helpful to hear your perspective on things as i'm talking with her about spiritual things. please email me if you would be up for that! my name is tatum smith and my email is tatum.smith@uscm.org Thank you so much Tabatha!

Stuff Christians Like - Jon Acuff : #630. Awkward opposite sex friendships.

Sat, 3 Oct 2009 04:48:44 +0000

As someone who used to work in a very male dominated area (and I got used to it, you just don't lust after every guy you work with I'm sorry to say) I think you always need to consider if you're actually being sexist or careful. In the church context of employment I'm sure it is fine, but 'out in the world' it is a different story. I've been the only member of the team to be left behind when all the guys go out for lunch for example. I've definitely had a lot of essential one on one time with men as part of my job, often in cafes so I guess that is ok?

I try to have boundaries, even if every guy I come across doesn't. I had a spate of guys I knew texting me when they were away on business, which was very suspicious. I definitely haven't kept in contact with any of them and did not meet them like they were suggesting! So as a single woman, I'm also respectful of another woman's marriage.

I once had to drop my old pastor off home in the early days of our church and his family only had one car, he looked like he was going to jump out the window the whole time and I had no idea of the 'rule' about being alone with a woman. My brain just doesn't work that way!

I think sometimes that rule should be broken and sometimes I think you need to credit the other party with a brain. Though, if you find yourself flying more just to get lifts to the airport... then you gotta think about what you're doing!