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Caring for the least of these…
Closed Published by Charles Whitmire November 18th, 2007 on ConnexionYou can feel her pain… The report of deaths due to the cyclone in Bangladesh is over 1860. I visited there about 8 years ago and I am praying… Also don’t forget - This next week at Crestview we are…
So this evening, in the Austin American Statesman, this little story appears… Hyde Park Baptist is a pretty large church in Austin. They do a lot of good things, but they have also been doing “battle” with their community for…
Over the past couple of months, there have been several prominent pastors that have attacked Brian McLaren. He was in Austin today, and I got the chance to go meet him and listen to him speak. His topic mostly surrounded…
Brian McLaren’s in Austin this week
Closed Published by Charles Whitmire November 10th, 2007 on ConnexionA group of Austin communities are hosting a series of conversations across Austin on November 13. We have Brian McLaren - author, speaker, pastor, and networker among innovative Christian leaders, thinkers, and activists - joining us for 3 exciting opportunities…
This Sunday at Phoenix we are starting a new series called Seven. It focuses on the seven deadly sins. We’ll be trying to answer questions like: We all know we sin, but what can we do about it? - and…
The onion is asking the question, “Should we go back to a time when everything was simpler?” …like 2002 - when a phone was just a phone.In The Know: Should Americans Return To A Simpler, Stone Age Lifestyle?
USA Today reported today about a lawsuit against some popcorn company accusing their buttery popcorn of leading to lung disease. I guess you can overdo anything, huh?A pulmonary specialist at Denver’s National Jewish Medical and Research Center has written to…
…it hurts everyone. It hurts the church. It hurts the family. It hurts the cause of Christ. Austin’s abuzz with the news that “Roddy” Clyde, pastor (and I think founder) of the Fellowship of Forest Creek in Round Rock, has…
A few years ago, I got the privilege to go on a mission to Bangladesh. It was an incredible trip and we definitely saw God at work. Bangladesh is one of the poorest countries in the world. If that’s not…
It’s that time of year again. The time for all the lists to start showing up: Who’s the richest, who has the most power, toys, and yada, yada… They bore me. But I think I just missed this list!! Check…