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“In the church and in the world, then, we have to tell the story. It is not enough to translate scripture into timeless truths. How easy it has been for theologians and preachers to translate the gospels (for instance) into something more like epistles…And as we tell the story—the story of Israel, the […]
Filed by Joe at February 3rd, 2007 under Quotes
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“But how can the living God become a human being? How does it make sense? It makes sense precisely in terms of the creation story which John evokes with the very first words of his Gospel. The climax of the creation in Genesis was the making human beings in the image and likeness of […]
Filed by Joe at December 28th, 2006 under Quotes
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leslie newbigin continues to kick my posterior:
“John is writing about real things – water, wine, hunger and bread, blindness and sight, being dead and being alive; but in writing about these things he is writing about the presence of the living God in might and mercy. The detailed texture of these stories – in […]
Filed by Joe at December 20th, 2006 under Quotes
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“When Christians take the Christmas narrative seriously, the practice of gift-exchange within a closed circle of family and friends becomes problematic. If our lives are to mirror the ways of God, then we must break open the closed circle of exchange so that Christmas gifts flow outward to those with profound needs.” (Miroslav Volf) (ht)
Filed by Joe at December 20th, 2006 under Quotes
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at the office. iMovie just crashed. lost the last 2 hrs of work on the stewardship video for december. dismayed and unmotivated to start again for the third time (yes this already happened once today), maybe i’ll let you into my headspace for a bit instead.
arrested development
just finished watching the 3rd season - hilarious. in […]
Filed by Joe at November 29th, 2006 under Cool Links, Church Planting, Quotes, Office Stories
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*we informed ethan last night that he was going over to grandma’s to which he responded by packing a backpack for the 3 hour stay. its contents: 4 super nintendo games (though grandma doesn’t own the game system), his spiderman pyjamas and a rock. at that moment, in his mind, i suppose nothing else was […]
Filed by Joe at November 22nd, 2006 under Quotes, People, Office Stories
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Fight Club is one of my favourite movies. For me, the colours and grit of the film add to the already intriguing story. Watching it again the other night, a few lines especially stood out to me. Must be the headspace I’m in.
“The things you own, end up owning you.”
“[We’re] an entire generation pumping […]
Filed by Joe at November 14th, 2006 under Quotes
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“Do I hear you professing to believe in the one and only God, but then observe you complacently sitting back as if you had done something wonderful? That’s just great. Demons do that, but what good does it do them? Use your heads! Do you suppose for a minute that you can cut faith […]
Filed by Joe at November 9th, 2006 under Quotes
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The sun shines
And leaves blow
And my hope like autumn is turning brown
I know it seems like I’m always falling down
But it does not matter to me
Although it seems like it should
It’s because I know I’m understood when I hear Him say
Rest in me little [Joseph]
And dry all your tears
You can lay down your armor
And have […]
Filed by Joe at November 9th, 2006 under Quotes
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I’ve be ousted from my regular spot at my second office, but it appears to be for good reason. The woman in leather pants, with mini-Gucci bag in tote is holding back tears. The lid is off her extra-large coffee, and from the sounds of it, her life as well. Her friend leans closer and […]
Filed by Joe at November 8th, 2006 under Quotes, Office Stories
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