January 2006

How the Other Half Worships
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You've probably seen them as you drive around San Diego. What used to be a flooring store in North Park is now a Spanish-language church. A house in eastern San Diego is now being used for Muslim prayers. A former...
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Jesus, What a Cover!
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According to Mother Jones, magazines that feature Jesus on their covers see their issue sales jump by as much as 45 percent. (Putting the Bible front and center can boost sales as much as 51 percent.) In the past couple...
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A Generation's Identity in their Pain
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The existential experiment has changed a generation raised by it's meaninglessness. I find great sorrow that the thinkers and artists who came up this epistimoligical dispair ended up shaping a generation who did not choose the sorrow. But nonetheless, we...
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Publisher-activist Jim Holman
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This week's World Magazine includes an article on my former boss (when I wrote a weekly column at the San Diego Reader), Roe v. Wade: Counterculture clash. The article details Holman's activism for the pro-life movement while he publishes a...
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New Technology Trends for 2006
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I'm a sucker for technology. I love every 2.0 and processor upgrade out there. If you're like me here's a couple resources: - 15 Tech Concepts You'll Need To Know In 2006 - Introducing XUL - The 'Net's Biggest Secret...
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Burnside Writers Collective 2.0
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Donald Miller and gang re-launch Burnside an "online magazine presenting an alternative to franchise faith" for all to check out... Lot's of little gems in here, like the Top 10 Christian Books or the Top 10 Love Songs for Couples...
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The 50 Most Influential Christians in America
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These lists are somewhat amusing because they are always biased by the people who create them. But yet again, here is The 50 Most Influential Christians in America according to the Church Report. A lot of the people are quite...
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Under the Overpass : A Journey of Faith on the Streets of America
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I just finished reading Under the Overpass : A Journey of Faith on the Streets of America a story of two Christians who are just crazy enough to live as homeless people in six American cities for five months; fortunately,...
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Reform & Resurge Conference: 2006
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As another generation comes of age, the Gospel of Jesus Christ must resurge to meet the needs of people and their continually changing cultures. The time has come for the church to move forward into the time and place for...
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Confessions of a Reformission Rev. : Hard Lessons from an Emerging Missional Church
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Mark Driscoll's new book is now taking pre-orders: Confessions of a Reformission Rev. : Hard Lessons from an Emerging Missional Church Book Description: An inside snapshot view of the innovative Seattle church called Mars Hill and its Acts 29 network,...
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