Mouth Painting Expressions

Posted by Erik on January 29, 2008 · 1 Comment 

A good friend of Bonnie’s and mine has recently taken up the practice of mouth painting (Click Here). No… it is not painting pictures with your mouth nor is it pictures of peoples mouths. Ha, ha! Katie deals with the effects of having Multiple Sclerosis (MS for short) and as a result has for a … Read more

Filed under Art, Disabilities, Family, Friends, Life, Physical Challenges

Guy Kawasaki and The Art of the Start: A Fresh Look at Entrepreneurial Evangelism

Posted by Erik on January 16, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

O.K. O.K. I know at first it seems like an oxymoron. How can entrepreneurial endeavors have anything to do with evangelistic practices? Perhaps it is from a “secular” framework but I think we could learn a lot from some of the ideas Guy Kawasaki talks about in his book ‘The Art of the Start’! What … Read more

Filed under Christianity, Church, Church Planting, Entrepreneurial, Evangelism, Inspirational, Life, Missional, Small Business

Discussing Needs and Human Social Fabrics

Posted by Erik on January 15, 2008 · 5 Comments 

Over the last month my friend Chris and I have been carrying on a dialogue regarding a number of issues related to group and social constructs within the Kingdom of God through the use of the Shapevine Community. It has been particularly in lightning for myself as I have been trying to picture these thought … Read more

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Walking In a Good Friends Sandles

Posted by Erik on January 13, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

A good friend of mine recently posted a response on our ‘Expressions’ site related to his connection with Luke 10:1-12. I thought I would share it here too! I just want to point out in my own experience and the way I grew up, I have seen too many Christians, including pastors who have miss-interrupt … Read more

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The Million Dollar Message

Posted by Erik on January 12, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

Recently I was reading a post on my friend  Alan Hirsch’s blog ‘The Forgotten Ways’ titled ‘Consumption as Spirituality’. A fellow reader named Penny made a moving comment with regards to her friend in the hospital. I won’t share much of the comment however, I feel the pain that I think we humans all feel … Read more

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Living Within A Covenant: Who Am I?

Posted by Erik on January 5, 2008 · 1 Comment 

I can remember several years ago coming across a quote from a Sufi mystic named al-Halraj who said, “I saw my Lord with the eye of the Heart. I said: ‘Who are you?’ He answered: ‘You’” Simply stated it seems easy to dismiss any truth behind it by compartmentalizing it and labeling it as Sufi propaganda. … Read more

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