covered in dust

life... interrupted

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:49:00 +0000

Convenience. Comfort. Safety. I am convinced that none of these have to do with love. Real love, unconditional love is always disruptive, always sacrificial and rarely convenient. Sometimes...

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cleaning up

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:19:00 +0000

I was in my kitchen today doing the dishes, cleaning the stove, wiping down the countertops, and putting away the clean dishes. As I was doing this I had a thought, "How did this counter get so...

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interlude

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Wed, 19 May 2010 15:27:00 +0000

Hello? Does this blogsite still work? I'm kidding but at some point in the past month you may have actually thought that... I know I have. I sabotaged my own efforts with the set up for this...

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elemental faith- prelude

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:37:00 +0000

The frigid December air is crisp with wintry breath as I exhale a cloud of vapor that quickly vanishes into the starlit night. Millions of stars are brilliantly scattered above me giving light...

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death to champions

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:00:00 +0000

Why are we so captivated by heroes? It seems like hero lust is quite pervasive in our culture, isn't it? From comic books to fairy tales to action movies, we have an insatiable...

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crazy. love.

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:00:00 +0000

Today is Good Friday Not just any Friday but the Friday of Jesus' final hours before his crucifixion. On this day almost 2,000 years ago He suffered at my expense. He took the beatings...

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the search

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:00:00 +0000

"We may ignore, but we can nowhere evade, the presence of God. The world is crowded with Him." -C.S. Lewis "For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power...

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beloved

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:00:00 +0000

I love those moments; moments which seem to propel life into the stillness of the present. I long for those times when my son leans into me-- quiet, strong, loving-- and his chest presses against...

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seven easy ways to be missional

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 19:55:00 +0000

Over the past several months you've heard me discussing that we must activate our faith through our actions. Another way of putting it is that the natural result of a life "all in" with...

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altruistic renaissance

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:00:00 +0000

The time has come and is now here to unveil my other, NEW online playground... altruistic renaissance I have been slowly revealing what Altruistic Renaissance is all about this week...

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another glimpse into the future

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:29:00 +0000

The future awaits... What type of future...

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a glimpse into the future

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:43:00 +0000

Something renewed is coming. Something that moves in a different direction. Something that stirs within the soul of everyday heroes that compels them to influence the world for a better...

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the missional church... simple

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:05:00 +0000

Thoughts? subscribe

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christian atheist

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:04:00 +0000

Does that say "Christian Atheist" in the title? Yes, yes it does. What is a Christian Atheist? That's a good question since just reading that title alone seems to be quite the oxymoron...

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church-ianity?

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:48:00 +0000

What is church? Maybe I should ask, what do you think of when you hear the word "church"? Is it this? With all of this? Or maybe this? With all of...

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mistaken

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:00:00 +0000

Have you ever had someone come up to you and ask, "Excuse me, are you Steve?" No? Hmm, I guess that would be odd if you were a girl. So let me ask... have you ever been mistaken for someone...

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the mission and the embodiment

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:00:00 +0000

I recently led a small band of brothers known as the Iron Tribe through a journey of The Scriptures based on two words: mission and incarnation. Since these two words have been getting a lot of...

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God's story in my life...

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:45:00 +0000

I grew going to church and began following Jesus at age seven. My soul became a battleground after suffering through several abusive situations. I was left feeling devalued which led to...

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full tilt equilibrium

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:25:00 +0000

In January, I wrote about my word for 2010: equilibrium. I wanted to visually represent what living with equilibrium on full tilt toward Jesus actually looks like. This picture says it...

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how to create a movement

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:14:00 +0000

I came across a post by Tony Morgan with a similar title. I loved the content and decided to republish it here at CiD. However, the following is not original to Tony Morgan either. ...

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verge- day 1: my response

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:00:00 +0000

I've already alluded to some of what God was doing in my heart at Verge in my post, pastor dad. I may restate some of what I already shared in that post but I recommend that you read it...

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verge- day 1: main session with francis chan

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:00:00 +0000

The following are my notes from the main session with Francis Chan of Cornerstone Church. This first session was themed, "Jesus is Lord" from the book, "The Forgotten Ways" by Alan Hirsch. Jesus...

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verge- day 1: main session with matt carter

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:00:00 +0000

The following are my notes from the main session with Matt Carter of Austin Stone Community Church. This first session was themed, "Jesus is Lord" from the book, "The Forgotten Ways" by Alan...

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verge- day 1: gospel movements into

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:00:00 +0000

The following contains my pre-conference breakout notes from Gospel Movements Intro with Dave Garrison:Training for Trainers has planted 80,000 churches since 2001. "Reproducible, transferable,...

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verge

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:25:00 +0000

I had the privilege of attending the first-of-its-kind Missional Community Conference in Austin called Verge. This was a homegrown conference organized by Austin Stone Community Church (Michael...

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