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It Is Religion That Makes Us.

by Jason Hess on January 14, 2012

Since I first became a part of Christendom back in ’97 I have heard over and over again how religion kills, religion is bad, and Christianity is about a relationship not a religion.

It’s rather unfortunate that in your typical Evangelical church the “R” word carries the same offensive slap that various four letter cuss words have.

Religion when viewed and participated in correctly is the manifestation of the unseen belief we call faith.

Faith is what saves us; but, it is religion that makes us. [click to continue…]

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The Biggest Bestest Most Fantasticest List of 2011

by Jason Hess on December 27, 2011

Somewhere out there on Al Gore’s internet it says that when you have a blog you have to have an end of year post that reaches back covering the various posts.

That said I present to you the Biggest Bestest Most Fantasticest list of 2011.

In this post I’ll share the top three posts of 2011 for various categories – (1) most read / commented posts, (2) most read Leadership posts, (3) those hosted / posted elsewhere and my personal pick. [click to continue…]

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Franciscan…what?!?!

December 10, 2011

Over the years my understanding of God, the Kingdom and the way to live this life has been deconstructed, rebuilt and refined; all because I’ve been willing to evolve my thinking. My journey started as a typical American who didn’t attend church yet always believed in the “man upstairs”. For many years that worked, or [...]

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Aim True (by Jason Hess)

November 24, 2011

Recently I’ve had to make the decision to leave my current job and return to my previous employer. It wasn’t a blind decision but one that was well thought out. Given the state of the economy, you shouldn’t just make rash decisions without a plan B. While I appreciate what I have learned at my [...]

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Getting Out of the Grip of Busyness (by Meredith Dancause)

October 17, 2011

“I’m sorry – this week is just not good for me – my schedule is full to the brim. And really, next week is not looking so good either. Perhaps I can squeeze you in next month? I have a couple days open right now. Let me know if you have any time available then [...]

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Does It Matter? (by Dan Johnson)

September 15, 2011

We bought my dad a jean jacket years ago. He had it tailored. His Allen Edmonds shoes are so shiny you can see your reflection and his blue pinstripe suits set him apart. He’s 79 and travels half the year speaking. Dad is particular about language, syntax, grammar and style. He believes that since communication [...]

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Q&A with Nancy Sleeth, co-founder of Blessed Earth

September 14, 2011

This month I was able to ask Nancy Sleeth, the co-founder of Blessed Earth, a few questions about the organization. With more and more people getting involved in the green movement, environmentalism and creation care efforts I just wanted to take a few moments to introduce you to a nonprofit that is worth your attention. [...]

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Missional Discipleship

August 30, 2011

Missional. I’ve heard this term for sometime now but never really dug into it until this year. Back in the spring my family and I visited Eikon Community Church in Richmond Virginia; for all intent and purpose they are a Missional church. The night we attended was during one of the two monthly worship services [...]

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