Tag Archives: Jesus

“Born again” is all messed up…

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Nate

I never really have liked that language… and in fact you probably won’t ever hear me use it in conversation or speaking. Here is from Richard Rohr (Adam’s Return) It seems that most of humanity intuited the need for two … Continue reading →

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The death before the life

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Nate

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the initiation processes within men and women and where.when we experience this… or how. It seems to me that the very deep.wise, the very spiritual men and women, whether they be Christian or … Continue reading →

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Post elections conversations about the kingdom, Jesus, and politics

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Nate

So now that things are settled, I hope that questions and conflict regarding my perspectives on Non-voting can be minimized to a more constructive conversation on how we view our relation with the national government (side note… great post by … Continue reading →

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It’s not that I want people to live in fear

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Nate

… I just don’t see anything negating fear other than that which looks like the kingdom of God and the way of love. We read Hebrews 2 last night at our Sunday night gathering. The author writes that Jesus in … Continue reading →

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Mark Scandrette on priorities of Jesus followers

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Nate

From Soul Graffiti We often spend so much time reacting to religious traditions or a religious culture that we have little energy left to cultivate a proactive spiritual path. Even among “believing” people, there is often more critique and conversation … Continue reading →

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