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Irreligious: Forsaking Religion and Finding Jesus’ God (Mk. 12:18-27)

This entry is part 5 of 8 in the series Irreligious

Chris Altrock – August 1, 2010   Over the past few days I’ve practiced what I call the “ministry of presence” among the LaVelle family.  When a young person like Liz dies, there few words worth speaking.  The very best we can do is just be present with each other.  And as I’ve tried to [...]

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Help When You’re Hurting

Articles on pain, suffering, hope and heaven: http://chrisaltrock.com/2008/09/why-does-god-allow-suffering-a-concise-answer/#more-195  http://chrisaltrock.com/2009/06/can%e2%80%99t-get-no-satisfaction-focus-your-faith-on-your-purpose-rather-than-your-pain-phil-112-30-%e2%80%93-june-21-2009/#more-691  http://chrisaltrock.com/2008/09/three-cultural-myths-about-pain-and-suffering/#more-201  http://chrisaltrock.com/2010/07/can-i-complain-and-still-be-christian/  http://chrisaltrock.com/2009/10/present-tense-revolution-the-calming-words-of-gracious-compassionate-ex-346/  http://chrisaltrock.com/2010/03/courage-from-above-the-hope-of-heaven-as-a-home-with-the-lord-2-cor-414-56-9/#more-1833  http://chrisaltrock.com/2009/01/dreams-from-the-holy-a-dream-of-the-future-is-401-31/ What Jesus’ Prayer-Life Teaches About Prayer and Pain http://chrisaltrock.com/2010/03/day-32-of-40-following-the-prayer-steps-of-jesus/ http://chrisaltrock.com/2010/03/day-27-of-40-following-the-prayer-steps-of-jesus/ http://chrisaltrock.com/2010/02/learning-to-pray-his-way-10-light-from-darkness/ http://chrisaltrock.com/2010/01/learning-to-pray-his-way-8-when-god-seems-not-in-charge-nor-at-work/ Prayers to Pray When You Don’t Know What to Pray http://chrisaltrock.com/2010/04/prayer-from-psalm-13/  http://chrisaltrock.com/2009/05/prayer-from-psalm-88-dark-friendship/  http://chrisaltrock.com/2010/02/prayer-from-psalm-126-harvesting-joy/  http://chrisaltrock.com/2010/01/prayer-from-psalm-73-keep-the-end-in-mind/  http://chrisaltrock.com/2009/12/prayer-from-psalm-70-come-quickly/  http://chrisaltrock.com/2009/12/prayer-from-psalm-55fly-to-god/  http://chrisaltrock.com/2009/11/prayer-from-psalm-43-solitude/ http://chrisaltrock.com/2010/06/prayer-from-psalm-25/  http://chrisaltrock.com/2010/05/prayer-from-psalm-18/  http://chrisaltrock.com/2009/09/prayer-from-psalm-143-morning-hope/

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Ten Questions Every Church Needs to Answer (Part 3): The Authority Question

This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series Ten Questions

In “A New Kind of Christianity,” Brian McLaren urges Christians/ congregations to wrestle with 10 questions so that the Christian faith might be more fruitfully expressed in ways that reach a postmodern culture. #2 – The Authority Question: How Should The Bible Be Understood? McLaren points out that contemporary views of the Bible have led [...]

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