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Creating Communities of Grace (HT: Tim Chester)
Don’t miss this rich post by Tim Chester: Creating Communities of Grace Let me tempt you with just a snippet: “(1) Make the connections … (2) Welcome the mess: Welcome messy communities. Welcome messy people. Obviously you’ll want them to change, to become more like Jesus, to be set free from their slaveries. But don’t make your welcome dependent on change. Don’t suppress conflict. Don’t hide problems. (3) Stop pretending … (4) Stop performing … (5) Eat and drink with broken people … (6) Give people time to change: I think there are some tensions and questions here, but we need to give people time to change. How long…
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Mark Your Calendars and Check Back on Thursday! I’m going to try to LIVE BLOG the CCEF Conference
No promises because there are simply too many things that are beyond my control (will I have a live wi-fi connection? will my old laptop die a sad technological death between now and Thursday?) … But assuming that all goes well, I am going to do my very best to LIVE BLOG the CCEF Annual Conference (Thursday 11/13 – Sunday 11/16). Please be sure to check back and participate! (You can post questions to me AS I live blog and Fred is going to try to snap a few photos so that you can get a “feel” for the venue.) CCEF has graciously given me permission to do everything except…
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About to practice LIVE BLOGGING …
Hey everyone! (All, you know, FIVE of you who might click onto this blog on a Saturday afternoon …) Fred is trying to teach me how to LIVE BLOG and we’re going to try it out RIGHT NOW. So if things seem goofy, please bear with us. Oh, and if you want to join in the fun (or whatever options the software gives you), please do! OK. Here we go. About to try to live blog our lazy Saturday afternoon (with the hope of MAYBE live-blogging the CCEF Conference next week). Happy Saturday! – Tara B.
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FIVE MORE COPIES to be given away (!!)
How fun!! Our dear, wonderful RadicalWomanhood author Carolyn McCulley read about my little giveaway and wanted to join in the fun–so she has donated an additional five copies of her book to be given away. 6 free copies to be given away! All you have to do is leave a COMMENT. Thanks, Carolyn (& Moody press too)! Happily, Tara B.
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Hey ! Don’t you want a retreat speaker in 2009?
Hey! Don’t you think your church might want a women’s retreat on peacemaking or living the gospel in relationships or some other related topic? I hear there’s a nice lady in ol’ Montana who will fly to wherever you are (Australia? Europe? Topeka?) and serve for a weekend. You should check out the Speaking Page of her website and consider inviting her to be with you. 🙂 Seriously? Future bookings that are “far out” (after 2009) have begun to increase–I’m guessing in response to the release of the video series–but 2009 is so far a very quiet year. I sure would LOVE to get to meet some of you wonderful…
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Might want to check this out …
If you (or someone you love) is struggling with lust, you may want to check out this post over at TakeYourVitaminZ. Might be worth your time. Our church leaders have also been helped greatly by an accountability program called Covenant Eyes. Oh–and just to try to avoid the flaming/rude comments about how Christians “overreact to this ONE sin, blah blah blah”, please know that we ALL need help whenever we are tempted to ensnared by anything (ANYTHING–even someone good) that begins to enslave us as a ruling lust. Hope the links are helpful! Yours, Tara B.
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Communities of Performance vs Communities of Grace
Please take a minute to read a great post by Tim Chester: Communities of Performance vs Communities of Grace (HT: TakeYourVitaminZ)
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New Addictions Material from CCEF
I just found out that The Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (CCEF) is releasing new material on addictions and I’m SO excited! Crossroads: A Step-by-Step Guide Away From Addictions (Study Guide and Facilitator’s Guide) Every one of us is a potential addict. Eventually, every addict finds himself at a crossroads. This is such an important topic for every church and every Christian! In the words of New Growth Press (who published the books), “To walk with an addict is both a gift and a grief … these curriculum materials lay a Biblical framework for lasting change.” I am so grateful to CCEF and Ed Welch for creating these resources! I’ll…
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2,100 + Comments …
I just added my own story to the 2,100+ comments at BringTheRain’s October 15 (National Day of Rememberance for Pregnancy and Infant Loss) post. 2,100+ comments and I’m sure that number will only grow. This is a portion of what I wrote in my comment: “And thanks so much for your ministry. 2,100+ comments to this one post alone?! Surely the suffering of mothers who have lost their children is a clear mark of just how much this fallen life is “not the way it’s supposed to be”; and also an indication of how good the eternal hello of our true home in Heaven will be. One Good Day.” You…
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Grab a kleenex …
… and watch this video. Together for the gospel. Together for adoption. Amen! (And thanks, TakeYourVitaminZ for the great link.)
