Monthly Archives: March 2010

As Fast As He Can Get Us Able To Take It In

    Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. more »

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What Does Transformation Look Like?

What does transformation look like?  What does the gospel look like when it comes to a community.  It looks likes this. One Prayer India Update Segment 3 from BXFilms on Vimeo.

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90 Second Hope Invasion

Got 90 seconds to spare?  Invest them here and it may change your perspective on the whole day. One Prayer India Update Segment 2 from BXFilms on Vimeo.

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I Bet You $1000 That You NEVER Heard This About “Doubting” Thomas

Get ready for the first installment in a One Prayer update from church planting movement in India. When I first heard this story from Raj, I was so moved, I first laughed and then, cried. I hope it reaches you more »

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Back-Translating India to Indiana

What does the future hold for Christianity? Volumes have been written which make the case that secular forces will cause Christianity to diminish in influence, slowing dying as it has in Europe. However, the concrete data points the opposite direction. more »

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The Almighty Dollar – Mapping the Distribution of US Wealth by Religious Belief

Much has been written about the distribution of wealth across the various racial, gender, and socio-economic groups.  Every wonder about how the “Almighty Dollar” is spread about among those seeking the Almighty through organized religion ? Click here for a more »

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Freedom Is Not Independence

Lent is 40 days to remember our dependence on Jesus. “Christianity promises to make men free; it never promises to make them independent.” William Ralph Inge This is something which has been handed on to us by some of the more »

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5000lbs Chicken Bomb!

This coming Second Saturday we’re going to bomb Monroe Circle with 5000lbs of chicken!  Along with the usual distribution of the PCI (Personal Care Items) boxes, each family will receive 2 5lb bags of chicken. The chicken is donated by more »

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Video Update from GCC India Team!

One word: unbelievable. Backstory: The people of this village are Irula. Irula is a scheduled tribe in India. Let me explain. You have the castes, then actually BELOW the castes are the scheduled tribes.  The high caste, Brahmans, are taught more »

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A Detective, A Scholar, A Prophet, & An Artist

“Lent is a plodding, definitive crescendo that leads up to the cacophonous noise of Good Friday and the gorgeous aria of Easter."                                             Eileen Button Lent was not a part of my life growing up. I grew up as a big more »

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