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Is This Ad a Big Deal?
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It’s Over – Trends in Churchland by Dan Kimball
I have been liking the TV show “Portlandia“. I am probably more interested in the show because I lived in Portland for a year and I am up there a…
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Alan Hirsch: Disciple-Making via Verge
Alan Hirsch: Disciple-Making [VERGE video] from Verge Network on Vimeo. Share Print PDF
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Alan Hirsch: Sparks and Seeds via Verge
Alan Hirsch: Sparks and Seeds [VERGE video clip] from Verge Network on Vimeo. Share Print PDF
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Alan Hirsch: Movements That Change the World via Verge
Alan Hirsch: Movements That Change The World [VERGE video clip] from Verge Network on Vimeo. Share Print PDF
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Alan Hirsch: God is Good But Not Safe via Verge
Alan Hirsch: God Is Good But Not Safe [VERGE video clip] from Verge Network on Vimeo. Share Print PDF
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Alan Hirsch: Every Believer a Church Planter via Verge
Alan Hirsch: Every Believer A Church Planter [VERGE video clip] from Verge Netwo Share Print PDF
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Alan Hirsch – Building Movements on Disciples vs. Consumers via Verge
Alan Hirsch: Building Movements on Disciples vs Consumers [VERGE video clip] from Verge Network on Vimeo. Share Print PDF
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Tony Jones on Doug Pagitt Radio with Predictions for New Year
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Pastor Steve Sjogren on “My Favorite Mistakes of the Decade”
A message worthy of reflection at the beginning of a new year. Steve Sjogren is a pastor in Portland, Oregon. Share Print PDF
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Another year of Thanksgiving by Charlie Wear
28 November 2011 7:06 AM | No CommentsFour years ago this month, we set out on our fourth cross-country road trip in about a year and a half. We were on the road on the Thanksgiving holiday...
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What Is Your Dependence Day? By Charlie Wear
02 July 2011 10:17 AM | No CommentsWhat is the anniversary of your “dependence?” For the United States of America the official independence day is July 2, 1776. From the History News Network article, Top 5 Myths...
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Living With Our Choices, No Complaints, No Regrets by Charlie Wear
17 June 2011 6:12 AM | No CommentsI think I learned this in Physics class a long time ago, “For every action there is a reaction.” I think a corollary statement might be, “For every choice, there...
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No One Turns Down the Blessing by Charlie Wear
08 May 2011 2:06 AM | No CommentsLast Sunday I got to feed Jesus. A bunch of my co-workers were having a party at my friend’s warehouse. We were BBQing Tri-Tip. We were eating chips and salsa....
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Porpoise Diving Life…
20 April 2011 8:30 AM | No CommentsToday I am honoring my friend, Bill Dahl, by wearing my Porpoise Diving Life Hat. The Kindle version of that work was recently published and I couldn’t be happier. Bill...
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Frank Viola Archive
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Beyond Evangelicals by Frank Viola
Posted on January 19, 2012 | No Comments“All labels have their problems, and, to be sure, ‘evangelical’ is fraught with them. But I am not giving it up.” ~ Roger Olson As I pointed out in the first... -
The Peril of Judging Motives by Frank Viola
Posted on April 19, 2011 | No CommentsIn Revise Us Again, I dedicate an entire chapter to a phenomenon I call “being captured by the same spirit you oppose.” This is something that every Christian is susceptible... -
Jesus Manifesto: A Confessional Review by Calvin Miller
Posted on February 9, 2011 | 1 CommentJesus Manifesto by Frank Viola and Leonard Sweet, Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2010. One afternoon as I was being my old self and happy in the state, I was not thinking... -
Frank Viola interviews Scot McKnight: One.Life: Jesus Calls, We Follow
Posted on January 1, 2011 | No CommentsScot McKnight is a New Testament scholar whose work I respect. His book on the Atonement is the best in print (see link at the end of the interview). Scot... -
Remember Joseph: Rethinking Righteousness by Frank Viola
Posted on December 22, 2010 | No CommentsWhen the nativity story is told, we mostly hear about Mary, the mother of Jesus. For centuries, Mary has been extolled and honored, as she should be. Joseph, however, has... -
Living by the Indwelling Life of Christ by Frank Viola
Posted on December 8, 2010 | No CommentsAn introduction to living by the indwelling life of Christ by Frank Viola. Click here for the link to this talk. Share Print PDF -
Why I Love the Church by Frank Viola
Posted on October 6, 2010 | No CommentsWhen George Barna and I released Pagan Christianity last year, some of the critics of the book (most of whom had never read it) accused us of not loving the... -
A Jesus Manifesto for the 21st Century Church by Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola
Posted on September 11, 2010 | No Comments[This article first appeared in the July 2009 issue of Next-Wave and was a republication of a viral message circulating on the internet. It eventually became a best selling book.... -
Jesus Manifesto: The Interview of Frank Viola and Len Sweet by Mike Morrell
Posted on May 31, 2010 | No Comments1. Jesus: He’s the central figure of our faith, and yet in so many ways He’s like a living Rorschach test – everyone sees what they want to see: Mystic,...









