Appreciating Online Community

There’s something pretty cool about celebrating a birthday in today’s cyber-world. High school classmates, distant relatives, church friends, co-workers.  The flood of well wishes leaves one feeling noticed, valued, important. At least those are some of the things I’ve experienced this trip around the sun as observed via social media. Now when I was a young child, birthdays were grand events, […]

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Thinking Of You

It’s wonderful to be thought of. Today I received a message from some friends who are enjoying a wonderful time at Disney World.  They took a picture outside the StarTours ride (a StarWars fan’s dream come true) saying “Wish you were here!” Now, they might not really wish I was there, but upon seeing the […]

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Can You Imagine it?

In the Tangible Kingdom Primer, Hugh Halter and Matt Smay share, Creating opportunities for people to participate in the Christian community is a key part of building the tangible kingdom of God.  When we see people outside, we go outside to talk.  When a block party invitation is given, we go, or we host one.  […]

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