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Jesus’ vision for the church: Hybels and Eldredge got it wrong… Bono got it right.
Because of our cultural history, most of us have an inadequate picture of the profound nature of what Jesus' vision for the church is. I certainly did for much of my life. The truth is that the once a week Sunday service, that most of us would call "church," is a far cry from Jesus' vision.
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9 things you need to know about Jesus’ vision for the church. Hybels and Eldredge got it wrong. Bono got it right.
Mega church pastor Bill Hybels claims that: “The hope of the world is not government, academia, business, but the church because it is to the church that God has entrusted the message of salvation, which truly changes people’s lives and hearts.” Bill believes the most important thing about the church is our message. Bill is wrong. The message is important… but it is not the most important thing about the church, or the most important gift the church has for the world. Bill is not alone though… Most of us have an inadequate picture of the profound nature of what the church is meant to be. I certainly did. For 20…
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What is Pokemon Go doing to us?
Article First appeared in the St. Albert Gazette here: Last weekend there were clumps of people in our city, particularly around St. Albert Place, who appeared to be in engrossed in something very important happening on their phones. They kept muttering things about levels, stardust and poke-stops and every now and then someone would exclaim “Got Him.” It occurred to me that it has been a long time since there has been a craze like this. I remember Yo-Yo’s, I remember the Rubicks cube, but even these phenomenons didn’t seem to grab people like Pokemon Go has. Sure part of it has to do with the technology that makes it…
