Domingo, sangre Domingo

Thank you Mark for this. I couldn’t resist lightening the mood. Know that as a die-hard U2 fan, I take no offense at this, and that Lazy Town creeps me right the heck out.

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Sha do

Over any eloquence or mincing of words I could possibly usher forth to describe last night, I’ll instead try to stay simple.
God did what He wanted to, and we got out of the way.
That’s church, people. That is what we do.

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A Brand New Colony

I thought I would talk more about this idea of sacred space. This is a concept we discussed quite extensively in the School of Worship. It is the idea of “making” places thinner than others. This is the concept and application that goes into the designing of church sanctuaries or the planning of a prayer meeting. 
Simply [...]

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through the warmest chord of care

There is an old Gaelic (it’s what Irish people speak when they’re not using their beautiful version of English) term that I remember my brother passing on to me. It’s what you call a place where the line between heaven and earth is blurry, where the separation between God and ourselves is difficult at best to see. [...]

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your father, he was a good man too

I’ve been attending Lacey’s church, Hillside, which is meeting out in Highlands Ranch. I have to tell you how amazed I am by this group of people. They are humble (in spirit and numbers,) genuine, beautiful people. I’ve been 2 weeks now and am in love with everyone. It is so refreshing and challenging to [...]

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precious

Call me self-indulgent, but I would like to share something personal with you all. 
We have a new family member in our house. He is a Suzuki Digital Piano named Hot Pants. He was lovingly donated by a friend of mine from work, and he is pretty much the one thing our house has been missing. [...]

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Elvis Presley and America

Enjoy the world we live in:

No, I’m not kidding. Get out the acid-wash, folks.
The Midnight Society Returns
Go buy a Weakerthans album. Thanks Lace, thanks Josh.
Show up at ORCC tomorrow night. It will change you.
Coffee- how do I ever go without you?
That Girl Kate. Trust me, click this link.
Judi-Free on Judi-Free. Seriously.

That’s pretty much my life [...]

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“I Had A Weird Dream Last Night”

This is how Mark and I began our day today. 
Mark~ “I had a weird dream last night…”
Barge~ “I had a kooky dream last night, too.”
Mark~ “I dreamed I was in post-apocalyptic Aspen…”
Barge~ “Okay, I did not have that kind of dream.”
I will leave it to Mark to explain the rest, but I will tell you it [...]

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Stranger In A Strange Land

I think it is about time to to take a brief time-out from theology, truth, emergence, progression, and talk about something really important.
I am addicted to Lost. Upon the recommendation of Kate, Dustin, and Josh, I recently picked up Season 1 from the library. 
And it took me all of 4 days to get through.
Hurley, big in frame and [...]

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Maps

Before you read this, go read this. 
Done? OK.
Mark is absolutely right. Not only was Jimmy’s prayer mind-blowing and powerful, it convicted me deep into my spirit. Do you want to know why?
Jimmy prayed for specific things.
Jimmy prayed direct, intentional prayers.
Jimmy prayed the word of God. He had Bible verses memorized and on-hand.
And that’s not even [...]

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