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For a while now, I have been challenged by the difference between what we call Institutional vs. Relational Christianity. The institution thrives on programs and schedules, efficiency, details, and end results or products. The relational model thrives on personal, meaningful connections between friends. No schedule or other reason for gathering, just an ongoing, developing relationship,…

I was just adding another item to our calendar today and I noticed a decided shift in the overall color scheme. I use a program that comes with Mac OS X called iCal, and you can assign specific colors to the various categories that items on your calendar might fall into. I do. And in…

Well, we did it. We joined the ranks of the podcasters. It was mostly because I wanted to test out a few things as I was helping out another guy with his podcast. So, I thought… what better way to learn?!! 🙂 It will be a weekly offering of a rare or out of print…

It’s summer camp season again! People are giving up entire weeks of vacation to go spend a week at a remote, wooded location that is anywhere from a bug-infested, poorly ventilated, not to mention poorly decorated bunch of shacks and what we politely refer to as “cabins” to at times a crowded bare-minimum outdoor hotel….

In case you are not aware, we reside in the town from whence came the entire Mormon religion. Back in the 1800s, a man named Joseph Smith lived here, and had a little vision which led him to some gold tablets which when translated revealed the true Christianity which men had twisted and distorted, so…

I have such an interesting job sometimes. Recently, a few clients have reminded me that there is a strange dichotomy in what I do. I am paid (by them) to lend my expertise to their business or project. I am given the task of creatively laying out a graphics project, or a website or otherwise,…

I recently heard of two different friends with whom we have lost touch who have since gotten divorced. Friends whom we met as a couple, inseparable, forever. But through whatever circumstances (we have not gotten to talk with them yet) they chose to leave the union that they and God had created. Now, we all…

You know, I can eat the spiciest chicken wings with a side of skyline chili and follow that up with a few pepproncini peppers with a few slices of pizza, all after midnight… and not feel a thing. But after even a bite of Macaroni Salad, my insides get all twisted up and start feeling…

I was listening to an audio recording the other day called “Introduction to Relational Christianity”. The title seemed cool as God has been moving both Jen and me to a deeper understanding of his church as a family, made up of organic relationships, not a place or time or meeting or any sort of infrastructure….

Just an update on our internet… We are now at 11 days and counting with unreliable (at best) internet, which is usually completely unavailable. Now, you might say that I am whining, or complaining by posting such a count… or, perhaps if you have spoken with me over those past 11 days, but I was…