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Latest posts from some of the bloggers from Ecclesia churches.

winncollier » Easter Book Conversation (Posted 26 minutes ago)
Easter is coming, thank God. In Charlottesville, spring has tempted us the past couple days - downtown and the parks have come alive. I know that Lent has not finished ... [Link]

Ben Sternke » Broken Bells (Posted 4 hours ago)
James Mercer from The Shins and Danger Mouse got together and made some music. Apparently they called it Broken Bells. And it was very good. Tweet This! Share this on ... [Link]

Dream Awakener » This Week with Henri Nouwen – The Barameter of Our Lives (Posted 12 hours ago)
Although the table is a place for intimacy, we all know how easily it can become a place of distance, hostility, and even hatred. Precisely because the table is meant ... [Link]

Jim Pace » In high school I would have killed to be this guy… (Posted 23 hours ago)
I remember watching “Lost Boys” and wishing I could have the life that Corey Haim had.  He was a successful actor, was much better looking than me, seemed so sure ... [Link]

Ben Sternke » Living a Thank You Life (Posted 28 hours ago)
In addition to the stuff I typically post on this blog, I also want to start writing some brief reflections on Scriptures that I am reading. My typical Bible-reading practice ... [Link]

J.R. Briggs » There are no successful churches (Posted 29 hours ago)
I needed this reminder this morning. One of my favorite quotes from Eugene. “The biblical fact is that there are no successful churches. There are, instead, communities of sinners, gathered before ... [Link]

Dream Awakener » The 2nd Annual East Hollywood ArtCycle – This Saturday, March 13th from 2 – 10 p.m. (Posted 36 hours ago)
I went to the ArtCycle last year and it was a blast.  A few thousand people came out to celebrate all forms of art.  This year it will probably be ... [Link]

Dream Awakener » The Discipleship Series – Reflections from The Great Omission by Dallas Willard (Posted 2 days ago)
Follow Me as I follow Christ - Photo by Firefigher with a Camera Here are a string of posts about what it means to follow Jesus in today’s world. In ... [Link]

Ben Sternke » Are We “Only” Human? (Posted 3 days ago)
Just a quick thought today. I was reading the other day in 1 Corinthians, and in response to the divisions and strife that are taking place in the Corinthian church, ... [Link]

some strange ideas » evil and the justice of god (Posted 3 days ago)
Much of my Christian journey over the last decade has been a growing understanding of how following Jesus shapes how we join God’s work in the world today. It’s not ... [Link]

Ecclesia Tweets

Recent "tweets" from Ecclesia members' Twitter Accounts.

jr_briggs: @moleskine how about "most recognizable people" who use a Moleskine? (Posted 103 seconds ago)

bensternke: @saralharvey @debsternke nice! (Posted 3 minutes ago)

jr_briggs: RT @soulgardeners Jesus’ idea of church is not in giving people answers but in leading them into liminal and dark space - Richard Rohr (Posted 15 minutes ago)

jr_briggs: @chris_willard my parents are Dave & Debbie. I would have been 7 years old at Northside. You were on staff with Crusade at the time, right? (Posted 17 minutes ago)

jr_briggs: @johnmaeda I disagree. What you do *reveals* who you are. (Posted 20 minutes ago)

jr_briggs: @lanceford Fantastic questions, Lance. Keep 'em coming! (Posted 21 minutes ago)

jr_briggs: @Neil_Cole You write great stuff about the church, but what is your church home like? (Posted 24 minutes ago)

jr_briggs: @moleskine who is the most famous person to use a Moleskine? (Posted 26 minutes ago)

dreamawakener: Henri Nouwen on the Barameter of our Lives: http://bit.ly/9gr4io (Posted 55 minutes ago)

toddhiestand: Macanudo buy-one-get-one free? Uh, okay. (Posted 64 minutes ago)

bensternke: Gonna get some work this afternoon at @oldcrown. This place is crazy busy! (Posted 78 minutes ago)

johnchandler: @charlestlee I've been using backblaze since august. first backup took a few months over DSL, but I'm happy with it (Posted 79 minutes ago)

bensternke: So true!! RT @toddhiestand Wow. There is nothing quite like a David Fitch voicemail. (Posted 79 minutes ago)

bensternke: @toddhiestand classic! (Posted 80 minutes ago)

toddhiestand: @erickbauman truth. :) (Posted 81 minutes ago)