Blog from September 2011
Getting In (the Theory of Bounded Sets)
Posted on September 28, 2011 by Ric Strangway
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the difference between “insiders” and “outsiders.” Today I want to pick up that idea and go a little further. For centuries the Church has placed a high value on holiness, devotion and the kind of moral behavior that reflected that. Along with that has come numerous different ways we have “set the standard” and “raised the bar.” Some of it has been good, and some of it has been not-so-good. What I mean is, often when the church has gone to great lengths to let the world know where stands, it creates…
Read MoreInside v. Outside.
Posted on September 15, 2011 by Ric Strangway
Inside v. Outside. It’s weird how it works. Sometimes you’re in and sometimes you’re out. Sometimes you’re part of something, and sometimes you feel like you’re the last person on earth to belong. It’s like you’ve got a disease that could go viral and everyone is avoiding you. Sometimes it just feels like you’re on the outside. Have you ever thought about church like that? People have lots of reasons why they think the church is just for “insiders,” and many of them are true. But my question is, have you ever thought of why so many people feel like…
Read MoreThe Stories Of Our Lives
Posted on September 7, 2011 by Ric Strangway
Story. Everyone of us has a story. Everyone of us is in search of a better one. That seems to be the way it goes. We all have stories. It’s part of what it means to be human. We all are intricately linked with others in our story. There’s places, plotlines, adversaries and friends. Sometimes it’s a comedy. Other times it’s a tragedy. Many times we just don’t know. The truth is though, we all are living out a story of one kind or other. And we all are looking for something more to make sense of our story. In…
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Making Room
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Getting In (the Theory of Bounded Sets)
Date Posted: Sep 28 2011 by Ric Strangway
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Inside v. Outside.
Date Posted: Sep 15 2011 by Ric Strangway
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The Stories Of Our Lives
Date Posted: Sep 07 2011 by Ric Strangway