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Extra-Biblical Christianity (or Stuff We Do That’s Not In the Bible)

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Have you ever stopped to think about how much we say/do in Christianity that is not found anywhere in the Bible?

Not saying all of it is bad–I have mentioned in previous posts that I feel the Bible purposefully gives us a lot of latitude in how to “do church”. So just because something isn’t in the Bible doesn’t mean it’s wrong. But what is kind of interesting–and a bit funny, even–is when we treat our extra-Biblical stuff as sacred, as if it were in the Bible. Things we’re so attached to that we wouldn’t feel like it was “church” or “Christian” if it weren’t there.

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Random Stuff I Did In And Around Joplin, Missouri During the Past Three Days

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  1. Drove around hunting around for photo opportunities for The Wild One. (This picture on the right is one of the more artistic photos she took–not an example of the scenery.)
  2. Talked for a half hour to some shop owners in historic Carthage, Missouri about their town’s history and colonial furniture.
  3. Ate not-really-Chinese food at a “Chinese” food restaurant (it was still good).
  4. Found out that some roads that are on the map are not really there.
  5. Picked up the trail of old Route 66 and had a milkshake at a 50’s diner.
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What Kind of Weed-Eater to Buy

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Not really. I’m not going to talk about weed-eaters. I just wrote that to punk my friend Jim, to try and get him to come read my blog. Go here to see what I mean. (Ain’t I a stinker?)

Seriously though (or not so serious)…thought I’d break from deep thought and do a bits-and-pieces kind of post. Just about this-and-that, with a little tongue-in-cheek thrown in (and a deliberate over-use of multiple-hyphenation).

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Ideas…

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…are floating around in my head. Lots of them.

Nope. Can’t tell you about them. Not yet. Still formulating them.

Just wanted to tease and torment you a bit. (And I’ll probably do that several more times before I actually tell you what my ideas are. So be prepared.)

Just wanted you to know something is up. In my head, that is.

I’m dreaming again.

It’s been a long time…..

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A Manifesto for Church

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Another tag, this time by Heather….at least it solves the problem of what to write about. 🙂

I’ve been tagged to write about what I think a good church should look like. Here are the rules, according to Barry, who started this thing:

Rules:
1. Post to your blog on the subject “A Manifesto for Church”, outlining your thoughts on what an ideal church would/should be like. Posts can be as detailed or as short as you like.
2. Include a copy of these rules.
4. Put a link to your post in the comments to this post.
5. Tag at least 4 other people.
6. What happened to rule 3?
3. Ah, here it is.

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What’s Not to Love About This?

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I delivered these all day to happy mothers all over town.

I will deliver more of them tomorrow.

Every so often I moonlight delivering flowers for a local flower shop. This weekend I am extra help for Mother’s Day, one of the busiest weekends in the flower biz.

It’s a great extra job. What’s not to love about delivering flowers? Everyone smiles at you when you’re holding flowers. Everyone is glad to see you when you’re holding flowers.

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If I Could Have a Talk with Bono

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(This is a sequel to the post “People Who Want to Talk to Bono“.)

HOW I’D LIKE THE CONVERSATION TO GO:
Me: Hey, Bono, howzitgoing?

Bono: Great, Jeff, how are you?
Me: Awesome. Say, I’ve got some great new ideas on eliminating third-world debt. What say we get together sometime soon and talk them over?
Bono: That would be amazing. By the way, I’m having trouble with a lyric to a song I’m writing. I wanted to run it by you and see what you think.
Me: Sure, Bono. Let’s take a look. (I pull out my guitar as Bono fumbles for the lead sheet.)
(And so the conversation goes….)
HOW THE CONVERSATION WOULD PROBABLY GO:
Me: So…you’re a rock star in a band.
Bono: Yeah, guess so.
(awkward silence)
Me: Get a lot of people at your concerts?
Bono: Pretty much.
(awkward silence)
Me: Nice weather we’re having.
Bono: Yep.
(awkward silence)
Me: So…you guys need a keyboard player?

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