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Pumpkin Carving ’08
Last week was our annual pumpkin carving night. This year’s theme was super heroes. We had many different types of carvings ranging from Larry-Boy to Superman and Doctor Octopus. It was a fun, messy night together. Here are the finished, lit pumpkins Here is a template that was used for the Angel pumpkin.
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The Best Answer to Prayer
“The best answer to every prayer is an expanded awareness of how the Father’s unconditional love, experienced here and now as well as anticipated in his eternal promises, is all we require to sustain us through life.”
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Knocking on Heaven’s Door
Knocking on Heaven’s Door, besides being a song by Bob Dylan and performed by Guns N’ Roses (and others), is a wonderful book by David Crump on prayer. Probably no other book on prayer has affected my idea and practice of prayer like this book. One of the main points I’ve been taking away from…
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Surprise
On my birthday I came into my office to find this. Heidi and the kids from the community really brightened my day with fun jokes and lots of love.
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Teamwork
This Friday we played a few games that rely heavily on teamwork. For the first, we had to all sit in a circle and all stand up at the exact same time without using our hands for leverage. The second game was a conveyor belt. We had people line up in two lines and…
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Renee Krell – Sketchbook Drawings
These two drawings are from a TV Series called Avatar: The Last Airbender, which is an anime cartoon. They were done in colored pencil.
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Community as commodity
Community is something most people desire. It is so desirable that it is often used to promote and sell all kinds of things. In fact, it is treated as a commodity. But true community isn’t something that can be obtained like a consumer good. It requires deep commitment and sincerity. I was excited to find…
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Welcome Aimee
Bret and Gretchen’s new addition, Aimee, came to live among us on August 7th at 7:59 a.m.. She arrived a healthy 7 pounds 3 ounces and 20 1/4 inches bundle of joy. Mom, dad, brothers, grandparents, and all her aunts and uncles in community could not be more delighted!
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Money, money, money
As a common purse community we’re often asked if we believe that every Christian should live like we do. Does the Bible require every Christian to “hold all things in common?” The short answer to that is, of course, “No.” It is not practical or possible for every Christian to be a part of a…
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What is Discipleship?
Discipleship – Allowing God to make us capable of communion.