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This has been undeniably my favorite series I have ever been a part of. The partnership with Circle of Friends, the Friday Night Artwalk, the art, the content, the stories, the worship….just the whole experience has been phenomenal. And the journey will continue for at least a little while longer. Warehouse 414 is displaying the [...]

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There are two things I walk away from the Origins with concerning my theology of God. First, He’s selfish. Second, He is complicated. I admit that ‘selfish’ is a strong word but I really can’t think of a better one. In humans, this extreme focus on self is called narcissism. And let’s be honest…it never [...]

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Noah’s story is NOT a kids story. Every children’s bible I’ve ever seen has it in there with cute little pictures of bears, elephants, and giraffes. I’d love to know how many kid books have been written on Noah. It has to be the most retold story in scripture. As I stated this past week, [...]

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The story of Cain and Abel disturbs me on many levels. The idea that sin is out to ambush Cain…on purpose…with no remorse…to destroy him…that’s disturbing enough. That’s reality though, a reality I’m afraid that so few of us take seriously. Sin’s end aim for humanity is to kill and destroy. I learned in the [...]

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This Friday night (February 5) at Warehouse 414 (map, facebook), the entire Origins series will be displayed and auctioned with all proceeds going to Circle of Friends. As to how this all got started, you can read that story here. The auction will start at 5.30 pm on Friday night but Warehouse 414 is going [...]

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Sermon on January 10 was about humanity. Philip was our artist. He is a senior at the high school and works with Circle of Friends. He’s a very soft-spoken young man. I think there are two opposite and incorrect extremes in understanding humanity. The first is seeing us as the center of the universe, the [...]

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What a Sunday. You can listen to the service here. Rick – once again – hit it out of the park with his acoustic version of Gravedigger. I’m going to go back and do a quick overview of each week with the artwork and a quick bio of the artist. Spencer was this week’s artist. [...]

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And it was good… All good theology starts with Genesis 1. That is, I think all good theology starts with the concept that God existed before the beginning and He created and what He created was good. Why? Because God is good and the creation has His fingerprints all over it. It is creative, diverse, [...]

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