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Archive: January, 2009

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Functional Atheism and the Metro Red Line

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Kurt in Off the Cuff 2 Comments

Yesterday I took one of my field trips from suburban Simi Valley to downtown Los Angeles. A few times a year I hop on the subway in North Hollywood take the ride to downtown. I never have much of an agenda.  I just walk and see what I will discover. This time, the discovery was […]

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Making People Smile

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Kurt in Off the Cuff 1 Comment

This short film is amazing.   it is 15 minutes long—and worth taking the time. It is about caring for others, appreciating them, telling them that they are amazing, and watching them smile. Making the world a better place sometimes is as easy as telling someone that they are great. Watch the film….Practice what you see […]

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Heretics Part Two

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Kurt in Hopes for the Church 2 Comments

I am thinking about heretics again. Seth Godin in his latest book Tribes (a book that should be read, marked up, practiced and shared!) offers a delightful parable of a unicorn in a balloon factory. Balloon factory workers are very timid and fearful. They are afraid of needles, pins, and porcupines, anything sharp. Balloon factories […]

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