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My Take on Christian-Speak

April 30, 2013 by Dan Sullivan

It seems like a lot of people are talking about the silly way Christians talk lately. Some of it is from some recent videos on YouTube, some of it is in trying to talk about being Missional at some recent conferences like Verge and Exponential.

The thing is, we invent new definitions for things when we are trying to talk about something and we want to differentiate it from what we think people would normally think we mean when we say something.

For instance, when I was a kid there were two kinds of cars in my life, Hot Wheels cars and the cars that human beings fit in. A Hot Wheels car was called a car, and what my mom drove was called a “car car.”

It’s the same way with things that we talk about in the church. People don’t typically get together and hang out and talk about the Bible, so when we get together with the intent to talk about the Bible, we call it a Bible Study. I’m not going into the big list here, but instead I want to turn on your radar to the funny words you might use to describe things, and why.

Why do we say weird things like, “We’re building relationships with our unchurched friends?” Do we have to justify having a friend that doesn’t go to church on Sunday by making it a pragmatic mission trip every time we are around them?

I will never forget the time I mentioned a small group to a co-worker and he asked me, “A small group of what?” And what does it say about my perception that every single chair in my house being filled = small?

No criticism or cynicism here, just thinking about the words we use and the bigger pictures and paradigms behind those words. My use of the words “car car” showed that I felt like my mom’s car was more real than the cars in my pocket. What words are we using that reveal a greater reality behind the scenes?

If you have already seen this video, after you watch it once, turn on the automatic subtitles for an entirely new experience. You’re welcome.

Filed Under: Urbia Tagged With: church, culture, faith, thoughts

My notes from More a.k.a. Restoration Church on December 2, 2012

December 2, 2012 by Dan Sullivan

So the name of the church is going to be Restoration Church, since they decided that nobody really wanted “More!” Church. I thought that was pretty funny. Either way, whatever you call it, church or not, here are my notes. This week I came unprepared, so they are on the backs of my IamDanSullivan.com business cards!

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Filed Under: Bible Study, Featured, Handwritten Blog Tagged With: Bible Study, discipleship, Sermon notes, thoughts

Galatians 6 and Excitement About the New Building

April 26, 2012 by Dan Sullivan

The other night I got to announce that the Evansville Rescue Mission is moving to the old VA clinic on 500 E. Walnut. There were a lot of questions, but then I got to preach for a few minutes to finish my mini-series on Galatians.

Filed Under: At the Mission, Bible Study, video Tagged With: community, Evansville Rescue Mission, Galatians, life, love, Sermon, teaching, thoughts, video

Video Blog Post: Changed Life at the Rescue Mission

April 24, 2012 by Dan Sullivan

Since last November, I’ve had the absolute honor to be a part of the lives of men that stay at the Evansville Rescue Mission. One of them stopped me in the parking lot today to talk since he’s going to be leaving this week and we might not meet up again. I had to share his story as I drove home.

Filed Under: Urbia, video Tagged With: Evansville Rescue Mission, poor, power, thoughts, video

7 years of blogging!

November 15, 2011 by Dan Sullivan

I saw some stuff lately about blogging advice and how to craft your posts and how to phrase a catchy headline and I thought, “I’ve been blogging for a long time and not worried about that stuff!”

I looked it up and I go back to February of 2004!

To all of you that have been around over the course of the last 7.5 years, thanks. May we press on and grow through many more!

Filed Under: Bible Study, Family Life Tagged With: Bible Study, life, thoughts

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