http://alexmcmanus.org On a Quest Into the Mystic... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:58:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_725" align="alignright" width="500" caption="The Cave Drawings of Lascaux"][/caption] A young and influential emerging leader decries the evils of religion. Religion is condemned as a work of man. Christianity, on the other hand, is not about religion. It is about relationship. Sure. In the same way that the Bible is human literature, Christianity is ... http://alexmcmanus.org/2009/06/17/religionorrevelation/ [caption id="attachment_630" align="alignright" width="270" caption="Photo: Lucas, my youngest son, and I read this text on Easter while in Kenya together"][/caption] ----------------------------------------- The Bible is only human literature. Breathe. I have a question I want to consider, and I have asked this question at the end of this post. But let's begin with this lesser ... http://alexmcmanus.org/2009/05/26/the-bible-as-human-literature/ It’s 1983. I’m in a Baptist church. That's scary enough. I'm sitting before a council of men who are testing my readiness to enter the ministry. It isn’t going well. First of all, I didn’t know that one had to “enter” the ministry. But, in order to fulfill one of the qualifications to participate ... http://alexmcmanus.org/2009/05/26/when-it-comes-to-the-bible-many-christians-are-disciples-of-descartes/ Twitter is now what blogs were then. http://alexmcmanus.org/2009/04/15/twitter/ Ideas have consequences. TIME Magazine published their list of 10 Ideas that are Changing the World Right Now. Inspired by Time, I've created a list of my own. See if you agree. But first here is TIME MAGAZINE"S list of 10 World Changing Ideas: * Jobs Are the New Assets * Recycling the ... http://alexmcmanus.org/2009/04/06/4-ideas-changing-the-world-right-now/ --------------------------------------------------------------- Check out my LIVE and online talk show. Weekends are the SUPER POWERS center with my friend, Dale Swinburne, Section Chief of the IMN's Super Powers Division. http://alexmcmanus.org/2009/02/28/m-radio/ [caption id="attachment_407" align="alignright" width="75" caption="Kevin Sutherland engaging the conversation at the Human Event"][/caption] Last week at the IMN's 7-Day Mentoring Immersion my friend, Kevin Sutherland, offered a provocative idea. He said that he had decided not to participate in the recession. "You can do that?" I asked. "We're planning on giving ... http://alexmcmanus.org/2009/02/15/inspired-words-for-economically-challenged-times/ The IMN's 7-Day Mentoring Immersion, H209, and Voxtropolis (USA) 2009 are now behind us. Whew. That was a lot of work AND and lot of fun. The photos will be up soon. Immediately after these events I experience a kind of lull. It sure is quiet here now with everyone ... http://alexmcmanus.org/2009/02/09/good-times/ alexmcmanus.org got a new look this week. here's a hat tip and thanks to chris marsden -- http://chrismarsden.com -- for taking the lead on the work. need a fresh look to your blog? hire chris. see you in the mystic... http://alexmcmanus.org/2009/02/03/new-look/ In my last post (Frameworks for Mission: Direction or Dogma) we looked at the experience of Cornelius as described by Luke in Acts chapter 10. I asked the question, Are we saved by cognitive acceptance of certain doctrines or by the direction of our lives?   I suggested that Many of us ... http://alexmcmanus.org/2009/01/18/frameworks-for-mission-vertical-or-horizontal-conversion/