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reader wants to share poems to Mandy Crow, One LifeWay from wealthy backgrounds but chose to live as a
racial minority in a low-income neighborhood.
her talent Plaza, MSN 174,Nashville, TN 37234. the month Why?
i have a few poems that i would like Include your contact info when you “I used to live according to what most people
you to read, but i don’t know how to send us the poems, including your consider the American dream. I aimed for a
message them to you. i just started mailing address. If we like your work What’s your favorite high-paying career so I could have my own
out on Facebook today. my dream and decide to use it in an issue of ec, © istockphoto / scott Griessel place and complete control over my surround-
is to have a poem featured in the we’ll send you a letter and other infor- way to serve other ings. I spent all my time and money in ways Read
magazine. mation in the mail. Keep writing, and people? that were self-indulgent.” the irresistible
lindsay on Facebook please, share your talents with us!) Though that’s the way many people live, revolution:
living as an
(Lindsay, thanks for finding ec’s fan Fan offers article ideas “i like just to be their friend and Josh realized it wasn’t in line with his faith. ordinary radical
He’d been living a decent Christian life by most
Shane Claiborne
then when they need someone
page on Facebook and taking the i don’t want to sound like a wannabe, i am the first one to give them living standards, but when he examined himself, he (Zondervan, 2006)
“seeing claiborne’s
time to write on our wall. We would but the blog you posted about my some help. ” wasn’t pleased. Investing everything into him- interpretation of
love to read your poetry. Getting problem [with anxiety] was so help- the truth self just left him empty. scripture . . . and of
it to us is actually pretty easy. You ful. my friends thought it was great, rebekah, ON eC’S FaCebOOK So Josh and some other people decided to the current inclination
of christianity
FaN PaGe
can e-mail us at ec@lifeway.com and we were wondering if you would find a house, move in together, and share every- in america was
or godlifefun@gmail.com. If you’d do some article about that topic for “my favorite ways to serve others God is Three. three in one. the thing, similar to what the early Christians did encouraging and
convicting.” Josh
rather send us hard copies and use people who read the mag but don’t is just random acts of kindness! father loves the son who loves the in the Book of Acts.
the U.S. Postal Service, just send the have Facebook. i want everyone who they’re so much fun and people holy spirit. there is a relationship “Can you really put nine people together in BRowSe
has this problem to have inspiration don’t expect them, so i love involved. we, created in god’s that small of a place and still love each other ⊲www.rebaplace
to keep going with this wonderful seeing their faces when i do a image, have been made relational and call yourself Christian at the end of it? The fellowship.org,
advice. thanks so much! random act [of kindness] for answer was a resounding yes. Spiritually, I grew ⊲www.thesimple
way.org, and
Madison on Facebook them!” beings as well. we were made to the quickest and most I’d ever grown.” ⊲www.churchofthe
anna, ON eC’S FaCebOOK FaN connect not only with god, but with They didn’t have to plan a worship service or sojourners.org
(ec: We are so humbled that you PaGe other people. Bible study meetings. Around the dinner table, all of these are Web
sites of organized
turned to us for advice about dealing conversation would naturally turn to Scripture intentional christian
with anxiety and that the post we “by helping with anything i can Just the facts and how it related to life. Living with people communities.
put on the blog featuring Scripture do.” Josh Corlew cares a great deal about living in who cared about God, love, and their neighbors
passages spoke truth into your life. clayton, ON eC’S FaCebOOK rich, soul-satisfying community with others. motivated Josh to embrace a radical faith. LiSten
Mockingbird
It’s humbling to be used by God! FaN PaGe He isn’t famous, and he doesn’t have all the “I’m effective in my walk if I’m with people Derek Webb (INO
Your idea about doing an article in answers. But he’s trying to take Jesus’ words se- doing the same thing. For me to really grow, I Records, 2005)
“He is one of the most
an upcoming issue of ec is a good read more answers at: riously, and he has experienced a different way have found that I need the constant interaction prophetic musical
one. We’re currently planning several http://cli.gs/S5LShn of living because of it. For one year Josh lived with other people who are also trying to live out artists i’ve ever
months in advance and always want with two families and two other single guys. their faith. Left to my own, I sit back and ignore heard. it is about
re envisioning the
to include articles about stuff you’re The nine of them shared the space of half of a all the problems that are around me.” � church.” Josh
actually dealing with. So let us know quad-plex. It wasn’t very roomy. They each came
if you have more ideas for articles,
because we crave your input!) WOrD stuDy
TriniTy. a word meaning What about you?
threefold; the way we
overheard have chosen to refer to the ◼ are there people in your life with whom you can
relationship between god
be completely honest and who will be honest with
you? how might you foster such a relationship?
just in from the facebook fan page: next month’s question: the Father, Jesus the son, ◼ think of someone you admire who has a strong love
and god the spirit. the word
“I love your magazines! Our church orders them does not appear explicitly for others. how is that person living out his/her
�every month, and they inspire me.” —Nikki What’s the worst in scripture, but the concept faith, and what can you do to follow the example?
is clear. the trinity is
“Are you sure that’s the right address because assignment you’ve ever difficult to understand, but ◼ do you know what Jesus said about loving other
people? look through the gospels for examples.
�I would really like to know that Web site.” gotten at school? at its very core it helps us to ◼ how have you watered down god’s Word with
—Michaela* so just what are you thinking? Here at ec understand that god loves excuses and rationalization? What changes will you
community and wants to
magazine, we want to know. each month relate to us through relation- allow god to make in your life this week?
things we wonder about: “I love the new cover and you’ll find a question we want your input ship rather than religion.
everything in it!” —jennifer, on Facebook about. so check it out and e-mail us with
your thoughts! We can’t wait to hear from
*michaela’s right, guys! on page 5 of the march issue, we printed a Web address that no you!
longer works. We’re trying to find out what happened to www.thirstnomore.org. sorry!
Send us your answers! Find us on Facebook
or visit ecmagazine.blogspot.com.
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