tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36430729740273077492011-07-28T22:40:09.124-05:00A discussion about God, Life, and Culture, and the journey we are all on together...Frank Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17051872486086221043noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643072974027307749.post-17877889668063427282009-08-15T14:29:00.002-05:002009-08-15T15:08:42.762-05:00

I just finished two incredible books by two incredible authors, and I gained so much from both reads that I believe, between the two books, my views on church, fellowship, and mission will never be the same. Still, the most incredible part lie in two things....First, these two author's had a lot of the same thing's to say, as far as where the church was and where it was headed, and what we need

Frank Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17051872486086221043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643072974027307749.post-42692045978516283082009-08-03T10:45:00.002-05:002009-08-03T11:25:48.033-05:00

First off, let me say how important it is to me for you guys to join in the discussion by leaving comments. A blog without comments is simply a journal lying open on a table, with everyone reading over it, thinking their own thoughts, and walking away. You will never bother me, even if your comment tears my blog to shreds.I say this because it is an important part of the point that I am about to

Frank Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17051872486086221043noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643072974027307749.post-85153503690197308962009-07-25T16:30:00.000-05:002009-07-25T17:06:28.215-05:00

I am extremely excited about being able to network this blog to Facebook, especially since I feel like the more people that join in the conversation, the more we all get out of a blog. I am also glad because I feel like I am going to explode if I don't get some things out of me that have been weighing me down for quite some time now. Unfortunately, the time is not yet come to completely divulge

Frank Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17051872486086221043noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643072974027307749.post-81499394610194201802009-07-22T22:13:00.001-05:002009-08-15T15:09:37.368-05:00

I AM REPOSTING THIS NOTE IN ORDER TO TEST MY BLOGS NEW CONNECTION TO FACEBOOK! IF YOU HAVEN"T READ IT ALREADY, ENJOY....My favorite thing about blogging is that people that you care about, and that care about you, read these things, and start a discussion about them. These discussions spark a lot of thought and growth, and a lot of the conversations that arise are ones that you might never have

Frank Gardnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643072974027307749.post-14668769369762179682009-05-24T09:40:00.001-05:002009-05-24T09:58:15.270-05:00

Okay, so we didn't make it to Portland. Things don't always go the way you plan, even when you feel like God is leading you and you are doing your best to make his plans happen. I really want to get away from the personal blogs, but I feel like there are so many things that God shows me not through Scripture or Bible study, but just through situations, through working through my emotions, through

Frank Gardnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643072974027307749.post-82711778969079159172009-05-16T10:33:00.000-05:002009-05-16T10:48:25.622-05:00

I wanted to take a moment to set down some thoughts about this trip, and first, to say that it was so absolutely packed full that I did not have any time to take an awful lot of pictures, and didn't think to have someone record me speaking, which I did say I would do. I apologize, and next time I will be more prepared, in a lot of ways! Honestly, this has been one of the most rewarding things

Frank Gardnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643072974027307749.post-33752405363747921722009-05-06T12:41:00.000-05:002009-05-06T13:00:09.721-05:00

I have been reading a book recently that has forced me to stop and think, in detail, about the changes that God has brought about in me in the past few years. I am beginning to wonder if you can wake up as the same person two days in a row. Things on the outside change you, change your perspectives. Not only that, but as a Christian, you have something on the inside constantly working to change

Frank Gardnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643072974027307749.post-14576849182549243252009-04-29T12:10:00.000-05:002009-04-29T16:41:51.036-05:00

I have always been a bit of a mystic. In the last decade of the cold war between religion and science, I have usually found myself on the side of the Divine in most arguments. I have always known that there is something out there, something beyond us, that science cannot fully explain. This has shaped my worldview at every turn of the way. I have always seen God, in some form or fashion, in

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