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saving the sloth
Applying true spirituality to our lives means waking up from our slumber. Most humans are physically, mentally, and spiritually asleep and don’t even realize it. They live asleep, they work while asleep, they date while asleep, they go to school sleeping, they spend the bulk of their lives alive but asleep. Some even die without ever experiencing the fullness of being awake. All the while, missing the beauty and delight of experiencing life with eyelids open... People tend to be extremely negative towards the church these days. We agree that the church has faults, can miss the mark, and drops the ball on being all that it was intended to be. However, we have not given up on it. It’s our intent to give followers of God practical and insightful truths about waking up and being the Church that God created. Across denominational lines, styles, and trends, the Church of God should be fully awake up and acting on the faith which they possess.why the sloth?
The sloth is the only mammal that sleeps 16-18 hours per day; it’s entire existence can be summed up in a few words: bored, numb, tired, and purposeless. Too many times, we as representations of Christ are also bored, numb, tired, and purposeless. But, we were not intended to be this way. Christ looked at humanity and said this bold statement, “You are the Light of the world.” The Church is to be the most tangible and genuine representation of the character and persona of God.art that influences
The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning, The Secret Message of Jesus by Brian McClaren, Devotional Classics, Searching for God Knows What by Donald Miller, A New Kind of Christian by Brian McClaren, Desiring God by Jon Piper, Keep No Score by Sleeping at Last, Good Monsters by Jars of Clay, Hotel Rwanda, Crash, I See Things Upside Down by Derek WebbBlogroll
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Tyler Boles Said:
on August 19, 2007 at 7:15 pm
Hey I was at Ridge Crest’s Student Life this Year and I loved yall’s band our Fellowship Of Christain Athletes host a thing called Legacy every year and instead of just random people talking without a band this year we would like to get a band to come and play it’s held in April every year we haven’t yet set an exact date yet just that we want it to be on a Wednesday, we would love if you guys could come and play… We are in Quitman Mississippi, which I’m sure yall have never heard of but if u could just email me and i can get you more details
nancy Said:
on August 31, 2007 at 7:13 pm
that is me in the morning.
thanks for this blog. i love the ideas and suggestions and encouragements.
i hope you don’t mind me adding you to my blogroll. is a blogroll hard or soft?
frank Said:
on September 11, 2007 at 4:38 pm
dude. you guys never post here. so i’m calling you out.
chrisbrewster Said:
on October 9, 2007 at 3:35 pm
I was just looking through my blogs and found this one…
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fun facts Said:
on November 29, 2007 at 10:15 am
The main thing i’m enjoying while reading your blog is the way you write, you are a really charismatic person and your posts are wonderful, keep it up!
Emily-BooneNC/MemphisTN Said:
on December 8, 2007 at 11:08 pm
No more blogs? I miss saving sloths. Love you guys!
-Emily Muffin-
Wevo Said:
on January 15, 2008 at 5:06 am
Come on guy! Post again. This has to be one of the top inspirations I’ve ever found on the web. I definitely miss it. Jump back into it, and get the community around you to help contribute. I’ll do what I can. Lets get this thing back up and running.
Sean Said:
on April 14, 2008 at 7:07 am
Wow. Very inspiring and encouraging. Great suggestions.
Simon Simmons Said:
on October 15, 2008 at 7:48 am
We want to link up to sloth people at http://www.slothbob.com