Many of you have asked “How was Soularize in the Bahamas?”

WHY I LEFT THE INSTITUTIONAL CHURCH

THE RED "C"

Come and create your own MONOTATION
LIVE WORKSHOP Whether your camera is a cellphone, pocket, digital or professional SLR, bring it along with you to this 2 hour hands on workshop - learn by doing. Spencer Burke will kick off our time with a quick overview and vision for MONOTATION. Then the group will walk around "Old Town" with Spencer available for feed back. He will point out possible images to capture. Then the group can share, learn and collaborate with each other on the word they may use for they MONOTATION. Check out what they look like here http://MONOTATION.com Saturday, November 28, 2009, 10:00am - 12:00pm, Old Town - Subway, 1125 2nd Street, Sacramento, CA This could

The Neo-consumer: how technomads are changing capitalism
Consuming is a necessary part of our life. We must consume to live. The issue is how we consume. When consuming becomes: the primary source of our identity, the genesis of how we motivate ourselves, the center piece for how we connect, and the predominant resource for hope, we are not simply consuming. We are living patterns of consumerism. Each culture consumes in a contextual and culturally specific way. Ergo, with each cultural shift there is the opportunity to reshape what it means to consume and move away from, or toward, consumerism. Ergo, enters the Neo-consumer.

The Religion of Consumerism
As a Pastor, I have to admit that over the last 20 years of ministry Christmas has rarely felt like a holy day, much less a holy and sacred season. The busyness and materialism are not merely a distraction from the things that matter, they have become the driving force in a fever pitched frenzy that is anything but worshipful.

Beat Your Apples Into... Applesauce
I dropped my kids off at school this morning and as I was walking back to my car, I overheard a mother sharing with another her worries about Christmas. With lay-offs and pay cuts abounding many families are growing anxious as the holidays approach. Rather than the sense of excitement and anticipation, the change of decor in storefront windows only reminds many of us of how little there is to go around this year.

HOW WE USE THE BIBLE NEEDS TO CHANGE
The Barna Group reports in a recent study that a number of significant differences in Bible reading habits exist between generational groups. One very interesting section of the survey focused on the six ways the Mosaic generation differs from older generational groups. Mosaics view the Bible as: Less Sacred: The Bible is not considered sacred by a smaller group of Mosaics. Less Accurate: Mosaics consider the Bible less accurate than older generations viewed it. More Universalism: Over 50% of Mosaics believe the Bible teaches the same spiritual principles as other sacred books. Less Engagement: Mosaics are less likely to read the Bible as