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Posted in Creating a Counter-Culture
by Jeff Goins
on 1/5/2009
 I started a blog series awhile back about unconventional, good Christian movies.
The point was that a movie is "Christian" not based on whether or not
it necessarily mentions the name Jesus (which could actually disqualify
it, in the case of a movie like Saved, for instance), but rather in how
it depicts truth. Last time, I wrote about how movies can pique our
sense of adventure and romance in Good Christian Movies: Stardust.
Juno - "Is it genuine?"
The last movie in the "Good Christian Movies" series is Juno,
a redemptive film about teenage pregnancy, dysfunctional families, and
doing the right thing. An Academy Award-winner, Juno is tagged as a
"comedy about growing up... and all the bumps along the way." Click here to continue reading...
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Posted in Life as a Missionary
by Jeff Goins
on 1/4/2009
I've read a lot of blogs about Christians making resolutions this
New Year. I wonder: Is it "Christian" to make New Year's resolutions?
What do you think? Check out this article from GotQuestions:
The practice of making New Year's resolutions goes
back over 3000 years to the ancient Babylonians. There is just
something about the start of a New Year that gives us the feeling of a
fresh start and a new beginning. In reality, there is no difference
between December 31st and January 1st. Nothing mystical occurs at
midnight on December 31st. The Bible does not speak for or against the
concept of New Year's resolutions. However, if a Christian determines
to make a New Year's resolution, what kind of resolution should he or
she make?
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Posted in Faith Issues
by Jeff Goins
on 1/3/2009
Recently, my friend Matt wrote about spiritual highs, a condition that any Christian eventually goes through at some point in his walk. Matt writes:
The majority of us are familiar with the infamous ‘spiritual
highs' we almost inevitably obtain in going to summer camp, spring break
mission trips, and the like. I've
experienced them a million times. It's
as if you're on cloud nine when you come home to America. You see everything differently and you have
that spirit pulsating through your veins that says, "I can change the
world! I'm a spiritual giant!" And then after less than a week... you feel
depressed... and anything but gigantic.
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Posted in Blogging for Dummies
by Jeff Goins
on 1/2/2009
Despite the many benefits of blogging, there are still a number of
reasons why someone might not want – or be able – to establish a
presence in the blogosphere.
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Posted in Book and Music Reviews
by Jeff Goins
on 1/1/2009
The other day, I shared with you RELEVANT's Top 10 Books of 2008. Here's a list of my top Christians books of 2008, all of which came out this past year or so. Some, as in the case of The Shack,
came out the previous year but didn't really get popular until 2008.
You can click the titles below for a more in-depth review of the book:
Hands down, Driscoll's highest and best is his wit and
storytelling, which he didn't neglect in Vintage Jesus. I laughed out
loud at his depiction of Galilee as a "hick town" where, if it existed
today, people would park broken-down cars on their lawns and women
would chew tobacco.
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Posted in Life as a Missionary
by Jeff Goins
on 12/31/2008
As we finish 2008 and look forward to 2009, many will begin the
process of making (and some will be breaking) New Year's resolutions.
Others will look back on failures and triumphs from the past year and
hope for a better '09.
Personally, I'll be celebrating a successful first year of
marriage with my wife Ashley and looking forward to a new year of life
with her, where, hopefully, I won't make so many mistakes. If nothing
else, New Year's should help us pray this psalm: "So teach us to number
our days, that we may gain a heart
of wisdom." (Psalm 90:12)
This year flew by for me.
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Posted in My Ministry Updates
by Jeff Goins
on 12/30/2008
It's almost the end of the year, so if you wanted to give a special
year-end donation to my ministry, now's the time do that. To give
online or find out more (like where to mail a check), click here.
 Remember that if you want the donation to count for this tax year, your check just needs to be postmarked by Dec. 31st.
I haven't yet met my support goal for 2008, but with your help, that's still a possibility.
Since
I started this year-end giving campaign earlier this month, I've
received nearly $4000 in donations and pledges, which is almost half of
what I was hoping to do this month.
I am still hopeful in God doing great things through you.
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Posted in Book and Music Reviews
by Jeff Goins
on 12/30/2008
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Posted in Life as a Missionary
by Jeff Goins
on 12/29/2008
Ideas are powerful.
I probably have 100 ideas a day, and sometimes, it's really hard
to discern if any of them are worth anything. Yet, I try to to share
them with other people and see which ones stick. Some of them are
actually good ideas.
It doesn't happen all the time, but every once in awhile, I get a truly great idea. And those are worth a thousand good ideas.
Recently, I had a $20,000 idea... literally. It was a great idea.
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Posted in Faith Issues
by Jeff Goins
on 12/28/2008
Doug Giles just wrote an article entitled
"If you're going through hell, keeping going." In it, he addresses the
current financial crisis that is causing Christians to freak out, among
other security issues.
 There are a lot of interesting points in it -
some that you may agree or disagree with; regardless, I encourage you
to read it here. One provocative part that jumped out at me was this:
I created most of the hell in my life that I have had to go through.
I'd love to blame others-even God-but if I have to be honest, I spawned
most of the monsters that I have had to deal with.
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