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• Re: Think 10-26-08

  This is our Sunday Re: Think, an opportunity for us to continue to think on the events of last Sunday. In honor of Reformation Sunday we began our time together by remembering why we are Protestant.  We remembered the day nearly 500 years ago when a Monk and a Mallet changed the world.  We remembered what had to transpire for the church to be turned upside down by the Catholic who could never get right with God.  Contrary to the [...]

• The System is Down

  To some of you this may not be “new” news. If you have tried to phone in the past week or so and have encountered a busy signal, I apologize. For some reason our phone here at home has been out of whack and I have been unable to get the problem remedied in a timely manner. (oddly enough, the internet still is working though…) So, until further ado, please email me. Thanks, Matt

• The Meaning of Missional

  Over at Missional Church Network Brad Brisco has a great post highlighting what it means practically to be a “missional church” in our ever changing North American Context. The main thrust of Brad’s post centers around three theological distinctions followed by five practical reflections. The theological distinctions are as follows: 1. The Missional Church is about the missionary nature of God and His church 2. The Missional Church is about the Church being incarnational rather than attractional. 3. The Missional [...]

• Camping

  I’ve just returned from a bit of a hiatus in the North Georgia mountains camping with my good friend Cameron.  There’s nothing quite like men cooking meat over fire.  Pictures will follow in the coming days, as I accidentally left my camera in Atlanta and it is being mailed back to me. There will also be a few more book reviews up in the coming days of reading I finished while on my trip.  So stay tuned for those as [...]

• This Sunday

  “Come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. For He is our God and we are the people of His pasture, the sheep under His care.” (Psalm 95:6-7) This Sunday we will gather to Worship a second time at De Soto Community Church. It will be a time of praise and rejoicing, hearing from the Word of God and taking of Communion. Our focal passage this Sunday will be Matthew 22:37-39. If you [...]

• A journey into the blog kingdom

  This will be the blog page for De Soto Community Church and will also serve as Matt’s blog for the time being. Look here for relevant information, articles and other items of note