We have swapped ideas in blogs and e-mail, but maybe let’s try to get to something specific in terms of getting together live and in person? I had suggested 5th St Market to Anthony. Free parking. Coffee, bakery, beer, good food variety, private room off Chesea Grill area on second floor. [...]

What seems to be, at least from my observation of our culture (both as a whole and the Christian sub-culture) is that there is a pervasive lack of inspiration. Potentially due to the bombardment from all angles of the media, peer groups, family and other social institutions, of what is important, we feel helpless [...]

I recently finished Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell, as many of you have previously done; And something that won’t come as a shock to any of you who have read it is, I have way more questions now then I did before I read the book.
From page 30 (of the paperback version) - Emphasis mine:
Abraham [...]

Has anyone ever heard of the Theology on Tap? Check this out when you have a minute http://www.stupidchurchpeople.com/2005/08/theology-on-tap.html. Personally, I’d like to play with the possibility of a live Epinoia Cafe.

I would argue, at least within American society that finances have caused more stress upon individuals, marriages, and businesses then anything else. In a culture that’s driven by the capitalist markets and society, and a culture that demands good credit, debt management, and purchasing power, it can be tough to keep finances in order for [...]

Was at a local social service agency today and saw this poem posted on the front lobby wall. It made me think and I thought I would share it.
Who Will Weep For Us?
Who will weep for us- the outcast whores -Whom no one wants to know?
The Man who was our champion lived a long, long [...]

“Grace, grace, God’s grace, Grace that will pardon and cleanse within. Grace, grace, God’s grace, Grace that is greater than all my sin.”
It is amazing to me that, as much as I love contemporary worship music, the words and melodies of the great old hymns that I grew up with can be drawn up [...]

I have not posted in awhile, because I have felt lame. I have felt as though the words just won’t come together, and the ideas seem so random that there is nothing cohesive about them. I have felt unsure of everything. But, I still feel like I must write.
Is it a contradiction [...]

I received an amazing gift for Christmas this year. It was from my 92-year-old grandmother who lives in Ashland, Ohio. It was nothing I expected. In fact, I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. It’s had a profound affect on me ever since.

It was a framed poem about being a little child. Enveloping the words [...]

It’s been slow here on Epinoia, I’m sure partly due to the holiday season. At least that’s the case for me personally. I don’t have much right now, but I wanted to give a shout out to a new blog out there with a similar mission as ours. Finite Calls Infinite. A very fitting name, [...]