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by / on October 23, 2012 at 3:10 pm / in Music

Where Jesus Is (A Song Guaranteed to Offend Someone)

The Lost Dogs have fun. This little song may not be entirely original message-wise, but maybe that’s because it has a biblical vibe.

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by / on September 3, 2012 at 1:46 pm / in Faith Works, Jon Trott, Project 12

September 23 Project 12 2012-2013 Year Ready for Kick-Off…

[NOTE: Please IGNORE email address included in the video! teamcco@jpusa.org is the correct address to use for further inquiries.] Explore 24 – 7 discipleship in the context of the inner-city intentional community, Jesus People USA, and our Project 12 Intensive. For ten months, serve the poor, face off with God, [...]

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by / on September 1, 2012 at 12:35 pm / in Jesus Rock Classics

Billy Preston’s “That’s the Way God Planned It” (1969 Concert for Bangladesh)

A classic song from one of the 1960s great keyboardists, sometimes called “the fifth Beatle.”

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by / on August 24, 2012 at 11:35 pm / in Act Out!, Jon Trott

Aid to Haiti: Covenant World Relief

Haiti has many, many families and persons in serious trouble as the major storm Ivan is tonight striking that nation. Because of the severe earthquake last year, many Haitians are living in shacks unable to withstand the high winds of a tropical storm on its way to becoming a hurricane. [...]

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by / on July 18, 2012 at 2:53 pm / in Jon Trott, video

Covenant Affirmation (#6): “The Reality of Freedom in Christ”

We of Jesus People USA are members of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC), a dynamic and open part of the Body of Christ providing to us a sense of homecoming.

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by / on June 1, 2012 at 11:09 am / in Film & Video Reviews

FILM: The Pros and Cons of Rescuing (El Orfanato / The Orphanage)

El Orfanato (The Orphanage); 2007; directed by J.A. Bayona These Are the Pros and Cons of Rescuing film review by Leah Grover El Orfanato is a film about a girl who grew up in an orphanage, got married, and bought the orphanage with the desire to create a home for [...]

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by / on May 14, 2012 at 9:36 am / in Music

Thrice’s “Come All You Weary”

Thrice’s haunting sound has varied widely over the years, but one thing they’ve excelled at is writing songs laced with faithful poetry yet avoiding trite phraseology or musical vapitude. “Come All You Weary” is one of the more moving songs of invitation I’ve heard.

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by / on January 10, 2012 at 2:01 pm / in Faith Works, Jon Trott

Another Prisoner, Juan Rivera, once nearly put to death has been set free due to DNA showing his innocence

(Above) Juan Rivera in 1993, 2003, and 2009 All below text from Center for Wrongful Convictions website. Juan Rivera freed after 19 years behind bars for a crime it had long been obvious he could not have committed. Center on Wrongful Convictions Client Juan Rivera walked out of Stateville Correctional [...]

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by / on October 4, 2011 at 10:09 pm / in Uncategorized

Gospel of John – the Movie. The biblical text makes up the movie’s entire “script.”

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by / on July 23, 2011 at 1:47 pm / in Faith Works, Jon Trott, Up to Date

“Mourn with those who mourn”: Remembering Norway

As I write these words, the number of dead is still rising in Norway after a blond-haired Norwegian national set off fertilizer bombs in Oslo’s downtown, then traveled to an island youth camp and killed at least 76 people there. The Labor Party’s offices in downtown Oslo were the apparent [...]

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