HOW TO BE A CHRISTIAN WITHOUT BEING A DICK1

A

QUESTION

I WAS

THAT GUY

#1 START WHERE

EVERYONE

AGREES

/ THERE’S SOMETHINGWRONG w/ THE WORLD

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#2 IDENTIFY

YOURSELFAS THE

PROBLEM/ THERE IS A TRUE KING & I AIN’T IT

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NEMOSEAGULLIC

/ MINE, MINE, MINE!

IT - THEM - WE -

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ME

/ CREATES A DEEP HUMILITY

/ FORGIVEN MUCH, LOVES MUCH - LUKE 7:47

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NOTABOUT

RULESOR

MORALITY

IT’S A

RESCUE STORY

/ JESUS ~ MY ARROGANCE

/ ++ DISAGREE AGREEABLY

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#3 SAY

I’M SORRY

/ DON THE STRUGGLING WRITER

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/ RENN FAYRE AT REED IN PORTLAND

REVERSE CONFESSIONAL

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/ BENEDICTION FOR OBAMA AT DNC

/ SORRY INITIATES WILD CONVERSATIONS

THAT WAS A

JOKEPRESIDENT OBAMA IS NOT

MUSLIM& SO WHAT IF HE WAS?

IF YOU’RE A DICK

STOP IT

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#4 BLESSTHE CITY w/ NO

AGENDA

/ PEOPLE ARE

NOT PROJECTS

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HOWTO LIVE IN

A PLURALISTIC SOCIETY

/ JEREMIAH 2700 YEARS AGO

/ DON’T BE A DICKTO YOUR NEIGHBORS

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JEREMIAH 29:7

/ SEEK THE WELFARE OF THE CITY

/ WHERE YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY TRIBE

/ WORK & PRAY ON ITS BEHALF

/ IN ITS WELFARE YOU WILL FIND YOUR WELFARE

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#5 EMBRACE LOOKING

FOOLISH

/ MAKES YOULESS DEFENSIVE

/ CHRISTIANITY IS INTENTIONALLY SILLY

TO THE UNPERSUADED

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JUST AS ABSURD TODAY

/ RESURRECTION

/ VOICES

/ FAIRY TALE ENDINGS

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/ 1 CORINTHIANS 1:18

JOHN THE BAPTIST

/ JESUS’ COUSIN THE PROPHET

/ ATE BUGS & SUGAR

/ REDNECK IN THE WOODS

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/ SCIENCE + POETRY

/ RIGHT ANGLES + CURVES

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SILLY, YET

ODDLYPERSUASIVE

SHALOM/ DEEP DEEP PEACE

THAT HEALS ALL THINGS

/ TWITTER: @bryanzug

/ DO JUSTICE, LOVE MERCY, WALK HUMBLYMICHAH 6:8

Slide 1 Credit: Jesus “Don’t Be a Dick” illustration is copyright of Penny Arcade.

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