Revolution Blog

Happy Birthday! Apr 25, 2008

Authored by Ryan Shinn

Pretty exciting!  We've got a really cool new webpage!  This doesn't mean that everything is perfect. We are working out a couple kinks, but this is one of the most exciting things in ministry that I can remember in over a decade of working with youth. I mean, don't get me ... Read more

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To Build a Fire Apr 05, 2008

Authored by Ryan Shinn

This is a reprint from a Myspace blog done this last Winter. I'm sitting here at the fire. We built one tonight. Outside it's gotten cold again. Why is it that if someone drops a cigarette in a rain-drenched forest, hundreds of acres burn, yet I can't get 3 perfectly good logs to ... Read more

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A Playful Theology Apr 05, 2008

Authored by Ryan Shinn

    This is a reprint from my Myspace.       One of my favorite parts of working in ministry with teens is seeing them involved in the actual work of running the ministry.  They particularly gravitate toward this whenever the work seems ... Read more

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An essay on faith and theology Apr 05, 2008

Authored by Ryan Shinn

I am in the middle of an extended conversation with a friend of mine regarding matters of faith.  With his permission I am posting my side of our conversation (sans names) here.  I have included footnotes, which myspace doesn't want to format correctly, so they look annoying and ... Read more

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What are we singing? Apr 05, 2008

Authored by Ryan Shinn

   I know that this isn't exactly about faith, but it has implications that are.  This is a myspace reprint.     I think that tradition is quickly becoming something that we are moving perilously to the back-burner of our collective consciousness.  Few ... Read more

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