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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

How Do We Choose Our Leaders?

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Aspiring To Quietness

Aspiring To Quietness
"Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody. " 1Thessalonians 4:11-12

Elim - An Oasis In The City

  • Hope Ave Breakfast - 9AM Sun
  • Big Groups (All Ages) - 9AM Sun
  • The Gathering - 10AM Sun
  • Elim Worship - 10:30AM Sun
  • Tree of Life Worship - 12PM Sun
  • Abbey Way Worship - 4PM Sun
  • Pastors Gathering - 8:30AM Tue
  • ESL Class - 6:30PM Tue
  • Women's Study - 6:30PM Tue
  • Midweek Activities - 6:30PM Wed
  • Men's Study - 6:30AM Fri
  • The Elim Project
  • Kidz Klozet - 10AM Thu
  • Hispanic Worship - 5:00PM Sat
  • The Unlimited - Call for Appt.
  • Directions to Elim

Blog Archive

  • ►  2010 (20)
    • ►  March (7)
      • Gulf Breeze Sunrise
      • Another Religious Bloodbath
      • Another Experience of WWII
      • The Snake Gets Revealed
      • A Wonderful Moment
      • Ranching Right
      • Baptizing The Billfold (Luke 12:32-34)
    • ►  February (7)
      • A Mumbling Faith
      • Why We Love The Church
      • Saucy Talented (Matthew 25:14-30)
      • Whatever We Do - Reflections on Lindsey
      • The Well-Timed Life (Luke)
      • Productively Christian (2 Peter 1:1-11)
      • Kitty Angel of Death
    • ►  January (6)
      • The Healing Power of Forgiveness
      • The Beautiful One (John 14:1-14)
      • Things That Make You Wonder
      • This Beautiful Book (Psalm 119)
      • This Beautiful Body (Ephesians 3)
      • The Blessing Service
  • ▼  2009 (134)
    • ►  December (4)
      • Baby Changes (John 1:1-18)
      • While Shepherds Watched (Luke 2:8-20)
      • A Jingling Christmas Story
      • Come Long Expected Jesus (Isaiah 61:1-4)
    • ▼  November (7)
      • Saving Christmas
      • For The Beauty Of The Earth (Psalm 107)
      • Persevering In God (Romans 8:18-39)
      • Captain America
      • Peace Passing Understanding (John 14:27)
      • How Do We Choose Our Leaders?
      • A Million Miles - Donald Miller
    • ►  October (7)
      • The Search for God and Guinness - Stephen Mansfiel...
      • The God Who Smokes - Timothy Stoner
      • Godless Like Esau (Genesis 25:27-34)
      • Thankful Thinking
      • Gleaning From Greatness (David)
      • The Noticer - Andy Andrews
      • Gleaning From Greatness (Elijah)
    • ►  September (10)
      • Gleaning From Greatness (Esther)
      • Gleaning From Greatness (Simeon)
      • Those Risky Swedes
      • Gleaning From Greatness (Ruth)
      • Pray For Jesus!
      • Same Kind of Different As Me - Hall & Moore
      • Sometimes You Just Have To Cry
      • Fearless - Max Lucado
      • Sincerely Surprising (Romans 12:9-21)
      • A Surprisingly Golden Life – John 15:1-17
    • ►  August (21)
      • Gleaning From Greatness
      • How Do You Spell Surprise?
    • ►  July (7)
    • ►  June (8)
    • ►  May (14)
    • ►  April (25)
    • ►  March (17)
    • ►  February (10)
    • ►  January (4)
  • ►  2008 (44)
    • ►  December (5)
    • ►  November (6)
    • ►  October (13)
    • ►  September (20)

Worth Reading

  • The Bible
  • NIV Nave's Topical Bible
  • Topical Analysis of the Bible
  • NIV Application Commentary Series
  • Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary Series
  • NIV Bible Commentary (2Vols)
  • Baker Commentary on the Bible
  • New International Commentary Series - OT
  • New International Commentary Series - NT
  • Bible Exposition Commentary
  • Africa Bible Commentary
  • Life Application Bible Commentary
  • Barclay Daily Study Bible Commentaries
  • Dictionary of Christian Biography
  • The New International Dictionary of the Christian Church
  • Expository Dictionary of Bible Words
  • Nelsons New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
  • IVP Dictionary Series
  • Anything by Charles Swindoll
  • Anything by John Ortberg
  • Anything by Warren Wiersbe
  • Celebration of Discipline
  • Purpose Driven Life
  • Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire
  • Loving God
  • Descending Into Greatness
  • Holy Discontent
  • Letters From A Skeptic
  • Cost of Discipleship
  • Life Together
  • Preaching
  • Blue Like Jazz
  • Marley and Me
  • Peace Like A River
  • The Far Side

Useful Links

  • Baptist General Conference
  • Bethel University
  • Bible Gateway
  • Campus Crusade - U of M
  • Christian Book Distributors
  • Christian History
  • Christianity Today
  • Edison High School
  • Elim Church - Minneapolis
  • Harvard College
  • Here's Life Inner City
  • Holy Land Photos
  • Intervarsity - U of M
  • Minnesota Baptist Conference
  • North Central University
  • Northeast Houses of Worship (Interfaith)
  • Northwestern College
  • Preaching Today
  • Real Resources
  • Sanctuary Covenant Church
  • The Barna Group
  • Willow Creek Association
  • Young Life
  • YouthWorks

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is Kevin Hanson (born on Ground Hog's Day) and Senior Pastor of Elim Church, an inner city fellowship longing to be a multigenerational, multiethnic, multi everything oasis of God, good people and good things in Northeast Minneapolis. We like it here! Come join us!
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