http://www.thepurplesky.com Where Kingdom Culture Lives Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:57:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://www.thepurplesky.com/2011/02/15/when-atheists-encounter-god/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-atheists-encounter-god http://www.thepurplesky.com/2011/02/15/when-atheists-encounter-god/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:11:18 +0000 PurpleSky http://www.thepurplesky.com/?p=1660 So often Christians encounter an agnostic person or an atheist person and immediately begin arguing with them. Way to NOT represent Love.  Sometimes its simply sharing the God you see in them first before you launch into your agenda. It’s so not about you being right. It’s really about them having a relationship with Him. [...]]]> http://www.thepurplesky.com/2011/02/15/when-atheists-encounter-god/feed/ 0 http://www.thepurplesky.com/2010/08/29/dont-be-afraid-to-happen/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dont-be-afraid-to-happen http://www.thepurplesky.com/2010/08/29/dont-be-afraid-to-happen/#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:30:42 +0000 PurpleSky http://www.thepurplesky.com/?p=2093 You know, Jesus never promoted himself and yet He never hid His greatness. Don’t you want that same grace–to simply BE GREAT? We all want the same thing-permission to “happen.” I admire Jesus for that. He Happened in a major way and He was unapologetic about it. He had no worries about freedom of speech [...]]]> http://www.thepurplesky.com/2010/08/29/dont-be-afraid-to-happen/feed/ 1 http://www.thepurplesky.com/2010/06/24/remembering-michael-one-year-later/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=remembering-michael-one-year-later http://www.thepurplesky.com/2010/06/24/remembering-michael-one-year-later/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 02:29:41 +0000 PurpleSky http://www.thepurplesky.com/?p=1840 It’s been hard for me I must admit. One year later I’m still in mourning. It will never be okay that Michael Jackson is gone. Ever… I try not to remember the pain of that day-the shock, the numbness, the tears, the anger, the tangible difference we all felt. I remember being unable to handle [...]]]> http://www.thepurplesky.com/2010/06/24/remembering-michael-one-year-later/feed/ 0 http://www.thepurplesky.com/2010/04/26/you-know-youre-religious-when/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=you-know-youre-religious-when http://www.thepurplesky.com/2010/04/26/you-know-youre-religious-when/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:00:46 +0000 PurpleSky http://www.thepurplesky.com/?p=1641 You know you’re religious when: …you love the “word of God” more than the God of the Word. …you have a program instead of a Partner. …you do for God instead of with God. …God is your Boss instead of your Friend. …you have a religion instead of a Relationship. …you have an agenda instead [...]]]> http://www.thepurplesky.com/2010/04/26/you-know-youre-religious-when/feed/ 0 http://www.thepurplesky.com/2009/09/03/michael-joseph-jackson-in-loving-memory/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=michael-joseph-jackson-in-loving-memory http://www.thepurplesky.com/2009/09/03/michael-joseph-jackson-in-loving-memory/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:26:25 +0000 PurpleSky http://www.thepurplesky.com/?p=456 I wanted to share a poem written by Mr. Michael Joseph Jackson in his memory– Smile. Dance of life (written by Michael Jackson) I cannot escape the moon. Its soft beams push aside the curtains at night. I don’t even have to see it — a cool blue energy falls across my bed and I [...]]]> http://www.thepurplesky.com/2009/09/03/michael-joseph-jackson-in-loving-memory/feed/ 0