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Leadership Training Breakfast #4; by John Menchaca
"An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient. Since an overseer is entrusted with God’s work, he must be blameless–not…
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“The Dark Knight” – A Longing for Justice and Order
We just finished watching about thirty minutes of home-edited footage featuring cartoon, Asian, and “Splat”-”Pow” Batmen (and we even saw a clip of Christian Bale from Newsies), and the movie was getting ready to start. My wife, Julianna, and I…
![The Proximity of Love](http://blog.allsaintsaustin.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/austin_flat1.jpg)
The Proximity of Love
Christians are interested in the relationship between form and content. We trust that when Jesus took bread (not grain, but bread) and a cup of wine (not grapes, or even grape juice), he knew exactly what he was doing. He…
![Food for Thought](http://blog.allsaintsaustin.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/art_of_simple_food_31.jpg)
Food for Thought
There are certain themes that we continually revisit, like “food.” As has been noted before: the Bible begins with food:“…You shall have them for food.” Genesis 1:29 the fall centers around food,“…for in the day that you eat of it you…
![Leadership Training Breakfast #3; by John Menchaca](http://blog.allsaintsaustin.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/cinnamonrolls1.jpg)
Leadership Training Breakfast #3; by John Menchaca
We met for the third installment of our All Saints leadership training on Tuesday morning to continue our study of 1 Timothy 3 and our Biblical instruction on church leadership. Our focus was Scripture and its teaching on "responsibility.” Pastor…
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Amuse-Bouche
Amuse-Bouche/ä-müz-büsh/, nounEtymology: French, literally, (it) entertains (the) mouthA small morsel of food to excite the taste buds; often serves as a hint to the chef’s cooking style and the meal to come. The Creative Research Laboratory (CRL) introduces Amuse-Bouche, a…
![Leadership Training, Session 2; by John Menchaca](http://blog.allsaintsaustin.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/menchaca1.jpg)
Leadership Training, Session 2; by John Menchaca
"Here is a trustworthy saying: If anyone sets his heart on being an overseer, he desires a noble task." 1 Timothy 3:1 We met as a group on Tuesday morning for the second installment our All Saints officer training. Our…