Statesman Covers our Sunday Gathering

Posted on January 7, 2010

Amiable Religion reporter, Joshunda Sanders, visited Austin City Life on Sunday and gave us a nice review in the Austin Statesman Of Sacred & Secular blog. I think she did a good job describing a Sunday for us. I’ve included an excerpt:

From Dodson’s wife to a couple whose bills had been paid anonymously by the church community, members addressed the congregation during the hour-long service in a spirit of love and gratitude. “It’s great to know that the Gospel is more than words on a page,” David Hampton, a member said. “The Gospel is a living God, not just an old guy on a cloud with a ZZ Top beard.

The rest of the article goes into greater detail. Thank you Lord for a good, gospel-reflecting review!

Top 10 Resolutions for Men

Posted on January 6, 2010

Thought this was interesting twist on New Years Resolutions, supposedly from Satan’s perspective.

10. Look at Porn More.

9. Read the Bible Less.

8. Drink Alone Often.

7. Isolate Yourself from Other Men

Read the rest here with explanations.

What Do you Do, for Work?

Posted on January 6, 2010

In curious of the breakdown for employment in our church. ACL people please take the poll and fill in the blank if your field of work isn’t listed.

The Statesman Reviews Austin City Life

Posted on January 5, 2010

The amiable Religion reporter, Joshunda Sanders, visited Austin City Life on Sunday and gave us a nice review in the Austin Statesman Of Sacred & Secular blog. An excerpt:

More than once, Dodson referred to Austin City Life as an “imperfect church clinging to a perfect Christ.” with “Christ meeting us at our messy parts.” What occurred to me through this repetition was the sense of welcoming a newcomer feels in the presence of the community at the church. My experience at some churches is that people feel like they already have to be on the path to perfection before they can go to church, but Dodson explained that the redeemed are a people who are not only not perfect; “The difference between them and the those who are not redeemed is that the redeemed exchange their badness for grace.”

Read it all.