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In his new book titled American Buffalo, Steven Rinella says that hunting a buffalo in an enclosed pen isn’t hunting.  Neither can a video game player call himself a car thief because he plays the popular video game Grand Theft Auto. 

In a similar way the Christian life is not authentic until it is practiced outside the church.

--Outside Magazine, December 2008, p34 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell

Matthew 28:18-20 (NLTse)  Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” 

For more information on American Buffalo, go to: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385521685/fm082-20

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