{"id":516,"date":"2011-04-03T10:03:53","date_gmt":"2011-04-03T17:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yearofsundays.com\/?p=516"},"modified":"2011-04-25T13:40:03","modified_gmt":"2011-04-25T17:40:03","slug":"imago-dei-hot-or-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yearofsundays\/2011\/04\/imago-dei-hot-or-not.html","title":{"rendered":"Imago Dei: Hot or Not?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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They’re hip. They’re Christian. They keep an artist’s loft in the Pearl District. They’re Imago Dei<\/a>, and they reallyreallyreally want you to know they’re not like other churches.<\/p>\n

Several alert readers have recommended that we visit this way-cool church in Southeast Portland. Stop back in a couple of days to see what we think of the church that blends fundamentalism with fingerpainting.<\/p>\n

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This Sunday: Imago Dei<\/p>\n

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They’re hip. They’re Christian. They splash artsy fartsy photography all over their website. They’re Imago Dei.<\/p>\n

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Several alert readers have recommended that we visit this way-cool church in Southeast Portland. Finally, we caved to the pressure. Stop back in a couple of days to see what we think.<\/p>\n

This Sunday: Imago Dei<\/p>\n

They’re hip. They’re Christian. They splash artsy fartsy photography all over their website.\u00a0 They’re Imago Dei.<\/p>\n

Several alert readers have recommended that we visit this way-cool church in Southeast Portland. Finally, we caved to the pressure. Stop back in a couple of days to see what we think.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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