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The answer seems both simple and impossible. Simple when we think about the big picture. A place where Christians gather to worship God, to encourage one another, and to grow. A place where those who do not know God can come and learn. They can experience his glory and his grace through the people who [...]
The church is really good at using the phrase “tough love.” By tough we mean a love that is willing to get down and dirty. A love that goes places that are not pleasant. It is a friend that is willing to confront your addictions, whether they are alcohol, sex, gambling, or religion. It is [...]
Jesus told us to go and make disciples. So we develop strategies and definitions of what this means. Sermons. Good works. Church membership. Baptisms. The number of persons or the amount of time spent in the mission field. The number of times we witness. New Converts. Ten Commandments. All good things. But we may be [...]
The Restlessness When this post is published, I will be on a plan crossing the Atlantic headed to Uganda. Six months ago I attended Catalyst Dallas, a conference for Christian leadership. I had to ask myself multiple times what the heck I was doing there. Leader? Yeah right. But I went. I expected great things [...]
I did not find enough value in women. Maybe I am being too easy on myself. Calling myself a pig is probably more accurate. Specifically, I am referring to my views on the role of women in the church. Being Biblical I was not motivated out of hatred. My goal was not suppression. I just [...]
I used to be a normal church attender living in a weird world. The references to normal and weird from this post were influenced by Seth Godin’s new book We Are All Weird. He explains these concepts in a much more detailed and entertaining way in the book than I can in this post. Godin [...]
Fall is a beautiful time of year. It brings clear blue skies littered by clouds heavy with rain. Cool Saturday nights made warmer with bond fires and roasted marshmallows. Pumpkin pie and holidays to celebrate giving thanks. And of course fall would not be fall without football. More and more I find myself rooting for [...]
The Bible can be very confusing. Repeatedly we are told that salvation comes by faith. Reconciliation with God is not something we earn like a stuffed animal at a carnival where you knock down the pins and a clown hands you a ticket to heaven. Yet the Bible talks about good works and doing and [...]
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