::SIGH:: ::YAWN:: I really, really wanted to like Larry Crabb’s book Real Church: Does It Exist? Can I find it? – I really did. And I tried hard. But ultimately, it is yet another book from yet another disillusioned Christian begging the church to be something more than it is. I found it ironic that in… Read More »
The Power of Vision
It has been awhile since I have posted on the blog, primarily because we have been busy getting ready to move into the new house. If you don’t know, we are renting our house to some friends who find themselves without a place to live and moving into the parsonage, which the church owns. It… Read More »
Growing Together, post 1
Yesterday, both Heritage Baptist Church and Grace Baptist Church announced plans to merge the congregations into one. To say this is an awesome movement of God would be an understatement, and we are all eagerly anticipating what God is going to do through the new congregation. (Of course, this is far from a done deal… Read More »
Dangerous Pronouns #2 – You (singular)
Yesterday, I spent some time on the dangers of the pronoun they. Today I want to look at another dangerous pronoun that is tearing at the fabric of our churches – you (singular). You probably know that you can be both plural and singular. Some languages have different forms for these and English used to, but… Read More »
Dangerous Pronouns #1 – THEY
Many Christians make a big deal about the use of the word I too much in church. They complain about how people talk to much about I and me. They say the music is shallow because it refers to the first person too much. Ironically, I used the word they twice in the last paragraph.… Read More »
My Wife Asks, “Where Are the Prostitutes?
This week, I found a post on our Facebook group. It was written by my wife as a reflection on a message from March, when we were working our way through the Easter Season – a special time of repentance. I hope reading it is as much of a challenge to you as it was… Read More »
On My Bike and in My Study
Last week, I finally bought a bicycle. With gasoline skyrocketing toward $4 a gallon and my waistline skyrocketing toward – well, none of your business – my wife and I decided it would be good for my wallet, my physique, and the environment for me to ride to work a couple of days per week.… Read More »
Radical Reformission – Chapter 1
As Driscoll pointed out in the introduction, reformission is about presenting the message of Jesus Christ in a culture. It is not enough for churches to focus on loving God and loving each other. We must love the people we reach so much that we are willing to consider the differences between our “church culture”… Read More »
2008 Is the Year!
Last night, we had our annual New Year’s Eve party at church. As we had been promising for a few months now, Doug and I performed Weird Al’s “White and Nerdy.” If ever there was a song to describe the two of us – this is it. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPmlgZvtPMY] The party was a lot of fun… Read More »
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