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September 16, 2006

firearms and ministry

So yesterday I finally completed and sent in my firearms license, all in order to...

September 15, 2006

craftiness, honesty, and the word

I finished Jack Goodâ€™s book, The Dishonest Church. It was an okay read. I clearly...

September 14, 2006

moms, coffee, books and paint

This morning about 10 young mothers came in with their children to hang out in...

September 14, 2006

REX won the mug!!!

Congratulations REX! You won the mug: You're very wise comment, "WOOF!", paid off. Next time,...

September 13, 2006

last chance to sip in style

Okay, last chance to enter the contest simply by making a comment. Enter the draw...

September 13, 2006

think right or else!

One of the things Iâ€™ve come to discover over the last several years of serving...

September 12, 2006

night night mug reminder!

Hey everyone! Just a reminder to enter the contest simply by making a comment. DON'T...

September 12, 2006

i feel like we’re changing

I feel like my church is changing. It used to be a tight fellowship. The...

September 12, 2006

how rich are you in the world?

Morning y'all! This isn't going to be the main entry for the day, but I...

September 11, 2006

contest reminder!

Hey everyone! Just a reminder to enter the contest simply by making a comment. Come...

September 11, 2006

self-realization & fulfillment

Hereâ€™s something Iâ€™m thinking about today. Oswald Chambers said: Jesusâ€™ â€œteaching is always anti-self-realizationâ€ (My...

September 10, 2006

northern lights & contest mug

I painted this the other day. Wanna be there! Don't forget that if you make...

September 08, 2006

comment & enter mug contest!

Hereâ€™s another quote from the Eugene Peterson interview with Christianity Today online: â€œFrederick von Hugel...

September 07, 2006

our culture & the art of manipulation

I came across an interview Christianity Today did with Eugene Peterson. Thereâ€™s lots of interesting...

September 06, 2006

in conversation with Tom Harpur

Hereâ€™s an email exchange thatâ€™s occurred between Tom Harpur and myself that some of you...

September 05, 2006

a student’s questions about feeling power

Once in a while Iâ€™ll have conversations or receive emails from young members of our...

September 03, 2006

our religious selves & authenticity

Shall we all put on our religious masks and go to church, or shall we...

September 02, 2006

conflict resolution 101

September 01, 2006

Choose Door #1 or #2

Choose Door #1 or #2: Door #1: This morning when I got up, I got...

September 01, 2006

worship as denial?

Last Sunday this was part of my text: â€œIn the Lord I take refuge; how...

August 2006

August 31, 2006

10 unministerial things I did today

10 things I did today that had nothing to do with ministry: Body Removed. Due...

August 30, 2006

Different Thoughts or Deeper Ones?

Jack Good, in his book The Dishonest Church, says: "Respect means recognition by the pastor...

August 29, 2006

read outside your window!

I donâ€™t read that much fiction. But, being a fan of John Updike, I had...

August 28, 2006

God’s Politics & Blog Delinquency

Please be patient as I endeavor to get my new blog presentation up and running....

August 27, 2006

the blogging artist

VILLAGE MOON (Watercolor, 4"x6") You can buy this painting by clicking here. And, as a...

August 26, 2006

conspiracy theories abound!

Another conspiracy theory to whet your appetites! Listen on all you evil pastors and stupid...

August 25, 2006

gnostic Jesus or another angle

If you want to read a long but excellent essay from beliefnet on How The...

August 23, 2006

opinionated old men or youth?

Speaking as a pastor again, here is something I am thinking about: the church. Duh!...

August 22, 2006

No head-butting in blogging!

How about in the future, when we have some hot issue to discuss, we use...

August 21, 2006

More Lively Critique Coming Your Way!

I want to thank my friend Nate (check out his lengthy response to my "atheist"...