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August 20, 2006

rather be fishing than blogging?

Even though I'm up early to get ready to teach at my church this morning,...

August 19, 2006

Why Harpur Must Be Read

1. Tom Harpur is a highly read and respected Canadian scholar, columnist and author. 2....

August 17, 2006

the senses sustain resistance

Here is a quote that I think is EXTREMELY true: â€œDisbelief is more resistant than...

August 17, 2006

How To Kill 102 Minutes!

I watched the new release DVD Beowulf and Grendel. In a word, it SUCKED! I...

August 16, 2006

10 Reasons Why I Listen To Atheists

1. I believe that all voices should be free to speak and to be heard....

August 15, 2006

spirituality & self-seeking endeavors

Roland H. Bainton, in his book, Here I Stand. A Life of Martin Luther, writes:...

August 14, 2006

the future & community teaching

â€œIt seems to me.... that what God is doing right now is dismantling the denominational...

August 13, 2006

crows, dawn, paintings, and church

Here's a painting of mine I did recently! You can buy it in my eBay...

August 12, 2006

criticism from the inside

Iâ€™ll admit it: I am a critic of the church. But its because I love...

August 11, 2006

Chomsky, Criticism, & Costly Honesty

I watched the Noam Chomsky dvd last night, Noam Chomsky: Rebel Without A Pause. It...

August 10, 2006

is blogging with objective detachment possible?

I intend to write a book one day on Church Splits. They happen often enough,...

August 10, 2006

webpage disappears! google Harpur!

In all fairness, I need to report that Tom Harpurâ€™s website seems to have removed...

August 09, 2006

Why I Can’t Critique Harpur

I've just written a short essay on why I can't, according to his own criteria...

August 08, 2006

true witness and success

â€œA most obstinate misconception associated with the gospel of Jesus Christ is that the gospel...

August 07, 2006

how to build an independent bookstore

This is in response to some comments concerning my recent post that said, "all truth...

August 05, 2006

success or failure?

Hereâ€™s a thought: â€œIt was the inscrutable way of God to win his victories more...

August 04, 2006

mysterious books and meditation

So I come home today after Lisa and I were sitting on the river in...

August 03, 2006

surgical removal of platitudes

What kind of comfort am I looking for? I remember reading one spiritual teacher being...

July 2006

July 30, 2006

vacation, conference, computer

Being a pastor in the Vineyard Association of Churches, I'm heading to the Setting Your...

July 29, 2006

love for the long haul

I think the following sentence represents the core of Oswald Chambers' thought. I wrote it...

July 28, 2006

documents, papyri, and I need help!

Iâ€™m posting a question about Harpurâ€™s book, The Pagan Christ. Hereâ€™s a quote: â€œAccording to...

July 28, 2006

BMW motorcycles & being here now

I enjoy synchronistic moments like the one Iâ€™m about to relate to you, and my...

July 27, 2006

what blogging as BROUGHT me!

As I usually do, early this morning, Iâ€™m drinking my coffee (Just Us Italian Roast,...

July 26, 2006

heated discussion on important issues

One of the things we are taught in school, secular or religious, is that we...

July 25, 2006

Harpur, the church, & the marginalized

In Tom Harpurâ€™s book, The Pagan Christ. Recovering the Lost Light, he claims: â€œAs we...

July 24, 2006

2 movies: Tsotsi and Melquiades Estrada

I stayed up late last night to watch the foreign film TSOTSI, from South Africa...

July 23, 2006

Bono & life, happiness, and pleasure

Iâ€™m up very early Sunday mornings to fine-tune my messages. Hereâ€™s what Iâ€™m teaching today...

July 22, 2006

freedom to say no

Thinking about freedom, I read Oswald Chambers, again in MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST:: â€œOur...

July 21, 2006

pieces of God & modern idolatry

The Jewish scholar Abraham Heschel, in conversation with the monk Thomas Merton, said that the...

July 21, 2006

check ProBlogger Darren Rowse out!

Morning! In my efforts to improve my own blog, Iâ€™ve been doing some research online....