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July 2006

July 20, 2006

a response to a response, & Lincoln

Thanks John for your thoughtful comment on today's earlier blog. On our way to Kansas...

July 20, 2006

are goals, destinations & alternatives burdens?

This post is in response to a few comments made on some previous posts. Comments...

July 19, 2006

austere faith, pastors, and modern silliness

In 1997, my wife and I went to a conference in Kansas City, Missouri. During...

July 18, 2006

the art of questioning

I have come to learn that questions are more about the questioner than the questioned....

July 17, 2006

done with Great things!

â€œI am done with Great things and Big things, with Great institutions and Big success,...

July 16, 2006

coffee, freedom, and Augustine

I'm up early drinking coffee and getting my message ready to teach at our church....

July 15, 2006

authenticity WITH accountability

One of my mottos, (I believe I invented it?), is â€œauthenticity with accountabilityâ€. This is...

July 14, 2006

man or mouse? squeek up!

One of the pitfalls of ministry, even life in general, is worrying about what other...

July 13, 2006

back to some basics

David Richo has a BOOK out: The Five Things We Cannot Change: And The Happiness...

July 12, 2006

my kind of church

I am a pastor of a church, but I struggle with it. Man, do I...

July 11, 2006

wise up!

â€œDo not claim to be wiser than you areâ€ (Romans 12: 16) is often used...

July 10, 2006

?the question mark?

Kari, Anne, and the rest, I so appreciate your questions and comments. Here's a brief...

July 08, 2006

bed and Chapters

Lisa (my wife) and I were given a coupon for a motel room in a...

July 06, 2006

vulnerability & community preaching

The other day, Marilyn commented on an article she read. She gave me a copy....

July 05, 2006

how things really are

I need to tell you something. Someone recently asked how I can feel so connected...

July 04, 2006

priests of an old order

Okay, one more quote from Kawasakiâ€™s, The Art of the Start: â€œBy definition, reference accounts...

July 03, 2006

uncommon humility

Guy Kawasaki, in his great book, The Art of the Start, quotes Dee. W. Hock:...

June 2006

June 30, 2006

don’t connect the dots

I had coffee this morning with a good friend of mine. Sheâ€™s an executive coach...

June 29, 2006

profound anxiety for success

â€œâ€¦ in the contemporary churches, pietism, in any of its forms, represents a profound anxiety...

June 28, 2006

art of the start

Hereâ€™s an excellent statement: â€œInnovation often originates outside the existing organizations, in part because successful...

June 27, 2006

leadership and torture

â€œThe Chinese people had learned by experience that the Party trusted them more and liked...

June 26, 2006

tithing used to oppress

I want to tell you a story of something that happened recently. Itâ€™s stories like...

June 24, 2006

single malt and freedom

Geez! Iâ€™m saying this lots this week, but Iâ€™m tired again. Iâ€™ve painted a couple...

June 23, 2006

some thoughts on thoughts

I appreciate all the comments Iâ€™ve received from many of you. I get anything from...

June 22, 2006

tired, beautiful and humane

Okay, listen... it's late, and I've had quite a day, and I'm very, very tired....

June 21, 2006

Hitler, Principalities, and Church

Stringfellow equates the biblical â€œprincipalityâ€ to modern-day â€œideologiesâ€ or â€œinstitutionsâ€ or â€œimagesâ€. He talks about...

June 20, 2006

a christian joke!

"The children of God present nothing peculiar, nothing new, nothing that exercises a compelling power....

June 19, 2006

The Curse of a Godless Man…

â€œThe curse of a godless man can sound more pleasant in Godâ€™s ears than the...

June 17, 2006

faith, the poor, & Farmer

Iâ€™m going to post this because I found it provocative. They are a series of...

June 16, 2006

Broken Arms & Compassion

Hereâ€™s a Journal entry from Saturday, April 30, 2006: â€œI remember as a young boy,...