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December 2015

December 09, 2015

The Refiner’s Fire & Fuller’s Soap: A Sermon for Advent

Remember Jim Ryan? The famous Kansan? First high school student to run a sub 4...

December 07, 2015

Falwell’s Fearful Conceal-Carry Response is Not Worthy of the Gospel.

In the wake of yet another active shooter incident, evangelical leaders have been rattling the...

December 03, 2015

Here’s Why J.J. Abrams Won’t Blow It With The New Star Wars Film: Joseph Campbell

Almost all religion is concerned with two problems: the meaning of life, and the reality...

December 02, 2015

10 Thomas Merton Sayings that Sound Just Like Yoda.

My sons and I have been watching our way through the three Star Wars prequels...

November 2015

November 28, 2015

Lesslie Newbigin (1909-1998): A Missional Life

Every year my church spends the month of November studying the lives of the saints of the...

November 26, 2015

10 Great Quotes on Thanksgiving and Gratitude

“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is...

November 24, 2015

Liz Kanoy, Editor at Crosswalk, Has a Thoughtful Article on My Piece On the Language of Terrorism

Liz Kanoy, an editor at Crosswalk.com, is one of the writers I check in with...

November 19, 2015

A Good & Beautiful Life: Free Online Learning Hangout with James Bryan Smith Today at Missio Alliance

This fall my church, Redemption Church in KC, took three weeks to turn our focus to...

November 18, 2015

Who’s the Everyday Saint In Your Life?: A Sermon for All Saints Day

Every year my church spends the month of November studying the lives of the saints of the...

November 16, 2015

Dear France: Don’t Make the Same Mistake We Did

It’s Not War, It’s Murder: Why the Language We Use about Terrorist Attacks Really Matters. ...

November 13, 2015

The Scientist Who Fired God – A Little Friday Funny

One day, when science had become incredibly advanced. Thanks to the efforts of by bio-medical engineers, most...

November 12, 2015

Sneak Peek at the Missional Leadership & Discipleship Course Next Semester at NTS

The mission of God is unmanageable. This is where the conversation about missional leadership begins. When...

November 11, 2015

Walter Rauschenbusch’s Gospel of the Kingdom of God: A Sermon for All Saints Day

Every year my church spends the month of November studying the lives of four different saints....

October 2015

October 30, 2015

Parting Words From an Old Irish Nun – A Little Friday Funny

At the age of 16 a young Irish girl joined a convent. The young girl...

October 28, 2015

A Surprisingly-Sane List of 6 Habits that Help With Your Daily Productivity

I have a complicated relationship with productivity. On one hand, productivity can be about redeeming the...

October 26, 2015

10 Ways to Make Your Life Better

I ran across this question recently and it immediately got my imagination going: What are 10...

October 22, 2015

Moving Past Hatred with One Simple Rule: No Name Calling

A few years ago I ran across Brene Brown's TED talk on shame (me and...

October 21, 2015

Happy 60th Birthday Rich Mullins: Wish You Were Here In America…

Rich Mullins would have been 60 years old today. Had he lived this long I...

October 16, 2015

The Priest, the Banker & the Lawyer: A Little Friday Funny

An old priest spent his entire life serving the same small parish in an over-crowded city neighborhood. Except...

October 13, 2015

Would You Rather Live a Successful Life, or a Beautiful One?

In 1874 this painting, Boulevard des Capucines, by Claude Monet was exhibited at a show...

October 08, 2015

Is Creativity a Habit?: 8 Habits of Highly Creative People

There's an interesting article up at Fast Company by a writer named Stephanie Vozza. She...

October 06, 2015

10 Great Words You Should Know and Use – Fall 2015

“Please, don't torture me with cliches. If you're going to try to intimidate me, have...

October 02, 2015

Another Act of Madness: Gunman Told Christians “You’re Going to See God In Just About One Second”

It was another act of attention seeking madness in this gun-crazed, violence-obsessed society of ours... and...

September 2015

September 30, 2015

Subterranean: Why the Future of the Church is Rootedness

I’m happy to be participating in an ad hoc blog tour for a new book...

September 28, 2015

My iPhone Has Magic Powers: Monday Morning Confessional

I confess that a few weeks ago I was leaving work at the end of the...

September 25, 2015

A Priest Walks Into a Bar: Why the Pope’s Visit was Good for Congress & Your Friday Funny All Wrapped Up in One

Why are there so many jokes about a priest walking into a bar? Why was...

September 22, 2015

4 Mistakes Leaders Make While Trying to Avoid Vulnerability

"The hardest lesson I’ve had to learn as a leader is this: If I am...

September 19, 2015

Rich Mullins Died On This Day in 1997: Remembering His Thoughts About the World

When I listen to Rich Mullins' music (and I still listen), he makes me want...

September 18, 2015

What Did the Native American Elder Say to the Moon? A Little Friday Funny

This comes from the Indian Country Today Media Network, where they are also fans of the...

September 17, 2015

The MegaChurch is Like An Athlete On Steroids

If the church is the body of Christ, then the megachurch is like an athlete...