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2015-06-05T08:27:48-06:00

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10 Great Words You Should Know & Use

Last updated on: June 5, 2015 at 8:27 am By Tim Suttle

One doesn’t have a good vocabulary; one maintains a good vocabulary. Evelyn Waugh was right to say, “One forgets words as one forgets names. One’s vocabulary needs constant fertilizing or it will die.” When at their best, writers work diligently at the use of language because we know that language lives at the heart of what makes us human. When at their worst, writers work at language in order to sound impressive or smart or ironic or cynical. I recommend... Read more

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2015-06-03T11:31:33-06:00

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Anne Lamott on Perfectionism

Last updated on: June 3, 2015 at 11:31 am By Tim Suttle

“Perfectionism is another way we avoid vulnerability, and it also happens to be my favorite sin… I tell myself that if I do it perfectly every time, then no one can critique me, and I don’t have to feel vulnerable.” Shrink, p. 148. I’m a recovering perfectionist. So every now and then I force myself to read Anne Lamott’s short chapter on the subject from her book, Bird by Bird. Here’s some of what strikes me as wise: “Perfectionism... Read more

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2015-05-28T14:51:06-06:00

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How does the word Christian modify the word Leader?

Last updated on: May 28, 2015 at 2:51 pm By Tim Suttle

Nearly every pastor or ministry leader I’ve ever met operates under the same underlying assumption that their main job is to make their church or ministry grow. This assumption is typically not a conscious thought, although it is in many cases. The assumption is highly operative, and uncritically accepted, even though if you asked them about it, they would likely deny it. Nevertheless it is there, and much of their ministry life is predicated upon that underlying assumption… I have to... Read more

2015-05-14T05:38:24-06:00

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Why the “Big Drop in Share of Americans Calling Themselves Christian” Isn’t Our Problem

Last updated on: May 14, 2015 at 5:38 am By Tim Suttle

The New York Times reported earlier this week on the sharp decline in the number of Americans who self-identify as Christians. I’m guessing Christians will likely blame this on shifting cultural values or some other outside phenomenon. As for my take, I think the church should probably be able to manage faithfulness with or without cultural approval. If you want my full take, read Shrink. The book gives my interpretation of what’s going on, and why it’s really not a reason to mope around.... Read more

2015-04-27T10:01:49-06:00

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Monday Morning Confessional: Frederick Buechner, and Listening to Your Life

Last updated on: April 27, 2015 at 10:01 am By Tim Suttle

I confess that a friend of mine just picked up Listening to Your Life: Daily Meditations with Frederick Buechner, and sent me a pic that reminded me of this great little devotional book. I’m grateful for the reminder. There were a couple of years in the late 90s, while I was traveling with Satellite Soul, that this book was a part of my daily life that spilled over into sprawling, capacious conversations about Jesus and our own lives. I picked it up... Read more

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2015-04-23T10:02:32-06:00

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Nazarene Controversy Highlighted in The Daily Beast: Here’s My Take…

Last updated on: April 23, 2015 at 10:02 am By Tim Suttle

I’m just going to give you my take on this, then link back to the article… Karl W. Giberson is serious scholar, and a former faculty member at Eastern Nazarene College. Giberson says Oord is the victim of a fundamentalists witch hunt. He says, “The controversy at NNU is one battle in the long war that is being waged—and slowly won—against thinking evangelical Christians.” I know he’s right about the battle being waged. I hope he’s wrong about it being... Read more

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2015-04-22T06:07:52-06:00

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Earthday: Why Christians are so Bad on the Environment

Last updated on: April 22, 2015 at 6:07 am By Tim Suttle

Do you know what scientists commonly call ecological studies? Dissipation studies: Terrestrial field dissipation studies, soil dissipation studies, habitat dissipation studies, natural resource dissipation studies, petroleum, forest, reef, fisheries dissipation studies… The Catholic theologian Ronald Rolheiser says that to be human is to live with an excess of desire. “Desire is always stronger than satisfaction,” he says. (p.3) To be humans is to have an excess of desire. Not all desire is bad. We desire justice, mercy, love, and belonging—all... Read more

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2015-04-20T08:11:34-06:00

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New Shrink Video Releases Today: A Creative Introduction

Last updated on: April 20, 2015 at 8:11 am By Tim Suttle

Author readings are all over youtube.com, but I’ve never seen an author take any care with the medium–make any kind of creative investment in them. I have long thought author reading videos could have value beyond their use as a promotional tool. They could exist as a creative way to experience the author’s voice first hand. That’s what I’m trying to do in this video. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen another author do this kind of video treatment of... Read more

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2015-04-17T13:01:20-06:00

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Everyday Sundays: Frederick Buechner on Why the Subdued Sundays of Eastertide are So Important

Last updated on: April 17, 2015 at 1:01 pm By Tim Suttle

In his sermon “The Secret in the Dark,” Frederick Buechner wonders at why in the four gospels, when they get to the most important part of the story (resurrection), the gospel writers tell it in whispers–no choir of angels, no explosion of light, not a soul was there to witness it. “It was the most extraordinary thing they believed had ever happened, and yet they tell it so quietly that you have to lean close to be sure what they... Read more

2015-04-17T06:16:24-06:00

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3 Myths About Calling: Why RELEVANT’s Take Falls Short

Last updated on: April 17, 2015 at 6:16 am By Tim Suttle

Let me start by confessing a pet peeve: I believe that the combined Jewish and Christian traditions express the most profound wisdom ever contemplated by human beings. This stuff is deep, and you really shouldn’t handle it with marketing in mind. So when someone—usually a pastor-slash-writer-slash-musician with an appealing headshot and a self-composed bio—attempts to produce (and we’ve all had to do it), a list of “Three Great This,” or “Ten Ways to Do That,” I get a little twitchy,... Read more

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