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2014-11-04T05:30:00-07:00

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Public Jesus: Beyond the Politics of Anxiety

Last updated on: November 4, 2014 at 5:30 am By Tim Suttle

Editors’ Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square on Politics in the Pulpit. Read other perspectives here. Talking politics in the local church is tricky. One statement that flies in the face of a parishioner’s strong belief and that could be the end of the conversation, the end of your influence, and quite possibly the end of their involvement in your ministry. Risk seems to outweigh reward. On the drive to school one day my eight year old son asked, “Why does... Read more

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2014-10-30T16:20:31-06:00

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No Regrets…

Last updated on: October 30, 2014 at 4:20 pm By Tim Suttle

I know it’s just a silly game. More than that, it’s professional sports, so it’s corrupt and corrupting. There’s a whole chapter in my most recent book, Shrink, called “Cooperation and the Mythic Failure of Competition.” A friend of mine once sat with a group of Hispanic parents and asked them what they thought about the culture of Johnson County, Kansas where we live. Their first comment was, “You guys really care about sports. You organize your whole life around them.” The implication was,... Read more

2014-10-30T12:29:31-06:00

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The Spiritual Significance of Royals Baseball: Patience, & Royals Fever

Last updated on: October 30, 2014 at 12:29 pm By Tim Suttle

“I’ve tried all the major religions, and most of the minor ones. I’ve worshipped Buddha, Allah, Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, trees, mushrooms, and Isadora Duncan. I know things. For instance, there are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and there are 108 stitches in a baseball. When I heard that, I gave Jesus a chance… It’s a long season and you gotta trust it. I’ve tried ’em all, I really have, and the only church that truly feeds the soul, day in,... Read more

2014-10-28T08:24:04-06:00

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The Forgotten Virtue of Brokenness

Last updated on: October 28, 2014 at 8:24 am By Tim Suttle

This essay was originally a sermon, delivered to Redemption Church. If you would like to listen or download the mp3, here’s the link. One of the consistent claims of Jesus in the New Testament was this idea that the heart matters. The exterior life can be deceptive; we can play games with it. So Jesus continually pointed people to the heart & to their character. He didn’t believe it was enough just to do right things. One... Read more

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2014-10-24T09:28:25-06:00

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For All You Pastors Out There Sitting Down to Write Your Sermon This Friday…

Last updated on: October 24, 2014 at 9:28 am By Tim Suttle

Dear Pastor, You put your congregation first, and yourself last, and you did it all week long. You took every phone call, answered every email, attended every meeting you could, and kept the ball moving forward in your congregation. You shared words of comfort, compassion, and encouragement with your people. In those few short moments you had on your schedule in which to get a jump on your message, you watched replay clips of the Royals’ World Series... Read more

2014-10-23T08:30:59-06:00

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The Forgotten Virtue of Patience

Last updated on: October 23, 2014 at 8:30 am By Tim Suttle

This was originally a sermon that has been converted into a long-form essay. If you are a pastor, feel free to copy and steal any of these ideas. One hundred years ago this was the hottest product on the market. What’s the great Henry Ford marketing phrase? You can have it in any color you want (as long as it’s black). 4 cylinders, 20 horsepower, max speed 45 miles per hour, and it would run on gas, kerosene, or... Read more

2014-10-21T06:28:55-06:00

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Pragmatism is Killing the Church – It’s our Kryptonite: A Few Practical Suggestions On How To Avoid It

Last updated on: October 21, 2014 at 6:28 am By Tim Suttle

I recently wrote an article for FaithGateway.com. Here are a few pull quotes… would love to have you go to the article & share a link on Facebook or Twitter… Nearly every pastor or ministry leader I’ve ever met operates with the underlying assumption that their job is to make their ministry successful. When leaders accept this premise, using it as a guiding principle, they allow the American story of bigger, better, higher, faster, and stronger to dictate... Read more

2014-10-20T09:00:38-06:00

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Monday Morning Confessional – I Have Royals Fever & The Only Solution Is…

Last updated on: October 20, 2014 at 9:00 am By Tim Suttle

I confess that the past few weeks have been a blur. I’ve been out of town Monday through Wednesday each week, and have felt one step behind. The first trip was to Conception Abbey to spend a few days in discussion with Ian Cron… will blog about that later. The other trip was to Durham and Duke University to the Hauerwas/Willimon event. Both trips were definitely worthwhile. But they are not the reason for the blur. I confess that the... Read more

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2014-10-15T09:12:42-06:00

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Resident Aliens 25 Years Later: Stanley Hauerwas & William Willimon at Duke’s 2014 Convocation

Last updated on: October 15, 2014 at 9:12 am By Tim Suttle

I spent the past couple of days at Duke University listening in on conversations between Stanley Hauerwas and William Willimon. The event was part of Duke’s annual Convocation and Pastor’s School. Twenty-five years ago Hauerwas and Willimon teamed up to write the book Resident Aliens. To date the book has sold over 160,000 copies, a remarkable number for a book of this type, and remains an important part of the literature regarding ministry and the church. I consider this book... Read more

2014-10-16T13:52:00-06:00

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Claiming the Body: The Funeral Task as Keeper of the Sacred Words

Last updated on: October 16, 2014 at 1:52 pm By Tim Suttle

Editors’ Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square on Remembering the Dead: Ancestors, Rituals, Relics. Read other perspectives here. A few years ago my friend Chris Jehle asked me to begin making a trek to the hood in KCMO to help him with a peculiar task. Chris had spent the previous fifteen years living in one of the most poverty entangled and violent neighborhoods in our nation. At the time he was the founder of The Hope... Read more

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