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2014-09-01T13:49:15-06:00

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Monday Morning Confessional

Last updated on: September 1, 2014 at 1:49 pm By Tim Suttle

I confess that Shrink is set to release tomorrow. So I’m probably going to talk a lot about ideas from the book in the coming months. But before I get to that, I have a few acknowledgments to make. In today’s confessional, I feel compelled to say: To the pastors of small churches everywhere: I’ve been thinking about you guys every day for the past three years. I wrote this book for you (us). Thank you to Paul Raushenbush, who... Read more

2014-08-28T12:39:38-06:00

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Distractions Make Us Stupid

Last updated on: August 28, 2014 at 12:39 pm By Tim Suttle

I was sitting in a restaurant with a few friends recently, and every so often a cell phone would emit this short whistle tone. You may have heard this alert, it’s the classic tweet alert on the iPhone–an unmistakable tone that says, “Over here.” That little whistle could be the global symbol for distraction. We live distracted lives. For better and for worse, the reality is that smart phones and personal computers are the chief culprits. The problem is that distractions make us stupid. Stanford University... Read more

2014-08-27T07:56:18-06:00

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SHIFT: from loneliness to solitude

Last updated on: August 27, 2014 at 7:56 am By Tim Suttle

This is the sermon I preached last week at Redemption Church. If you are a pastor, feel free to copy and steal anything that helps you with your sermon. Thanks goes out to Isaac Anderson who allowed me to steal some of his exegesis and commentary on 1 Kings 19. __________________________________________________________ 2014.08.24 – SHIFT 1 Kings 19: From Loneliness to Solitude. In the book of Genesis, after Adam & Eve ate the fruit, God explains to them that the consequences... Read more

2014-08-26T08:43:38-06:00

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Your Life is Like Fox News: Reality Distortion Fields & Why Self-Deception is Inevitable

Last updated on: August 26, 2014 at 8:43 am By Tim Suttle

“I’m a great believer in self-deception. If you asked me what makes the world go round, I would say self-deception. Self deception allows us to create a consistent narrative for ourselves that we actually believe. I’m not saying that the truth doesn’t matter. It does. But self-deception is how we survive” Errol Morris, documentary filmmaker, The Fog of War, Tabloid. I would much rather listen to somebody who is trying to figure out what they think, than somebody who already... Read more

2014-08-26T06:43:30-06:00

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Monday Morning Confessional: The Internet Sidebar List

Last updated on: August 26, 2014 at 6:43 am By Tim Suttle

I confess that I’m a sucker for the internet sidebar lists. I don’t want to be. I just am. You advertise anything on the side of an internet site and I will most likely ignore it. I think I might have intentionally clicked on one, maybe two sidebar advertisements in the course of the past year. But you put a sidebar with some kind of list I might be interested in? I’m in. Especially if it hits something with which I’m... Read more

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2014-08-22T06:47:58-06:00

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Slow Church Book Review: The Future is Slow

Last updated on: August 22, 2014 at 6:47 am By Tim Suttle

_____________________________________ “If I could require every pastor in America to read Slow Church, I would. If churches would read this book and heed its advice, then ironically, I think the church would fast become a much more meaningful part of God’s mission of redemption.” _____________________________________ If the church has a future in the Western World, and if that future church is to provide any sort of alternative imagination to the current cultural values and norms of society, and... Read more

2014-08-20T09:22:52-06:00

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Are You a Racist? Five Easy Steps from WikiHow can Help You Figure It Out

Last updated on: August 20, 2014 at 9:22 am By Tim Suttle

On the website wikiHow.com, there’s a short exercise you can take to tell if you are a racist. It’s only five steps so I figured why not? Step 01: Consider your judgments of what people wear, their hairstyles, headscarves, etc. Are these thoughts negative or justified? Given the fact that I’m middle aged and balding I’m fairly conscious slash jealous of anyone with a full head of hair, I’m not sure I fare well on this question. I think that... Read more

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2014-08-19T05:14:52-06:00

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Monday Morning Confessional

Last updated on: August 19, 2014 at 5:14 am By Tim Suttle

I confess that the release date for Shrink is less than two weeks away, and I’m getting nervous. A couple of weeks ago my wife opened a package from Zondervan containing a single copy of the book hot off the presses, the first we had seen. She walked it outside and held it up for me to see. At the time I was trying not to completely fumble the pork ribs I had on the smoker & my hands were dirty, so I... Read more

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2014-08-15T06:33:35-06:00

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Robin Williams on the Invention of Golf & My Favorite Dead Poets Society Clip

Last updated on: August 15, 2014 at 6:33 am By Tim Suttle

In a week of bad news, this makes for a good Friday Funny. I just showed this to my boys. Their favorite line was, “with a tiny flag to give you hope.” Williams was such a funny and brilliant man. One more story & clip to share: I was a sensitive college sophomore when Dead Poets Society first came out in theaters. It was 1989 and I had just finished my freshman year at K-State and had pretty much had the... Read more

2014-08-15T05:38:54-06:00

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It’s a Bizarre Time to be Living on the Border of Kansas and Missouri

Last updated on: August 15, 2014 at 5:38 am By Tim Suttle

I live in Kansas City, where the line between Kansas and Missouri is somewhat obscured. Kansas Citians cheer for the same sports teams, we shop and eat on both sides of the border. Personally, I’ve lived on the Kansas and Missouri sides of the city, and have planted churches in the suburbs of each state. The Kansas City Star, one of the countries great newspapers, does an excellent job of covering both Kansas and Missouri politics, so it’s easy to stay up on... Read more

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