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June 2009

June 19, 2009

R.I.P. Charismatic movement?

I've been a Christ-follower since my mid-teens. About half of that time has been spent...

June 17, 2009

I can’t get this image out of my mind

I saw this image on the Jesus Creed blog a few days ago, and I...

June 11, 2009

The sentence that changed my writing life

About 7 years ago, I attended Karitos, a arts conference for Christians. The conference has...

June 09, 2009

From Eternity To Here Q & A

I loved Frank Viola's latest book, From Eternity To Here, so when his ministry team...

June 04, 2009

Unmuzzling a revolutionary

I found the post below on Monday Morning Insight, a website targeted at evangelical church...

May 2009

May 30, 2009

Behind the locked door

If you look just beyond the crowd of tourists in this picture, you'll see a...

May 25, 2009

Memorial Day Q & A

These questions were asked of us today by our 5-year old grandson. How would you...

May 23, 2009

Peace that passes understanding?

My friend's husband has been gravely ill for months. After a couple of extended hospital...

May 16, 2009

Book review: The Hole in our Gospel

Saved by faith. Saved for works.Richard Stearns, the president of World Vision, describes the relationship...

May 12, 2009

Ritual

My parents made me come home from college to participate in my high school graduation...

May 07, 2009

Talkin’ `bout my/your generation

A good percentage of us boomers who came to faith in Christ in our teens...

May 01, 2009

Waiting at gate C-8 at Ben Gurion Airport

- Did you know you can get corn on your pizza in Israel?- The day...

April 2009

April 26, 2009

Shalom from Jerusalem!

We made it after 24 grueling hours of travel. It feels like we never left...

April 23, 2009

Hit ‘shuffle’ on the question play list

So many questions...Feel free to give me some answers. Or add some random questions of...

April 20, 2009

Remember

Tomorrow is Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day - and in light of the staggering hatred...

April 16, 2009

Chez Van Loon

We'd been living in a rental townhome in Gurnee, IL. It had its charms: it...

April 11, 2009

Buy this book

I have long-admired Frank Viola's thinking. Do I always agree with him? No. But Bill...

April 08, 2009

A Passover meditation

Why is this night different than all other nights?Why is that on all other nights...

April 03, 2009

Lazarus Saturday

In the liturgical year, tomorrow is the day known as "Lazarus Saturday". The story of...

March 2009

March 30, 2009

Coupla completely unrelated book reviews

From the top of my reading stack:When I saw Chosen: An Autobiography sitting at the...

March 25, 2009

Transition questions

This series of posts entitled "The Coming Evangelical Collapse" by one of my favorite internet...

March 22, 2009

Steps To Peace With God: The Sequel

"Steps To Peace With God", a variation of the "Four Spiritual Laws" tract so popular...

March 19, 2009

and now…

and now...there is time to sit on a swing next to a little one and...

March 16, 2009

Liturgical people: a question for you

Intercessors who attend liturgical churches - this question is for you:As part of our Sunday...

March 07, 2009

Int’l Women’s Day Synchro-Blog

In honor of International Women's Day, uber-blogger Julie Clawson has invited faith bloggers to post...

March 05, 2009

Selling short the Gospel

"These troubling economic times are an unprecedented opportunity for the Gospel."This sentiment bugs me. And...

March 01, 2009

A sweet little story

I'd been driving around with the box for the last few days. It was a...

February 2009

February 25, 2009

Church 4 $ale

Once upon a time, a group of friends got together in a living room to...

February 20, 2009

Which kind(s) of skeptic are you?

A couple of years ago, I was contracted to write a book which would be...

February 13, 2009

Wall fall down

Though I'm fighting a serious case of respiratory illness, I wanted to share one of...