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A pastor always hesitates before he adds something like this. But this post by Gordon Atkinson (aka Real Live Preacher) has a lot of wisdom in it. Two virtues are at the root of it I think. A great humility and a sense of the corporate. American Christianity places a huge emphasis on . . . → Read More: Some Hard Earned Wisdom
I’m going to post two links. The first is an interview done by Scott McKnight with Brian McLaren. The second is a link to the Issues, Etc. archives regarding an interview Todd Wilken did with Brian McLaren. The background is this. Brian McLaren is an “emerging church” guy. He is an . . . → Read More: Todd Wilken meets Brian McLaren or Modern meets Post-Modern
Its been a while since I put something up. The main reason is that I’ve been struggling with the format vs. the intent. The format of the web or specifically a blog really is an off the cuff give and take medium. Nobody enjoys a good ironic line or scathing bit of . . . → Read More: Struggling with Words
Full Text …The real epiphany is not that God is the creator or that his Word is active and has power, but that He is right here with us. That God comes to be with us. And he says stop being afraid. Even if we didn’t get confused about God having authority or . . . → Read More: Who’s standing next to you?
Full Text The gospel texts are sparse. What I mean by that is they relate just enough information to tell the story and expect you the reader to fill in the gaps from your knowledge and experience. We do this type of stuff everyday of our lives. The closer the person is to . . . → Read More: Sermon – “Who can be saved?” – Mark 10:23-31
Text: 1 Cor 5:9 – 6:11 The text is about how people get along with each other and about making judgments. Underlying it is a much different and healthier view of what the church is. For most of the 20th century in the West the church was thought of by its people as an . . . → Read More: Being a church . . . → Read More: Sermon – Mark 6:1-13 – “Scandalized by the form…”
Text: Luke 17:20-37 (cross reference Hebrews 6:1-3) In our Sunday study we’ve been looking at Hebrews and the above link ties into what must have been the outline of the basic catechism or teaching: repentance, faith, baptism, laying on of hands (ministry/healing), resurrection and judgement. I’ve been thinking about that list and the current . . . → Read More: The Day of the Son of Man |
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