Archive for the ‘Church’ Category
Wednesday, June 27th, 2007
Most of us who are involved in church work have some level of desire to reach out and share the gospel with others.
We might disagree as to what the true heart of the gospel is. We might not employ the same methods or techniques. But most of us ...
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Monday, May 21st, 2007
In September 2005 I began an ambitious teaching and preaching curriculum. My goal was to preach and teach through the entire bible taking one week for each individual book. The congregation would be encouraged to read a book each week beginning in Genesis and working all the way ...
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Thursday, May 17th, 2007
I read a lot about the "business" (for lack of a better word) of doing church. Books are churned out regularly, Barna does all his research and we talk a lot about how we do what we have been called to do. In just the last few weeks ...
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Monday, May 14th, 2007
I preach. It's what I do. I'm "gifted" at it, I believe.
It's one of those jobs, however, where most people think they can do it a lot better than the person getting paid for it.
I'm doing a good job whenever I say something that people would ...
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Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
Much has been said and discussed lately about the identity crisis that is taking place within my little section of Christianity, Churches of Christ.
In the light of the issues within our churches and my own shifting orthopraxy I often wonder how big the table of our fellowship ...
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Wednesday, January 31st, 2007
I ran across an article yesterday in my web-browsing that said that ministers who are doing an effective and meaningful work should experience bouts of depression.
Allusions were made to prophets of old who battled with periods of malaise. I am not a prophet in the sense that I can ...
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Monday, January 29th, 2007
I began work at my current congregation a little over 2 years ago. When I came the church was in a transitional period having undergone a split about 6 months previous. Three reasons spurred my decision to accept what many would believe to be an unattractive position:
1. It ...
Posted in Church, Jesus, Loving People | 18 Comments »
Monday, September 11th, 2006
I wish that I had a better video of this song as the words are staggering. I've wrestled with whether or not to blog about 9/11 today. I know that where I am at regarding that day and the aftermath may not meet the most receptive of ears ...
Posted in Church, Loving People, Social Conscience, YouTube | 2 Comments »
Friday, August 18th, 2006
In just a few short weeks (3 to be exact) we will resume our two year journey through the Bible. The format will remain the same:
Sunday Morning Class will consist of an overview of that week's book.
Our Sermon time will continue the "Scarlet Thread" series. Throughout the NT we will ...
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Monday, June 19th, 2006
My sermon was not recorded yesterday. It really bums me because I thought it was a timely treatment of humanity that led into our discussion of stem cell research last night.
I was incredibly pleased with my congregations handling of the discussion last night. They appeared to take a much more ...
Posted in Church, Politics, Social Conscience | 13 Comments »