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That’s a line adapted from something I remember hearing Jamie Ragel say at one of our state Evangelism Conferences a few years ago. He was talking about drums in worship and how some people react to them. This wasn’t how he said he felt, but how some people do. Dan Kimball has written about how [...]
Some years ago an old high school friend was serving as Youth Minister at a church. Not being there I don’t know all of the details behind the story, but it is a church where I have friends and family, so I heard about it from their perspective. The Youth Minister was leaving the church. [...]
In his book A Community Called Atonement Scot McKnight writes that any theory of atonement should keep the end in mind – what was atonement meant to produce? In answering that question McKnight notes that the atonement was not just meant to produce forgiven people, but that “the work of God is to form a [...]
I love theology and philosphy. I love to think and stretch my mind. It is one of the reasons I love to read so much. I once took a sort-of “spiritual gifts inventory” that gagued how we primarily relate to important things in our lives – specifically how we primarily find meaning in our faith. [...]
Yesterday our church experienced a great example of Christian community. One of our church members has been in the process of re-roofing his house. Sunday night there was only a 20% chance of rain in the forecast, but if you are from around the Tulsa area you know that 20% quickly turned into what a [...]
There’s a question I’ve had for some time now. I’ve asked this question on other blogs and have never received an answer of any kind. Perhaps you, dear reader, would like to take a stab at it. [By the way, this isn't one of those "set up" questions. You know, the kind where I already [...]
What will heaven be like? Will it be an “everlasting sing-along,” or will there be more to it than that? I think it will be more. What about you?
Ok. So yesterday I got a very stark reminder that corporate worship is not about us and not about me. I’ve told the folks in our church that we shouldn’t get too uptight about worship styles as long as God is honored. Well, I had to put that theory to the test yesterday as we [...]
…and it does not operate “through democratic processes.” I really wish our confession of faith had been thought through a little better at this point. It appears to be self-contradictory, though I’m sure that is just appearances. But when writing a confessional statement that is designed to speak to the person in the pew it [...]
Today I want to point you to the blog of Ernest Goodman. Ernest is a missionary in Western Europe. I consistently learn oodles of stuff about myself, about how I approach my faith, about how I lead others in living out lives as followers of Jesus, and especially about things I need to quit doing [...]
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