Church… John 17 and Denominationalism (Part 3) 20 Apr 201121 Apr 2011 I'll never forget being asked not to come for lunch. I was, briefly, part of a pastor's luncheon which had enjoyed a recent resurgence in young guys getting together to…
Church… John 17 and Denominationalism (Part 2) 14 Apr 201115 Apr 2011 I have a pretty cool privilege to work on a diverse church staff. There's nine of us and we all have various backgrounds and various theological emphases. We have a…
Church… The Church Being The Church: Or What My Community Needs 13 Apr 201114 Apr 2011 This week A&E's TV show Intervention did a spotlight on my community. What they revealed for many people watching is that Southern Ohio is trapped by prescription drug abuse. 9.7…
Church Why I Like Environmental Projection For The Church 13 Apr 201113 Apr 2011 Technology is cool. I am not going to hide it, in a lot of ways I am simply a big nerd. I am not much of a techie, but I…
Church… John 17 and Denominationalism (Part 1) 7 Apr 20118 Apr 2011 Did you ever get the impression from some Christians that their particular church was really the only true church around? They were the only ones really doing things right? I've…
Books… Reflections on Malcolm Gladwell’s “Outliers” 29 Jul 201029 Jul 2010 I had never read Malcolm Gladwell before this book, though I had heard great things about his writing and research. It didn't seem, however, on the surface, that he would have…
Books… The Importance of New Perspectives 27 Jul 201027 Jul 2010 I once heard Mark Driscoll say that if your book shelves looked like you just bought out some publishing house then you may have too narrowly limited your sphere of…
Church… Defining Unity for Your Leadership Team 8 Jul 2010 Pastor Mark Driscoll writes, “Unity is gained slowly and lost quickly and therefore must be labored for continually. Unity is so important that Jesus often prayed for it and Paul…
Church… The Gospel Coalition Conference 25 Apr 2009 This last week I spent several days in Chicago for the Gospel Coalition Conference. It was a great time, and I was blessed by great teaching. Among the guest speakers…
Church… Doing Things Different 18 Jan 2009 Doing church different is just so hard for some folks to accept. There seems to be a mindset for some that the only proper way to do church is as…
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