Monthly Archives: March 2015

BLOG 3/29/15. LEADERSHIP: PRACTITIONERS OF CHRISTIAN MATURITY

BLOG 3/29/15. (CONTINUED) CHURCH LEADERSHIP: PRACTITIONERS OF CHRISTIAN MATURITY. We live in a culture of discontent, replete with a large slice of cynicism, and this is often quite understandable. When it comes to the phenomenon of that which designates itself … Continue reading

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BLOG 3/26/15. PROVEN-NESS: PRIMARY QUALIFICATION FOR CHURCH LEADERSHIP

BLOG 326/15. PRIMARY QUALIFICATION FOR CHURCH LEADERSHIP: PROVEN-NESS. I had arrived at my first experience of being a solo pastor in a small, de-spirited (maybe pitiful would be a better description), somewhat troubled Christian congregation. The church had called me … Continue reading

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BLOG 3/22/15. PREDESTINATION: DO YOU WANNA GO THERE?

BLOG 3/22/15. PREDESTINATION: DO YOU WANNA GO THERE? OK, I’ve heard a lot dumb sermons in my life (and probably preached a few also), but one of the Biblical passages that comes close to the top of the list of … Continue reading

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BLOG 3/15/15. “RESCUE THE PERISHING” … GENERATION.

BLOG 3/15/15. “RESCUE THE PERISHING:” … ANOTHER DIMENSION Back in the ‘heyday’ of gospel meetings and traveling evangelists, we used to sing a gospel song: “Rescue the perishing, care for the dying … Jesus is merciful! Jesus will save.” At … Continue reading

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BLOG 3/11/15. THE KINGDOM OF GOD … AND THE ENVIRONMENT

BLOG 3/11/15. THE KINGDOM OF GOD … AND THE ENVIRONMENT Pope Francis I ‘gets it’ and will shortly be releasing a papal encyclical on the environment. I can hardly wait. As a card-carrying (but probably somewhat compromised) Protestant I can … Continue reading

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BLOG 3/8/15. THIS OLD … CHURCH (SAY WHAT?)

BLOG 3/8/15. THIS OLD … CHURCH (SAY WHAT?) I am a great fan of the television program: This Old House, which, despite my being somewhat questioning of the unholy amounts of money they must spend on some of those projects, … Continue reading

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BLOG 3/4/15. THE HAUNTING TRAGEDY OF NOT BEING LOVED

BLOG 3/4/15. THE HAUNTING TRAGEDY OF NOT BEING LOVED How convenient it is to become immune to the human tragedies on our doorstep. We can read of atrocities committed by those of ISIL and wonder how such inhumanity can take … Continue reading

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BLOG 3/1/15. WHAT COULD STEVE JOBS TEACH THE CHURCH?

BLOG 3/1/15. WHAT COULD STEVE JOBS TEACH THE CHURCH? I’m not proud. I don’t mind learning lessons from such an irascible (often disgusting) genius as Steve Jobs. After all, he, against all advice and odds, put together a whole new … Continue reading

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