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BLOG 3/23/13. NEW CHURCH FORMS FOR A NEW CULTURE ? Those wedded to the archaic church forms and institutions (which I spoke about in my last Blog) seldom have ears to hear any critique of such, and will seek to … Continue reading →

BLOG 3/19/14. THE DECEPTION OF CHURCH BUILDINGS HAS A LONG HISTORY There is an ‘idolatry’ connected with church buildings that has a long history. The prophet Jeremiah, for one, surfaced it during his challenges to the nation of Judah. He … Continue reading →

BLOG 3/17/14. WILL THE REAL ST. PATRICK PLEASE STAND UP!  So today is St. Patrick’s Day. So, who in the world was the real St. Patrick? Indulge me while I let my missiological passion come to the defense of one … Continue reading →

BLOG 3/12/14.  THOMAS KINCAID ECCLESIOLOGY There is a commercial artist by the name of Thomas Kinkaid, who produced a lot of very popular ‘schmaltzy’ art (?) pieces that are romantic, idyllic, unreal, sentimental, etc. … always with mellow, rustic, domestic … Continue reading →

BLOG. 3/9/14. INDULGE ME A PERSONAL NOTE I hope my readers will indulge me a personal note. In recent months I have been recording, on my laptop, my memoirs for my family and a few close friends. This has been … Continue reading →

BLOG 3/5/14. LENT 2014: “TELL ME THE STORY OFTEN … I FORGET SO SOON.” Yes, on this first day of the Christian observance of Lent, I am thinking of the old gospel hymn: “Tell me the story of Jesus,” and … Continue reading →

BLOG. 3/3/14. (CONT.) UNCONVERTED BELIEVERS: “I NEVER KNEW YOU.” In my quest with you, my readers, for proposing an Alternative Narrative for the church as it moves ineluctably into a post-Christian culture—to even approach the question of: What makes for … Continue reading →

BLOG 2/26/14. “UNCONVERTED BELIEVERS”—SAY WHAT? It could sound remarkably like an oxymoron, but there is a very subtle phenomenon out there in the church that is not at all new. I refer to it as that of unconverted believers. It … Continue reading →

2/24/14: WHEN THE CHURCH BECOMES IMMUNIZED (TO ITS OWN MESSAGE) Hey, guys! I hang–out a lot at coffee shops. Invariably, my revealing of my career as a teaching-pastor in the church creates some interesting responses. I’m a fairly friendly guy, … Continue reading →

BLOG 2/20/14. THE CHURCH AND ITS LEADERSHIP: MUST BE DEEPLY IMMERSED IN THE REALITIES OF DAILY LIFE. Our walk of faith as the people of God, and as leaders of the church, is in the “stink and stuff” of daily … Continue reading →