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BLOG 12/2/13. INCARNATION: GLORY AND EXCELLENCE Picking up on my last Blog … Advent and Christmas have such huge implications for you and me. They are, ultimately, not about the baby Jesus or about the manger and wise men (though … Continue reading →

BLOG 11/27/13: IN ALL THINGS, GIVE THANKS “Let all things now living A song of thanksgiving To God our Creator triumphantly raise; Who fashioned and made us, Protected and stayed us, By guiding us on to the end of our … Continue reading →

BLOG 11/25/13. THE FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING: IMPLICATIONS. Yesterday, in the liturgical year, was the celebration of the Feast of Christ the King. Never heard of it? Well, it is a latecomer in the liturgical calendar, having only been … Continue reading →

BLOG 11/20/13. CHURCH: “ … FOR WE FORGET SO SOON …” In the grand old gospel hymn: Tell Me the Old, Old Story, there is the wonderful line, which says: “Tell me the story often, For I forget so soon.” … Continue reading →

BLOG 11/18/13. (CONT.) THE CHURCH AND THE MONDAY MORNING WORLD Continuing on from my last (11/13) Blog … the church, essentially, has two forms: 1) the church gathered for encouraging and equipping, and 2) the church scattered as the sons … Continue reading →

BLOG 11/13/13. ONE ALWAYS HAS TO ASK THE BASIC QUESTIONS One of my favorite television mysteries has been P.B.S.’s Inspector Morse. In a recent episode Morse is exhorting his young aide that in any criminal investigation and about evidence, one … Continue reading →

BLOG 11/11/13. CONCEIVING OF ‘THE CHURCH FOR THE OTHER SIX DAYS’ (CONT.) Stick with me as I pursue the theme of the 10/31/13 Blog on a ‘church for the other six days.’ One of the initial complications I face in … Continue reading →

BLOG 11/7/13. A CHURCH FOR THE OTHER SIX DAYS: LEADERSHIP A church for the other six days must somehow equip and encourage every member to function in a context that is often frustrating, complex, alien, and replete with polluted ethics. … Continue reading →

BLOG 11/4/13. THE CHURCH AS A COMMUNITY OF EXILES Let me continue on the theme introduced in my last Blog (“The Church and the Other Six Days”). To adequately address the issue of the church’s too often failure on equipping … Continue reading →

BLOG 10/31/13. THE CHURCH AND THE OTHER SIX DAYS Dr. John Knapp, president of Hope College in Holland, MI, has recently written a book entitled: How the Church Has Failed Business People (and what can be done about it). I … Continue reading →