Monday, September 28, 2015

The Pope and the Presence of God

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Last week, there were lots of angry Protestants in Washington--but mostly because of the traffic! For the first time since his installat...
Monday, September 21, 2015

Four Steps Toward Budgeting on Purpose During Tight Financial Times

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For most churches in North America, its that time on the calendar when budget discussions begin for the next year.  For the past several ...
Monday, September 14, 2015

"But You're Supposed to be my Pastor!" Pastoral Authority for the Good of the Church

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The man sat in my office, his lip quivering from a mixture of fear, guilt, sorrow and hopelessness.  Tears streamed down his face as he fi...
Tuesday, September 08, 2015

"Great Man Theory" and the Myth of Christian Heroism

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Its been a bad summer for an awful lot of evangelical leaders. First, there were revelations about Josh Duggar that resulted in his remo...
Thursday, July 30, 2015

"How Did You Do It?" Reflections on 21 years of Marital "bliss" and "blisters."

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21 years ago at this time, a beautiful, smart, winsome, godly young lady with obvious issues of blindness and bad character judgement had ...
Thursday, June 11, 2015

2015 Summer Reading List

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Well, its time for me to take a break from the blogosphere for several weeks, take a family vacation, spend some time overseas, and get re...
Monday, June 01, 2015

Combat Soldiers, Special Needs Parenting, and the Church

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According to the Centers for Disease Control, roughly 1 in 68 children in America have been identified as having Autism Spectrum Disorder ...
Tuesday, May 26, 2015

We Need to Talk: The Conversation White Evangelicals are Avoiding

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Woe to those who make unjust laws; to those who issue oppressive decrees.  -Isaiah 10:1 "Systemic Racism"  Just utter the phra...
Monday, May 18, 2015

Getting out of the Ghetto: Why Pew's Research on the Church in America Means Very Little

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"If you live in a ghetto the size of New York City, you may not know it."  I heard those words 15 years ago from a pastor talkin...
Monday, May 11, 2015

Is "Tribalism" a Threat to Your Church?

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Hopefully, it will surprise no one reading these words to discover that I'm a Baptist.  I was brought to a Baptist church for the firs...
Tuesday, April 28, 2015

It's Time to Love Baltimore!

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Human beings are, at one and the same time, created in God's image and likeness, and separated from God because of their sin.  And the...
Monday, April 27, 2015

Knowing Your Community: Who Do You Ask?

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Jesus' incarnation is the model He calls His church to follow.  "As the Father has sent me, so also do I send you." (John 20...