My older sister, Christal, is gold. Beautiful, fun, not an enemy in the world, and she loves Jesus with everything she’s got. Gold. She’s one of those perfect people…and not the kind you resent for being perfect, either. She’s so humble, that you’re actually glad that she’s got it all together. You know the type. [...]
Cutting Edge
Cutting Edge is a great quarterly publication put out by some really sharp Vineyard folks. It’s always good. It’s incredible how well they do intelligent while remaining accessible, timely without being short-sighted, and relevant without being overcooked and lame.You should join the thousands who read every issue. The most recent issue was really significant. In [...]
A Little Extra Touch
I’ve had some folks ask for quotes and resources from this past Sunday’s sermon. We kicked off a new series that’ll cover some of the personal interactions in Jesus’ ministry. So, here are the quotes from this past Sunday, and a list of my primary resources so far: Mother Teresa: “Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, [...]
Are Christians Intolerant? (3 of 3)
Does the radical tolerance I talked about in the previous post in this series mean that Christians have to be pansies? Pushovers? Willing victims? Sometimes when see texts like the following, we wonder: Matthew 5:39-41: If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40And if someone wants to sue you [...]
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Are Christians intolerant (2 of 3)
“The trouble with religion is it’s intolerant because it presses other’s to adopt a particular set of beliefs.” That statement is, by it’s own flawed definition, intolerant. Tolerance cannot be pretending that we don’t have conviction about the truth. That’s just dishonest. Those who protest the concept of “absolute truth” do so because they have [...]
Are Christians intolerant? 1 of 3
An increasingly common refrain (in this instance, from the NY Times): People who think they have the truth are dangerous. Everyone has the right to determine what is true for him or herself. No one should try to press their view of truth on others. Hmmm…Is this not someone attempting to make a statement of [...]
Build this House 7 of 7, bottomline.
Joshua 24:15 “And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the [...]
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Build this House: 6 of 7
Joshua 24:12 And I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out before you, the two kings of the Amorites; it was not by your sword or by your bow. 13 I gave you a land on which you had not labored and cities that you had not built, and you dwell in them. You eat [...]
Mom Makes Teen Wear Sign Confessing Sins:
An interesting, if not mildly disturbing story I ran across: Mom Makes Teen Wear Sign Confessing Sins: A Tennessee mother fed up with her daughter’s misbehavior took an unusual tack in for latest punishment, making her stand on a busy street corner with an attention-getting sign. Tashara Wilkins, 13, held a sign Sunday reading, “I [...]
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Build this House: 5 of 7
Parenting and leadership wisdom from Joshua Now that the Lord has given the land to Israel, and taken Joshua off of the battleground, the rest of the book (chapters 13-24) focuses on Joshua’s leadership as he establishes the house of Israel. His role shifts from Patriot to Papa, and he does it brilliantly. Joshua 22:1 [...]
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