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Thoughts on Transformation and the Cross
If we are going to live transformed lives, If we are going to live lives as true believers in Jesus Christ, We must have the Kingdom agenda in mind. That Kingdom’s agenda will clash with our own worldview and our definitions of success. In that moment we find the Cross of Jesus Christ. That is where we lose our lives only…
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Ramadan, 9/11, and Prayer
One of the things I was thinking about for remembering 9/11 was actually visiting a mosque. Go to a Friday prayer. In the local mosques visitors are welcome. There is no expectation of following the prayers. Since I begin teaching next week and my Fridays will be too busy, I went today. It is a mosque I usually visit, though…
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An Artist You Need to Know
If you are not familiar with the music of Jason Gray, do yourself a favor and get to know him! He is a tremendous singer, songwriter, poet, and singing theologian. Let his music feed more than your sense of rhythm.
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The sky is falling!
Steve Jobs has stepped down as CEO of Apple. The way the news reads today, it sounds like he’s dead. It’s like reading obituaries! There will be endless blogs and articles about the viability of Apple. The news is full of it already. An incredible visionary has left his position and the company he has infused with incredible energy seems…
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Ideas for 9/11
I am thinking through some of the things to prepare for the tenth anniversary of 9/11. Since it falls on a Sunday, there are some things to reflect on for our church and we will use that time to truly reflect on our world. But beyond that, I have contemplated what might be some ideas for 9/11 to truly “love…
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The Jesus Way
Some thoughts from Eugene Peterson on how churches should be in America, but how they really are all too often: We can’t gather a God-fearing, God-worshipping congregation by cultivating a consumer-pleasing, commodity-oriented congregation. When we do, the wheels start falling off the wagon. And they are falling off the wagon. We can’t suppress the Jesus way into order to sell the Jesus truth.…
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Nook Reader on Android
Yesterday a friend set up my Nook to be an android tablet. He has been overcome with power and is now hacking anything he can get his hands on. (You should see a hacked toaster. It makes great waffles now.) But as to the Nook reader, I like the app better! The page turn function is more animated PLUS you…
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Gog and Magog and the End of the World
The past couple of weeks I have been reading through Jeremiah, Lamentations and Ezekiel. Just some light summer reading before heading back into teaching… As I cruise through Ezekiel 37-39 I am thrown back to my high school days. Those were the days when I had everything figured out. The Rapture, Israel, the Church, all of it. I could predict when…
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Android Hack… How Sweet It Is
The Nook hack has now allowed me to get WordPress on the Android platform. No ipad hefty price… and a whole lot of fun. 🙂
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NIV2011, Reviews, and Lifeway’s Stance to This Point
Last week I was in the vicinity of a Lifeway Christian Bookstore in the Twin Cities, so I stopped in to see if they were following the directive from the Southern Baptist Annual Convention earlier this year. This is the edict where Lifeway was given a “suggestion” to not stock the NIV2011 (it being a “heretical” translation and all). Thankfully,…
