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The embarrassment of cultural Christianity
This just gets ridiculous. It’s crazy in the political arena, but now, you have to line up so narrowly along party lines, it’s just plain nuts. The Texas House Republicans aren’t satisfied with a conservative Republican running their party in the house. No. The leader they have is Jewish and conservative. What is their preference? A Christian conservative Republican leader.…
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tired
Wow! Am I tired. And I just figured out why! The population of this country is 237 million. 104 million are retired. That leaves 133 million to do the work. There are 85 million in school, which leave 48 million to do the work. Of this there are 29 million employed by the federal government. This leaves 19 million to…
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Arminian, not Armenian…
Great discussion on Arminian theology. Roger Olson makes the observation that much of American Christianity is semi-Pelagian. Good stuff.
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Finishing
I have the privilege of meeting with a mentor in ministry every few weeks. We meet because I want to download over 40 years of ministry from his life and learn. One of the things he has on his mind right now is finishing WELL. Not just finishing… but finishing WELL. He is fully aware his adult children are watching.…
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Long Haul Christianity
It is fun to poke at setting dates for Christ to return. Here is my question, though. Are we ready for “long haul Christianity?” Are we ready to persist in faith? Endure? Take on suffering and tough obstacles? The New Testament reading for the second Sunday of Advent is clear: “For everything that was written in the past was written…
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Post, post, post, POST modern!
Hilarious video!
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Advent and the Second Coming
So, this just may be our last Advent together! I think we’re trying to get “one up” on the Mayans.
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Get the Gear On
One of the Advent readings in a devotional I am using had me in Romans 13:11-14 yesterday and today. Wake up! Put aside the deeds of darkness! Put on Christ! One of my teams, the Kansas City Chiefs, is finally waking up. After years of slumber they are having a decent year and it’s fun to read about. Being in…
