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We will, quite simply, change your mind
It thought of that line in relation to how I want us to live as believers. It is too easy to get caught up in the blogosphere, the media, entertainment, etc., and form our opinions. There are some incredibly strong opinions about the church, and those with any measure of angst blog about it. The ones with real angst get the media…
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What is the Church?
From NT Wright’s book, Simply Jesus. The church is not supposed to be a society of perfect people doing great work. It’s a society of forgiven sinners repaying their unpayable debt of love by working for Jesus’s kingdom in every way they can, knowing themselves to be unworthy of the task. And this: Jesus has all kinds of projects up…
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There and Back
I mentioned last week the incredible surprise our church and city gave us for our 15th anniversary as pastors and 25th wedding anniversary. It was a “there and back” trip that was all too quick, and beyond imagination for us. We are so immensely grateful to everyone who gave so much to treat Terri and I to such a wonderful…
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Joy in the Church
Lord, give more joy to your church…Without the church, the whole world is joyless and miserable, and there is no end to hunger and thirst. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer (@DailyBonhoeffer) February 27, 2013
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The One Who Walks Among Us
This is “Revelation Week” at our church. We are finishing up our summer reading, “Eat This Book,” and we finish with THE END… or is it THE BEGINNING? It is the revelation of Jesus Christ, not a revelation of “the end of the world as we know it.” This is a letter of love from the Savior to his Church. The…
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We May Just Be On to Something…
Our first Sunday in our journey of “Eat This Book” where we weren’t out at the lake for a baptism, and it appears we may be onto something. The “sermon” time was our church this morning was by… everyone. Our goal each week is to read through assigned New Testament books. This week was Acts and 1-2 Thessalonians. To start the…
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What Role DOES the Church Play?
I find it so incredibly interesting that when a thought comes through my mind and I begin to work it over, I find an article that seems to speak directly to it. Just the other day there was this thought: “What role DOES the Church play in this world? Are we really better off looking for a ‘Christian’ culture? SHOULD…
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Eternal Optimism
David Brooks in this New York Times column unleashes some incredible optimism. It was overwhelming. To have such an optimistic piece after a couple of years of bad news piling on was almost too much. I had to take it in small doses! But I needed that article. The Church needs an article like that. Lately I have been reading…
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Influence
One thing that simply cannot be underestimated in our lives is the influence of others. People only WE may know, but can change the course of our lives. They won’t make the cover of Time magazine, or be on American Idol or Oprah. They simply lived life and you were better because of them. The world will never hear of…
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