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The Default Position is Inertia

23 July 2009 Ministry

The default position must be inertia. If we’re not moving forward, seeking God, seeking Christ, asking him to abide in us, and actively considering what it means to abide in him, then we are moving backward, moving further from him, coming to know him less, perhaps even misunderstanding him.

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7 Jul 2009: John 6:44

7 July 2009 Biblical Studies

As Christians we often put the onus of God’s power on our shoulders without realizing it. We think that it is our job to go out and save the world from all of its evils. I’ve got two things to tell you: (1) We are part of the world’s evil, so good luck saving ourselves, and (2) That’s just not our job.

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5 Jul 2009: John 6:27-33: Bread and Freedom

5 July 2009 Biblical Studies

Today, John 6:27–33 was my charge. This is not an obvious text to be reading on the 4th of July, but it’s the text that came up, and it served admirably as a backdrop for some of the thoughts I’ve been having lately about freedom, democracy, the United States, and Christianity.

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Hearne Summit I

9 March 2009 Biblical Studies

This past weekend, a group of people descended upon a chunk of property owned by Jack & Diana Wisdom, elders at Ecclesia in Houston, in order to talk about the very broad topic of “Christ & Culture” — we narrowed that down to a look at 1 John.

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Why I Hate Church Buildings

26 July 2007 Ministry

Bottom Line (confusing, because it’s at the top): The building I go to most Sundays cost $2 million to build. Now, that’s not an exact figure, but you get the idea. That is a heck of a lot of money, even in the affluent community in which I dwell. That’s 2 million McDonald’s double cheeseburgers [...]

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Christian Life: Experiential vs. Theological

24 July 2007 Ministry

It was recently brought to my attention that a local religious leader (who shall remain quite nameless) disparages certain ministries for putting too much emphasis on the “experiential.” I found this quite curious. In my time as a Christian, I have felt that there is definitely an experiential aspect to this life. In reality, so [...]

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The Summer Slump

18 July 2007 Ministry

The summer slump is on. Recently, I’ve been blogging about numbers in church. By numbers, I mean what a lot of churches seem to really care about: attendance. So many churches are worried about numbers in the summer. Why aren’t there more people here? Well, I’ll be honest. I am worried about numbers too. I [...]

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Not By the Numbers

17 July 2007 Ministry

This post was inspired by a post by Skye Jethani that I drew attention to earlier: The Measure of a Ministry. Check it out! It seems that ever since Jesus said, “Where two or three are gathered in my name…” (Matthew 18:20), we’ve been concerned about numbers. Churches go to crazy lengths to figure out [...]

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A Shocking Defense of the Pope (Don’t Call Him “Intolerant”)

16 July 2007 Ministry

Read the MSNBC Article DISCLAIMER: I have not read the document in question, yet. I hope to get my hands on a copy at some point and give it a thorough perusal. What I Like About the Pope So, in a nutshell, here’s the story. Pope Benedict XVI has approved a document, which was produced [...]

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The Assembling of the Church: Local Church in Scripture…

12 July 2007 Ministry

The Assembling of the Church: Local Church in Scripture… As usual, Alan Knox of The Assembling of the Church has whet my appetite. In this post, Alan asks a great question about the “local church” and its place in Scripture. I am reminded of some minor qualm I’ve had with my own “local church.” For [...]

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