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Husband, Father of 5, Pastor

George Saunders on Kindness

Interesting little graduation speech.  Hope to find time to write some comments.

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Ignatius, the Michael Phelps of Student Ministry :)

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More Millennial: What we want when we want church

from bookworm beauty She liked the worship and the band had issues with the pastor’s insensitivity to depression felt very uncomfortable with enforced hugging at mutual greeting time Correspondence with the church over her concerns did not go well. (Note … Continue reading →

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Doing It Wrong

Love it    

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Don Elium on How To Complain Better

Link Start with “I” not “you” Keep it about the behavior, not the person. Focus on how your partner can succeed. Avoid attitude.  Complaint vs. Criticism

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Presuming Our Moral Compass is Accurate In A Skeptical Age

Skepticism has its place, as the lecture by Dallas Willard “What is Skepticism for?” points out.  Skepticism can also cut us off from all kinds of good including relational goods. Trust and skepticism live in tension. While I was pondering … Continue reading →

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Why We Can See Jesus even in brother-betraying, prostitute-bedding Judah

The Faith Path We Prefer Most religions, churches and or would-be spiritual guides seem to offer a scenario like this: I want to encourage you or convince you to chose to follow our way of thinking, living, believing, etc. If … Continue reading →

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Making Up Our Mind on the God of Lean Years

Why James Upsets Good People It’s not secret that the Epistle of James in the New Testament frustrates and angers many people, including Christians who wouldn’t want to be publicly seen as being “against the Bible”. When some in our … Continue reading →

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Chuck De Groat on the Emotionally and Spiritually Healthy Pastor

from his blog. I’m making this my “Delightful Article of the Month” winner for July (even though it came out Aug 2). Thanks Chuck for doing what you do.

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PCUSA Keeps “In Christ Alone” out of hymnal over “wrath of God”

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