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Husband, Father of 5, Pastor

The Moral Animal – NYTimes.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/24/opinion/the-moral-animal.html?ref=opinion&_r=0

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A Rubric for Mapping Social, Cultural and Religious Group Taxonomies

Part of negotiating our access to diverse groups, better understanding their positions and anticipating their responses is figuring out how they work. The goal is to create a map to analyze how the group things and where the thinking takes … Continue reading →

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Her-meneutics on Happiness and Anna Karenina

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Why Bother with the Old Testament

Haven’t We Evolved Beyond the Bible? Many people believe the Bible is a liability for Christians and the world. The Bible invites people to give religious sanction violence, prejudice, and tribalism. People should just leave the book behind, like a … Continue reading →

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Natural Marriage

It is interesting how “biology” is the basis here. It doesn’t ask address the question of economic fairness for same sex couples

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Ross Douthat on The God Within

My friend Eric mentioned Douthat’s book “Bad Religion” which I had not finished, and then it got mentioned on the McKnight piece I stumbled upon prompting me to read the chapter. Douthat here sums up the tenets of this faith … Continue reading →

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Dorothy Sayers on the Greatest Drama Ever Staged

Wow, this piece moves heaven and earth.  Read this piece from Dorothy Sayers this morning. It was one of those pieces that when I’m reading it I’m thinking “How could I have been a Christian all these years and never … Continue reading →

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Oswald Sanders on Leadership

“Leaders must draw the best of out of people, and friendship does this far better than prolonged arguments or mere logic.” from J. Oswald Sanders Spiritual Leadership

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Carl Jung Quote on Irritation

“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” Other Jung quotes. 

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Promise and fulfillment

Again from Jesus Creed

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