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Utilizing Church property Before You Share Your Space Dangers of Leasing Your Church Does a church owe income tax? 

NY Times So writing off the West’s challengers as purely atavistic is a good way to misunderstand them — and to miss the persistent features of human nature that they exploit, appeal to and reward. These features include not only … Continue reading →

Michael Gershon on tolerancehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/catholics-contraceptives-and-john-locke/2012/03/15/gIQAb477ES_story.html for community values And the joiners http://www.patrolmag.com/2012/03/22/jonathan-d-fitzgerald/my-generation-is-quitting-church-and-im-considering-membership-or-why-im-not-a-none/http://www.patrolmag.com/2012/03/22/jonathan-d-fitzgerald/my-generation-is-quitting-church-and-im-considering-membership-or-why-im-not-a-none/

Wrote this for CalvininCommon.org in a discussion about Bishop Spong’s complaint about the church looking back to the 1st century all the time. I’m working on my Acts 11 sermon while Bont’s Spong comments rumble around in the background of … Continue reading →

My latest on ThinkChristian.net is “Can Noah’s Ark Still Save” I’m also writing for the CRC Network on the Classical blog.        

Got these from this article in Psychology Today Always lead with questions: How do you think you’re doing? It gives the recipient joint ownership of the problem and helps him feel included, not excluded. Never give criticism unless it’s been … Continue reading →

These are two quotes from Walter Brueggemann from his commentary on Samuel. They refer to David’s song lamenting the death of Saul and Jonathan. I’m thinking about the service in Tucson as I think about his comments. I submit that … Continue reading →

This line caught me: “If only we had some true friends, some who saw us as more than convenient tools for shaping their own desires!” from “The Invisible Man” When I think about the age of decay what grabs me … Continue reading →