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Monthly Archives: October 2010
Speaking and Helping
Of course, speaking and helping are not mutually exclusive; they just summarize the books I’m reading today. Communicating for a Change by Andy Stanley and Lane Jones fulfills my goal of reading a book on preaching every year. The first … Continue reading
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Successful Small Churches
I recently stumbled on a post one of the blogs I follow — Out of Ur. The post is entitled “Small Churches = Big Impact.” The article interviews Brandon O’Brien about his book, “The Strategically Small Church.” O’Brien’s research confirmed … Continue reading
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More troubles ahead than behind
“I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened.” (Mark Twain) I read this tonight which is interesting since I was thinking early this afternoon about how most of the troubles … Continue reading
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The Power of Listening
I’m thinking about listening to people we’re out of the habit of hearing. And I’m reminded of Gordon MacDonald’s marvelous book, Who Stole My Church: What to Do When the Church You Love Tries to Enter the 21st Century. The … Continue reading
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Working with Young Adults
I’m working on assignment for the Friends Church pastors that reminds me of a common dilemma facing older churches (by “older” I mean more than 10 years old or more). Older churches want to attract younger adults, which is good. … Continue reading
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The Blues, Buddy & Jonah
If you like both the Blues and the Bible (like me) you need to look at this YouTube of Buddy Greene doing Jonah and the whale. If you like this one, check search for his other YouTube videos. BTW, Buddy … Continue reading
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Preaching for the Moment
This morning, I posted to FaceBook my struggle to find old sermon recordings that I want to represent me in my new-job search. Several of my friends responding with wonderfully affirming assessments of my preaching ministry (if you want to … Continue reading
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A Novel Writer
Right now I’m reading Palace Council by Stephen L. Carter. I read Carter’s first book several years because John Grisham recommended it. I was so captivated by the book that I quickly snatched this up from the bookstore when I … Continue reading
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Promise from Day-retreat
“I cry out to God Most High, to God who will fulfill his purpose for me (Psalm 57:2, New Living Translation).” I went into my monthly day-long retreat needing some reassurance that I would ever have a significant assignment in … Continue reading
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Reacting to Postmodernism
I’ve been troubled by two extremes in the Christian response to Postmodernism. The first “response” I encountered twelve years ago seemed to be saying, “People see truth differently now, so we need to change our beliefs to fit into theirs.” … Continue reading
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