Not Opposed to Effort: the Second Roadblock to Meaningful Discipleship
(This post is the 3rd blog in a series about the nature of discipleship in our churches today.) In the first post of this series (Read it here)I argued that the American church’s misunderstanding of...
View ArticleNot Opposed to Effort: Solutions for Better Discipleship
(This post is the 4rd blog in a series about the nature of discipleship in our churches today.) In the first post of this series (Read it here)I argued that the American church’s misunderstanding of...
View ArticleNot Opposed to Effort: Solutions for Better Discipleship (part 2!)
(This post is the 5th and final blog in a series about the nature of discipleship in our churches today.) Making disciples is what the Church was made by God to do. In this series I explain why we...
View ArticleWhiteside County, Northern Illinois
At some point, though, I will have THAT conversation. The one about how girls should be avoided and how boys do stupid things and at some point, the conversation will turn toward the physical. My son...
View ArticleUpstate New York
Most people are busy. That's what we say to each other. "Hey, Fred, how are things? Are you keeping busy," asks Barney."Yep, looking forward to a break," says Fred.And they pass each other thinking...
View ArticleGotham City
As long as I can remember, I have been interested in the world of Batman. Since I was pre-kindergarten, I used a towel for a cape and donned a mask and tried to save the city against the likes of the...
View ArticleMercy Hospital
I was born in a hospital with the word ‘mercy’ in the title. My wife and children were born in the same hospital, different than mine, but still it had the word ‘mercy’ in the title. This seems...
View ArticleWhere Power Resides
Washington is broken. Wait….What? When that phrase is uttered, what is meant is that the people elected to office have done a poor job leading. The people “elected to office,” have not performed their...
View ArticleMeeting at the Square
Last month, I found myself standing in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China. The place dripped with historical significance. The place also seemed haunted in a "this isn't the safest place to express...
View ArticleNakedness is not the same as Nudity
"Naked without Shame" This phrase is in the first few pages of the Bible. It's the kind of phrase that makes junior high boys snicker and it's the kind of phrase that makes newly married couples...
View ArticleWhat are Your Ground Rules?
What are your ground rules? Watching the news cycle is increasingly difficult not only because we’ve elevated opinion over fact, but we’ve also allowed vitriol and anger to run unchecked. As a person...
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