Tagged: Church

Upward > Inward > Outward

All good visionary organizations have not only a vision statement, mission statement, and value statement, they also have a motto that encapsulates them all in a memorable, pithy statement. This past weekend at the Exponential West conference at Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church in Irvine, CA,...

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Dreaming of a different kind of church experience

So, I went on my lunchtime walk today and had a ‘conversation with God.’ Do you ever wonder if such conversations are possible, or even if they are, how you can tell them from just conversations you are having with your self, perhaps your higher...

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What spiriutal harshness says about us

My brother’s old church actually preached harshly against gays, and the pastor used some unkind epithets.  He asked me about it, and this is my response. And even though I have never disobeyed any of these principles in the pulpit, I have here on this...

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A Culture of Criticism

Yesterday I had lunch with NeoFundamentalist, who is actually a pastor here in my area.  We talked about the history of fundamentalism and evangelicalism, modernism, and the mistakes made in each camp.  Discussion also turned to how to fix these doctrinal and practical mistakes, and...

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