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Changing the Church is Like Changing Diapers
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3 min read
For many, the idea of change in the church is like being asked to change diapers. It is…unpleasant. They are messy, stinky, and unpredictable. Sometimes the odor is unbearable. And sometimes the entire exercise gets you covered in it. Not to mention the times in which the baby pees directly on you! Even those that…
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Using My Time’s Gonna Cost Ya’!
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3 min read
Yesterday I wrote that when we claim we don’t have enough time for church, it is really code for “I don’t want to”. Today I’ll say that living in the U.S. right now is like living in a time-sucking vortex of anxiety and despair. Or maybe that’s just what it feels like when I get 30 minutes…
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Not Enough Time
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2 min read
In church, we make the excuse that we don’t have enough time, but what we really mean is, “I don’t want to.” I don’t want to volunteer or I don’t want to miss my son’s soccer game or I don’t want to put one more thing on my plate. I don’t want to contribute. I…
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You Will Click This Link
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1 min read
I’m sorry. You don’t really have a choice. You may try to avoid clicking on the link below, but your resistence is futile. You’ve already lost. Seriously. Do it already. They Might Be Giants cover Tubthumping I do have only one question: why even resist? Seriously the best thing you saw today. You are welcome.
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The Slave Is Neither Wicked Nor Lazy
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1 min read
Proper 28A, Matthew 25:14-30 This passage is known as the Parable of the Talents. Which is unfortunate, since it sometimes gives us the wrong idea. We think that it has something to do with investing our talents and treasure in the Kingdom of God. That’s what we normally preach. And we’d be wrong. We also preach…
Make a New Normal
