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8 Things the church could learn about itself from the NFL Draft
I love the NFL Draft. Anyone that has been around me in March and April over the last few years knows that I get pumped for this crazy ritual. I record the whole thing, try to follow along and keep track of where players go. I get into the lives of these guys and what…
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simplicity
Through Lent, St. Paul’s is holding a Lenten Program about Simplicity. The concept, as I see it, being this: We have complicated lives and live in a complex world, but it need not be so. This complexity separates us from one another and from God. To achieve balance in our lives, we must remove what…
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“Lost” and faith
Belief and parable make “Lost” a unique and singularly spiritual show without peer. Inspired by an article by Peter Carey, I explore the profound that is woven into the fabric of the show.
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Starbucks: Christian Style
Here’s a new video by Richard Reising. What are we communicating on a Sunday morning–let alone a Tuesday afternoon? Why should your church get a free pass from healthy critical analysis?
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Just dance
You have to admit it: Ellen DeGeneres is the epitome of honesty. Comedian, yes. Talk show host, yes. And yet, she’s honest. There is no character, nothing objectionable, and absolutely nothing fake. If you haven’t seen her commencement speech, you need to. It’s about 10 and a half minutes and it’s great. You can watch…
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Why shrinking is a good thing
Our constant pursuit of “bigger” isn’t always better. As this story shows, better often comes from getting smaller.
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12 things the Church can do to save itself
There are so many things that we do–right and wrong. Most of them go unexamined. The following list of twelve things is intended to shed a light on how we actually behave, and hopefully, reveal ways to make worthwhile changes. 12. be as we say The cliché is to not only talk the talk but…