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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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The Evangelical Brain
Conversations about evangelicalism and intellectualism are decidedly lacking in both. This post is about living with a full brain.
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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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A People’s History it is
In Diana Butler Bass’s new book, the author tackles a worthy endeavor–placing the small voices that helped direct the history of the church into their proper and influential context–is an important and worthy practice for our church. The deft way with which Butler Bass navigates this potentially divisive approach makes this one of the most…
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New Management
The church, like the secular world, has a management problem: we are too focused on maintaining the status quo, that we are failing both our intentions and our desperate desire for maintenance. Perhaps the solution can be found in asking a different question.
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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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Chicken, Egg, or None of the above?
Our habit is to argue over the form and politics of our faith, but, as the question raised by the chicken and the egg might suggest, aren’t we looking in the wrong spot for assurance?
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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…