Monthly Archives: February 2007

Seems Carson should read Davis …

Assumptions undermine conversations. In fact many times presuppositions not only inhibit talking with one another, but also bring anything resembling dialogue to a complete halt. I recently sent a letter to our church community suggesting we consider, "Where we are going?" in light of ...

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Justice has come … Jesus has come …

" ... learn to do good, seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause ..." (Is.1:17) Stacy sent a link to this video. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDrsGu33hfc]

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Mentors … Bringing Me To Tears …

Christian ethical development requires mentors to model. Our current church models for developing ethics in our young people is largely accidental. My assertion stems from experiences with adults who grew up in church and how they often mishandle relationships in the context of church. ...

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Season ending evaluation … Starbury’s come through just fine …

Leaving the gym last night after our season ending loss in the tournament Jeremy asked, "How about those Starbury's?" Doubtless I did not put them through the rigors Marbury has or does. Yet, at the end of my first season playing in my Starbury's ...

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Seeing the world in a new way …

How we see the world matters. Apologists point up the competing "worldviews" in an effort to both educate people "in the church" and reason with those "outside the church." A person may register for an academy to help them live out of a ...

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The curse of pursuing individuality … avoiding formative relationships …

A retiring school Superintendent once told me, "You cannot overcome heredity and environment." He expressed frustration in attempting to work with young people whose parents and social context distracted them from learning. How could educators expect to impact students who spend more time in adverse conditions? Countless parents asserted the teachers failed their children when ...

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Take His place … An Ash Wednesday Reflection …

A church I pastored some years ago thought I came to fill the shoes of the previous pastor. In an awkward moment the church gathered around our family for prayer. One person, who either represented what Marshall Shelley would have termed a "well-intentioned dragon" or my own perception of an "ill-intentioned ner' do well", prayed ...

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Stetzer, Stetzerification and the SBC …

A commenter on my brother's blog suggested his mention of Ed Stetzer would give a nice bump to his site traffic. We recently joked with Ed about this blogworld phenomenon. Could be the reason I titled this post as I did. :) You ...

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