Intersecting praxis and theory. Recent trends point up the value and need for Church Planting Movements. Ed Stetzer regularly talks about the subject. Often young adults who would like to plant a church and pursue theological education must make a difficult decision. Delay the impulse to plant a … Continue reading
Read MoreHumidity is the order of the day. I can’t see it but I can feel it. The consequences of the high humidity? Sweating tile. That’s right the moist warm air hits the cool tile and it feels like it has rained on the floor. Sometimes I wonder if we … Continue reading
Read MoreUnity or uniformity. My brother Paul listed his status today as, “Suffering posttaxum depression.” We all are united in the experience of taxation. But, we are not taxes uniformly. When we think of unity in terms of following Jesus conflict often arises over uniformity. Yet, the very experience of … Continue reading
Read MoreOn our way home this weekend I picked up a small book. The Introduction was written by now Archbishop Desmond Tutu Emeritus. The title of his introduction is, “I diminish you, I diminish myself.” He wrote with poignant reflection on life before the emerging new South Africa. He shared … Continue reading
Read MoreOppositional thinking often leads us to exclude the very things that might give us life. Evaluating options often leaves us choosing between “this” or “that.” And, when we make our choice we moralize that choice in such a way we assert we made the “right” choice rather than the … Continue reading
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