Many of us who pastor understand the humbling effects of a necessary apology. People who attend our churches expect near perfection when it comes to interpersonal relationships. Some enter relationships with gregarious ease while others engage people a bit more reservedly. The former can come off plastic, the latter … Continue reading
Read MoreThe week before Halloween, or Reformation Day as I have referred to it, I was in the DFW airport returning from a meeting at Fuller Seminary. I often pick up a copy of the Dallas Morning News (Saturday, October 30, 2004)- generally dwarfs the Dailing Oklahoman. I found an … Continue reading
Read MoreReading through some different blogs I came across a post by Doug on whether or not we really can consider ourselves living in a “post-Christian” context. On another blog I read an argument suggesting we are certainly living in a “post-Christian” America.
It may be some time before we … Continue reading
Read More“aintsobad” wittingly or unwittingly describes precisely what we come to when we look deeply into the cultural situtation in our Country. Here is the story …
November 02, 2004
Jeff
The sky darkened and drove a cold wind before the clouds as I eased my rent car onto the … Continue reading
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The Loss of Humanity … Who Will Stand for the Children? …
Baby boom! Our community of faith shares in the blessing of the gift of life. By the end of the day today we will have celebrated the safe arrival of three little ones in the last eight days and four in the last two months. These precious little ones … Continue reading
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