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“Incarnation is more than a theological word.” – Dallas Willard

Dallas Willard challenges pastors, and all Christians, to see our love for God as the means that funds our love for others, especially our neighbors. I am glad technology allows the preservation of these memorable moments.

I met Frank Viola in the fall of 2007, in the Bahamas. Since that time I have followed his writing, though not reading every book. Today I purchased a Kindle copy of God's Favorite Place on Earth. Why[more]
The Tsarnaevs’ uncle exclaimed in an interview that someone radicalized his nephews. It is now common to describe ratcheting up the depth of personal convictions influenced by another as radicalizat[more]
Howard Fineman’s article in the Huffington Post was titled, Running Toward the Screams on Patriot’s Day. He wrote the piece on Monday, just hours after. We now have another day for which we wil[more]
Artists possess an uncanny freedom to call attention to how our beliefs function. Last week's brouhaha over Lifeway's, The Gospel Project, left me convinced there is a lot of battling over territory t[more]

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Love Re-casts Neighbors, Re-forms Neighborhoods – Dallas Willard

Love Re-casts Neighbors, Re-forms Neighborhoods – Dallas Willard

“Incarnation is more than a theological word.” – Dallas Willard Dallas Willard challenges pastors, and all Christians, to see our love for God as the means that funds our love for others, especially our neighbors. I am glad technology allows the preservation of these memorable moments.Continue Reading

God Has a Favorite Place on Earth? Tell Us About It Frank Viola

God Has a Favorite Place on Earth? Tell Us About It Frank Viola

I met Frank Viola in the fall of 2007, in the Bahamas. Since that time I have followed his writing, though not reading every book. Today I purchased a Kindle copy of God’s Favorite Place on Earth. Why? Maybe it is Frank’s adept marketing. He has proven he knows how to gorilla market. This isContinue Reading

Who Radicalizes You?

Who Radicalizes You?

The Tsarnaevs’ uncle exclaimed in an interview that someone radicalized his nephews. It is now common to describe ratcheting up the depth of personal convictions influenced by another as radicalization. I fear that a good word, radical, suffers the weight of the tragedies in its name. One wonders. Is radicalization the problem or is itContinue Reading

Running To

Running To

Howard Fineman’s article in the Huffington Post was titled, Running Toward the Screams on Patriot’s Day. He wrote the piece on Monday, just hours after. We now have another day for which we will ask each other, “Where were you when?” Not unlike the questions in our recent memory. “Where were you at 9:02 a.m.Continue Reading

Webb and What Matters More

Webb and What Matters More

Artists possess an uncanny freedom to call attention to how our beliefs function. Last week’s brouhaha over Lifeway’s, The Gospel Project, left me convinced there is a lot of battling over territory that in the end does not matter. Marty posted a series on human trafficking that broke my heart and relegated the whole TGPContinue Reading