Paul and I have a running joke with Ed Stetzer who reads my blog – not so much. In the past we have written about the increase in blog hits if we name certain folks. Ed is one of them. Since some may not know he is now blogging, … Continue reading
Read MoreExtremes create certain tensions. Looking for a way between two poles takes work. It is often easier to choose one or the other and live into that extreme. Choosing a third way comes with its own set of tensions. Since I first set up this blog with the title, … Continue reading
Read MoreJune 27, 2007
ST. JOSEPH, MO รข?? On Monday, July 2, 2007, the online conversation
concerning the future of the Southern Baptist Convention will move forward
as a group of prominent bloggers merge their efforts to provide a forum
for ministry ideas, missionary support, church revitalization, and
denominational reform. … Continue reading
Word pictures often provide a speaker with the tools to embed an image in the mind of a hearer. We often use this tool of communication to help the hearer understand a point we believe may well be missed. We may augment these pictures with common phrases intended to … Continue reading
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Shaping worship or being shaped by worship …
Imaginative work means both shaping and being shaped. Creating a bulldozer with Play-Doh requires the imagination to shape the pliable material. Once the piece is complete it shapes the the one who created the work. Thinking about the heavy piece of equipment the image replicates also reminds us of … Continue reading
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