Missional

The day after … Stetzer me one more time … (this really about J.D.) …

Desperate attempts to illicit attention only serve to prop up the idol of self. Our need for approval quickly becomes the insatiable king to which we bow. J.D. Greear gave many a vicarious means to exorcise the demons that keep our praying no deeper than, “God, would you do … Continue reading

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Organic Community (Jospeh R. Myers) … Considering Environmental Shifts

New faces and new places characterized my first trip to Minneapolis a few years ago. I met Joe Myers while attending Soularize. One evening several groups went to dinner. Another couple of people at the table with us – Mark Riddle and Denise VanEck. The ethnic food did not … Continue reading

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Not for Sale … Where is Wilberforce When You Need Him? …

Notforsale
We sat captured by their voices. In what was surely and all Anglo "congregation" we were stirred by the young boys from Zambia. Imagine my disbelief thinking we supported the global slave trade a number of years ago right here in Oklahoma! Yes, David Batstone gave details of the … Continue reading

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Whose feet not to wash? …

38060434_feetSome may be sensitive about their feet. As far back as I can remember my feet often create(d) a degree of ogling. You could quickly associate the thoughts, "Those feet are ugly!" My family will on occasion make a comment. I do not find them so off-putting but then … Continue reading

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Companion … Not Surrogate … A hopeful place …

A number of years ago we dug a flower bed across the front of our property. No small feat when you consider the width of our yard where the bed rests could be nearly 80 feet. I am guessing the area covered by this bed to be in the … Continue reading

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