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The curse of pursuing individuality … avoiding formative relationships …

A retiring school Superintendent once told me, "You cannot overcome heredity and environment." He expressed frustration in attempting to work with young people whose parents and social context distracted them from learning. How could educators expect to impact students who spend more time in adverse conditions? Countless parents asserted … Continue reading

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Stetzer, Stetzerification and the SBC …

Pic0038A commenter on my brother’s blog suggested his mention of Ed Stetzer would give a nice bump to his site traffic. We recently joked with Ed about this blogworld phenomenon. Could be the reason I titled this post as I did. 🙂 You should read Paul’s two posts on … Continue reading

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Why Lent? … from my recent newsletter article …

Over the past five or six years we (many in our congregation) have observed the Season of Lent. Often I am asked why in a Baptist Church, and in particular a Southern Baptist Church. This is not a highly polemical piece. It is an attempt to see the Season … Continue reading

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Ratifying beliefs … Confronted by Jesus …

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Achievers face the tyranny of accomplishment. Precision and speed often mean missing the impact of content. Dr. Pretlove may have hinted at this with me when he told me, "Some people go to church just so they can go home again." Failure to engage the content of a worthy … Continue reading

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Complicitly unholy … When the Critique Comes Home to Roost …

Chucks_roost Fresh eggs. Nothing quite like them. A few weeks ago Micah gave us a dozen fresh eggs from the farm in Amber. Delicious. I asked Micah about the trials and errors of raising laying hens. He really suggested a good fence, a sturdy house and to be prepared to … Continue reading

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