I would have enjoyed introducing Lyle to the writing of David Fitch. After all, he did read Mark Noll. And, if he knew that Fitch’s latest book references Noll a bit, I am certain he would be intrigued.
But, the greater teaser would be to tell Lyle that David … Continue reading
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Growing up we all heard the limerick, “Sticks and stones may break your bones but words will never hurt you.” I am not sure there is not a greater lie foisted on people, especially children. The childhood jingle does more to ignore the ways words used by those around … Continue reading
I imagine a lively discussion with Lyle over Rob Bell’s new book, Love Wins. There is little doubt we would chat about the implications of Rob’s recent round of interviews as we awaited the arrival of the book from Amazon. Like everyone else we would consider his statements … Continue reading
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Love has been in the news. Today we make some news of our own. Twenty-eight years ago to the day, Patty and I stood and expressed our love in two words, “I do.”
These years later we have filled out the meaning of those two words in ways we … Continue reading
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Some friends over at SBC Voices are hosting SBC Blog Madness. I know , some of you think it madness that I even reference the SBC.
Now here’s the deal, though I have recently written a couple of pieces on the SBC in the last month or so, … Continue reading
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