I stumbled back across some notes from a small discussion group I shared in at Glorieta last October. Ivy Beckwith, who recently released Postmodern Children’s Ministry, made reference to some research suggesting about 1% of all children are getting spiritual formation from their parents. Yet, 90% of paretns … Continue reading
Read MoreDenominational Conventions serve different purposes for different people. There are those who attend in order to demonstrate support. Others attend in hopes of a nomination to an office – repeatedly. Nearly everyone attends to renew old friendships. This year was no differrent. I had not seen Randy and share … Continue reading
Read MoreJust finished watching OU dispatch Nebraska. Jason White gave a Heisman like performance. The analysts on FSN should remain on a cable-styled regional telecast. Repeatedly making comments no doubt intended to make a dominant performance interestsing. The cut-aways at half-time and at the end of the game featured even … Continue reading
Read MoreThe use of categories often runs the risk of depersonalizing the very people pitched in thee various categories used. Leonard Sweet offers how one church has handled the traditional penchant to use labels to describe those outside the Church, people of God, community of faith.
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Saint for a Culture of Death? …
The week before Halloween, or Reformation Day as I have referred to it, I was in the DFW airport returning from a meeting at Fuller Seminary. I often pick up a copy of the Dallas Morning News (Saturday, October 30, 2004)- generally dwarfs the Dailing Oklahoman. I found an … Continue reading
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