Wish He’d Write More
Paul offers good questions under the title, Obscuring Reality.
Stop over and leave a comment or two. Maybe we can coax him out of his self-imposed minimialist posting.… Continue reading
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Davis Waxes on “Free Church”
Rick has moved some of his non-fiction writing to his blog Pastor’s Pal. He is writing fiction over at aintsobad. His recent post at Pastor’s Pal is no fiction and not for the faint of church polity. For those of you prone to think of freedom who … Continue reading
Read MoreThe Dangers of Celebrity Culture – Subtleties for the Church
I like Leonard Pitts Jr. The Oklahoman carries a piece by him every once in a while. I include his articles in my Bloglines subscriptions.
Pitts, in a recent piece, cites the interesting conflation of the celebrity and the notorious. The impetus for his ruminations – Milorad ”Rod” … Continue reading
Read MoreReversing Trends … “You give the groceries away church!”
This morning I read Ed Stetzer’s recent post. How any pastor would not pop over to read what someone else thought to be the greatest sin in “our” church would puzzle me. Way to drive traffic to the site Ed! (He types knowing that to mention Ed Stetzer… Continue reading
Read MoreCreativity and Church … “Utopia Joe”
Oppositional thinking often leads us to exclude the very things that might give us life. Evaluating options often leaves us choosing between “this” or “that.” And, when we make our choice we moralize that choice in such a way we assert we made the “right” choice rather than the … Continue reading
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