Month: July 2010
Terri and Marcia in Haiti
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As some of you know, Shelley and I do life together with three other couples. One of the things we do together is help provide a home for six wonderful girls in Haiti. Two from…
Missional Small Groups (A Book Review)
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After 18 years of pastoring a rather large American church, I would have to say that the second hardest challenge our leadership team has faced as we have labored to make disciples of weekend church…
A Report, An FYI and A Chuckle
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Report: I had the privilege of preaching and teaching at Crossroads Community Church in Cincinnati this last weekend. You can find my message on the Kingdom at http://www.crossroads.net/my/media/playVideo.php?idMedia=1142. (Sorry, but Terri Churchill usually edits my…
Lies My Teacher Told Me
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We all know that President Jefferson doubled the size of the United States by buying Louisiana from France in 1803, right? It never occurred to me, until this morning, to wonder how France got the…
Patriotism and Idolatry
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For those who may be interested, Relevant Magazine published an essay I wrote entitled “For (Too Much) Love of Country.” You can read it here. And thanks for all the affirming tweets you’ve been sending…
Venerating the 4th of July
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Hello blogging buds, I hope you’re all enjoying your summer. For those who may be interested, I wrote a very patriotic essay on venerating the fourth of July for the on-line magazine Q. You can…