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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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What I’ve Been Reading Lately

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Hope you’re all enjoying a great summer! Well, every couple of months I share with folks what I’ve been reading (because I get asked a lot). So, for what its worth, here’s my annotated book…

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NDY Changing the World — One Party at a Time

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Want to know how to raise money to help a lot of kids in Haiti? Here’s how. It’s true Bono never showed up (given his back problems, we shall not judge him). But the good…

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NDY Gig/ Fund-Raiser This Friday!

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About four years ago I and the other three guys in my small group decided to dust off our old and rarely used instruments and have a little jam session in my basement. We had…

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The Naked Anabaptist

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About two months ago I intended to tell you about a newly released book that I had the privilege of writing the forward to. For reasons I don’t recall, I forgot to do this. (You’re…

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Jesus Manifesto — A Marvelous Christocentric Book!

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Heh folks, If you know anything at all about my theology, you know that I’m deeply committed to remaining centered on Christ. My conviction is that everything – and I mean everything — we think…

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Lost — Now Found (a review of the series finale)

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Spoiler alert: If you haven’t watched the finale of the television series “Lost” but plan to, stop reading this blog NOW! Also, if you haven’t followed this show and don’t plan to, you may as…

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Present Perfect Blog Tour

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For all who may be  interested, here are some blogs that discuss Present Perfect: Finding God in the Now. Feel free to post comments on blogs that allow for it or (better yet) if you…

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A Great Weekend at “The Meeting House”

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Hi folks, Just got back from an incredible weekend up in Toronto at The Meeting House where I was asked to deliver a message on how to reconcile the warrior portrait of God in the…

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Presentation of Book Outline

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I’ve been in a pretty intense manic-obsessive state the last few weeks, which is why I haven’t been blogging much. Mostly I’m obsessed with reading and writing for my book on Old Testament violence. I…

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URI Inauguration of David M. Dooley -Greg’s Speech: 4/8/10

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Watch Greg’s Speech at the Inauguration of David M. Dooley at the University of Rhode Island.

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Present Perfect is Here (and Now)

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FYI, my most recent book Present Perfect: Finding God in the Now, has hit the bookstores. Present Perfect integrates insights from Brother Lawrence, Frank Laubach and Jean P. De Caussade into essays that attempt to…

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An Interesting and Fun Time at URI

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As many of you know, last week I had the honor of giving a speech for the inauguration of David Dooley as the President of the University of Rhode Island. There was a good bit…

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Want to Hear My Inauguration Speech?

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Heh folks, As I mentioned in my previous blog, I have the high honor of speaking at the inauguration of David Dooley at the University of Rhode Island this Thursday. Well, I’ve been informed that…

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A Little Controversy at a Presidential Inauguration

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I am honored to have been asked by David Dooley to speak next week at his inauguration as President of the University of Rhode Island. President Dooley is familiar with some of my works and…

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Ezekiel 20:25-26 and the Condescending God

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Ezekiel 20:25-26 is a rather puzzling verse. Because Israel would not obey the Lord, he says…. “I gave them other statutes that were not good and laws through which they could not live; I defiled…

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