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- why to not build a team like jesus’
There are lots of leadership gurus (especially those influencing western churches) who look to Jesus and try to mill profound leadership truths from his life and ministry. I understand the draw. He only kind of changed history (I mean really…He did!!), and the team he left behind did forge ahead with his message to foster [...]
- post consumer christianity
I have a friend and colleague who recently made the painful but needed decision to bring an end to a ministry program. Then he got an email (well, he got several actually, but this one stands out). The writer told him that she was very saddened by the news and she emphasized the point with [...]
- Do we really believe that people can change?
This week, a conversation with a friend led me to this question: Do we really believe that people can change? Here’s why I ask this question. Several months ago, our local newspaper published this article about a man trying to run for political office. His name was removed from the ballet. The reason? He committed [...]
- clear minded & self-controlled
This morning, I’m killing two birds with one stone. The following entry is something I wrote for a devotional found here. This weekend in our worship services at CFC our teaching will come from 1 Peter. As we prepare for the weekend, consider the following passage which will feature in the message: 1 Peter 4:7-11 [...]
- the delicate balance
I spend a portion of each week teaching & I love it. Last weekend I lead a discussion with a bunch of college-age young adults on a difficult passage of scripture (1 Cor. 11), and afterword I got the following text from one of the participants : “As much as it drives me INSANE, thanks [...]
- dogma, cleaning your plate, & better answers
“That’s how I was raised to believe.” This is a dangerous statement. Sure, the thing you were raised to believe may be right and good, but if you can’t articulate why you agree with that which you were raised to believe, you’re going to be in trouble. My grandmother is convinced that people must clean [...]
- constraint, innovation, & caleb
Here’s something I’ve figured out which has revolutionized my perspective and my work… Constraint and innovation cannot be separated. They must exist together. If you remove constraint, than you lose the ability to innovate. Innovation happens within constraint. Innovation is change, for the better, in something already established. If you are working for an organization [...]
- no maniacal rampage
It’s been kind of an up and down week. Well, for that matter, It’s been an up and down month. Some of it is the time of year (changing seasons always get me as I readjust my routines), some of it is stress, and some of it is just sin. The long and short of [...]
- why I won’t shop at christian bookstores
I need to buy a Bible. I gave my last one away. I’ve tried just using the copies on my phone (BTW, the ESV iphone app is beautiful & the guys at lifechurch.tv have written something awesome as well), but it’s just not the same. I love the paper. I love the low tech feel. [...]
- we’re a disease, not a vaccine
With respect to the movement and action of Jesus followers in the world we find ourselves in, I present the following statement coined by my wonderful wife: “We’re a disease, not a vaccine!” Let me unpack this. A disease spreads. It is contagious. Some (who are infected) have it, and transmit it to those of [...]
