Tag: Jesus
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SMALL GROUP FINALE
Last night my small group finished our semester with a cookout (it was a cookout, not a barbeque–barbeque is a technical and specific word that does not apply to just any old thing cooked on a grill) in a local park. The weather was lousily cold and windy but the food was spectacular: Rice Krispy…
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GROWN UP CHURCH–A CRITIQUE OF CHRISTIANITY TODAY’S JUNE COVER STORY
Last night I took advantage of our church’s summer schedule by catching up on some magazine reading. I finished the recent edition of CT (Christianity Today) which features an article about how church culture has become like a giant youth group. The article by Thomas E. Bergler is based upon his new book (aren’t all…
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BOOK REVIEW OF “MOVE”–BUT ONLY THE FIRST PART
I am reading through the new Willow Creek book Move with our ministry staff. Yesterday we had coffee at a local bakery and talked about the first part of the book. It is divided into three sections. [UPDATE–TO check out Pastor Kendall’s take on the same book and the same discussion click to her…
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ALIVE IS FINISHED
Yesterday I finished my ALIVE sermon series that started on Easter. The series was topical as it focused on essential issues in in life. These issues are universal, but the way Christ-follower’s deal with them is unique. In a nutshell, here are the five sermons. #1–ALIVE FAITH–this was the Easter sermon. I decided to preach…