A Calling?

I have an appreciation for the Missional Church movement. I’m certainly drawn more towards that model of mission than the attractional model, which I feel turns the Church into an ecclesiastical Wal-Mart. For all my appreciation, however, I’ve never jumped in fully with the movement for a variety of reasons. One of the biggest obstacles…

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Oh the Frustration

I have to say that I’m infrequently frustrated with my national denomination. I say “infrequently” because that’s the best way to describe how and when I pay attention to my national denomination at all. Why am I frustrated? I’m frustrated because the level of disconnect from the world of the national denomination and the world…

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My Calling

I think it’s a good thing for folks in general, and pastors in particular, to spend some time re-examining their vocation every now and again. As we grow and, hopefully, mature these times of reflection can lead in our calling down unexpected paths, or on the same old paths with a greater awareness of the…

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Disappointed

Last night I went with one of my neighbors to the new Irish Pub that opened up in town yesterday. We’ve been looking at the renovations to the building for the last 6 months or so, looking forward to the day when it would open. I’m not a bar person, in fact bars depress me,…

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The Ups and Downs of Life

I’ve been quite busy the last couple of weeks, just trying to keep my head above water.  A week of snow days will do that on under “normal” circumstances but the rather large “to do” list, along with the range that list covered, has really kept me treading water.  It’s not been a bad journey,…

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What’s the Buzz?

Yesterday Google unveiled “Google Buzz.”  A simple way to describe it is that Buzz seems to be the illegitimate child of Facebook and Twitter – squatting in your gmail account.  That’s the the simple way to explain it, but it also gives the wrong impression of what Buzz might just be able to do.  Buzz…

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