I read the this comment by Patrick Lynch over at Internet Monk. It’s profound and sad at the same time. Evangelical culture won’t change – it’s profitable. It’s just eventually going to go out of business. It’s cynical, profound, and I wish I would have thought to say it. It also makes me want to…
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OK, here’s an example why I want the culture war to end…
Folks, this video from CNN (which I’d love to embed, are you listening wordpress.com?) is a great example of why the culture war needs to end. Two points: President-Elect Obama might not be Christian according to this pastor – but neither can you even remotely make the case from President-Elect Obama’s own words that he…
Worship as God’s Story
I just finished Rober Webber’s The Divine Embrace. I highly recommend it to any and all who wonder about the nature of Christian worship and why “nothing seems to happen” on Sundays when Christians gather. Here’s a quote that really drives home a lot of what I’ve been trying to accomplish as a pastor, with…
Making the Story “Relevant”
Here’s a good question posed in a recent comment by Mel: …how can we make story – even one that isn’t always “factual” (aka not like a newspaper or history book) that was lived out by a people that are removed from us in every way be ours? This is the The Million Dollar question. …
Change of Gears – Or, “What I did with my week”
I inadvertantly took the week off of blogging. I just couldn’t find the time to sit down and pound out any thoughts I thoughts. I had some ideas, but oh well. Part of the problem was the fact that by Wednesday the Holy Spirit had changed my plans for preaching and sent me on a…
Meeting tomorrow…
Tomorrow we have our annual budget meeting at church. It’s really one of the few things left at Central that I dread going to – it amazes me how many people will shrug off opportunities for discipleship, worship, and service but will show up with guns blazing to talk about money. It really reveals where…
