Meet the Pelican Project
Years ago, I attended a women’s Bible study where the leader would read a few verses, ask us how we felt about what…
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Unburying that one “talent” I stashed
During the U.S. economy’s meltdown in 2008, I got on the phone with the financial advisor (let’s call him Frank for the purposes…
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The 2,500 Year-Old Battle Cry
We all heard the battle cry loud and clear on Saturday, October 27th. “All Jews must die!” the gunman said before he mowed…
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You say ‘Horseface’, and I hear…
…every stick-and-stone word ever flung my way. Yesterday, our Tweeter-in-Chief lobbed one of his never-ending word grenades at a woman with whom he’d…
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Pastor, does your church really need its own church building?
Not long ago, I listened as a pastor laid out his big dreams for a building of its own for his congregation. The…
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Review: Why Can’t We Be Friends?
Man and woman are made in the image of God, so we should long for complementarity in our friendships as we seek God…
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The Questions Few Are Asking
The newest wave of reaction to megachurches was sure to come in the wake of a string of moral failures of both charismatic…
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What’s In The Stack, Summer 2018 Version
Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home. – Anna Quindlen…
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Doctrine? Music? Or Relationships? Why People Stay In A Congregation
I’ve always heard faith in Jesus is about relationship, not religion. The relationship to which this statement refers is having “personal relationship” with…
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