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It sounds so basic, doesn’t it? After the drama of those mountains and valleys between Advent through Pentecost, “Ordinary Time” sounds like a long, dreary drive across North Dakota. Those of us in congregations not using the church calendar are familiar…
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The Successor To WWJD
The quintessential 90’s Christian accessories, the WWJD bracelet, T-shirt, Bible cover, bumper sticker (and today, an app) were all derived from the 1896 book penned by Charles Sheldon entitled In His Steps: What Would Jesus Do? The titular question got…
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At The Intersection Of Time & Eternity: Pentecost
He told them to wait. Wait for who? Every time I read the account of the first Pentecost, I’m struck by the fact that Jesus’ followers had no clear picture of exactly who or what they were waiting for. But…
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In Search Of Mercy
Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men–robbers, evildoers, adulterers–or even…
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Post-Church Church Leaders: Now What?
What do these people have in common? The single woman in her mid-thirties with $40,000 worth of seminary debt now working as an office manager for a software vendor. The former youth pastor now installing replacement windows for a home-improvement…
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Welcome To Zebra World!
“When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses not zebras.” – Attributed to Dr. Theodore Woodward A doctor gave this bit of homespun advice to a a group of medical students as a way of telling them to focus on the…