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Is Church too often like a shell on the beach?
Still thinking about church and how attractive or unattractive it is to so many people. Some have been abused by leaders, others have been bored out of their minds, more than a few have observed the gap between what is said and how Christianity is practiced…. there’s so much negative. Then I pause and wonder…
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Playing with honor
Here’s a link to a cool article in the London Times today about sportsmanship…. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/columnists/matthew_syed/article6465803.ece
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Tennis, Golf, and Church
What an amazing weekend for sports fans! Watching Roger Federer at last winning his Grand Slam at Roland Garros in Paris was thrilling and emotional. Then later the same day Tiger Woods yet again finds the pin (or within a few inches of the 18th hole) with lazer accuracy and another tournament is ‘in the…
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Is there any need for church?
I’ve been musing and pondering about the blessings and curses of technology among Christians. There’s so much to love in terms of media, communication, sharing of information, and generally crossing geographic boundaries easily. I benefit from hearing what others are saying, teaching in various conferences, music and worship from every corner of the globe. Youtube,…
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Father’s Day Article
Thanks for popping in…. I have a new article published in the online magazine for Christian women…. for Father’s Day… Will be writing with two others (Mike Silva and Jim Rubart) on a three month rotation. Check it out under Mail from Mars 🙂 http://www.christianwomenonline.net
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Shopping with Jesus
Buying a Car My relationship with my two daughters over the past 21 years has taught me so much more about intimacy about God the Father – and He is certainly does not resemble my childhood picture at all. Some years ago I was contemplating purchasing a car and was agonizing over whether to buy…
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What if God is not a frog?
What if we dared to be kissed by the frog of our nightmares only to discover the Prince Charming of our dreams standing at the doorway to heaven? And what if he knelt at our feet and the shoe in his hand fitted us perfectly? And as we arose in bewildered response we were transformed…
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He’s nuttin’ like me!
Line them up. Listen to them. It’s quite a chorus! “I don’t think you should send me!” “He’s nobody!” “Do you know what she’s done?” “Marry her?” “Me, pregnant?” “She’s having a baby, and it’s God!” “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son?” “No.”, “Not just that…”, “Why not?” (Moses, David, Rahab, Hosea, Mary, Joseph, people of…
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