Monthly Archives: June 2009

Eugene Peterson's "ecclesiastical pornography"

Posted on June 30, 2009 by

Eugene Peterson is God’s prophet calling out to American clergy. His book “Under the Unpredictable Plant” is one of his clearest oracles on the subject. I have shopped his term “ecclesiastical pornography” more than once. Here’s the quote: “Parish glamorization … Continue reading →

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Why are pastors so needy?

Posted on June 30, 2009 by

This was from a conversation about pastors from CRC-Voices I have a friend who is a pastor and his father is a doctor. He told his son “I feel sorry for you. I don’t have to be friends with all … Continue reading →

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Twitter Updates for 2009-06-30

Posted on June 30, 2009 by

RT @djchuang: Forbes article : America's Biggest Megachurches: http://u.mavrev.com/el6b # RT @JohnPiper: One of the most important paragraphs I ever read: First paragraph of C. S. Lewis' "The Weight of Glory" http://ow.ly/fNut # RT @ahc: The next church trend is … Continue reading →

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Mark Sanford: This week's case study in theological anthropology

Posted on June 29, 2009 by

The “roundtable” on George Stephanopoulos’ “This week” spent a lot of time on Mark Sanford. The comments we feel most compelled to make regarding this tend to be to share our calculus of moral judgment. One of the interesting takes … Continue reading →

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Twitter Updates for 2009-06-29

Posted on June 29, 2009 by

Why pray the Psalms. Psalm 55. Have you been betrayed? Do you desire evil for those who have wronged you? http://bit.ly/4zTTDK # Powered by Twitter Tools.

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Praying the Psalms: Psalm 55

Posted on June 28, 2009 by

This year at the Sierra Leadership Network we’ve done a lot with the Psalms. I’ve found this to be a helpful thing. One speaker, Tim Brown, the president of Western Seminary in Holland MI noted that our imaginations are too … Continue reading →

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Twitter Updates for 2009-06-28

Posted on June 28, 2009 by

RT @chuckdegroat: RT @sagethefool: Piper & Wright on justification—and what difference it makes http://tinyurl.com/n9xstd # RT @donkee: Freedom to determine our own moral standards is considered a necessity for being fully human in our culture. Tim Keller # Reformed food … Continue reading →

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Twitter Updates for 2009-06-26

Posted on June 26, 2009 by

Salon on the Governor Mark Sanford affair, real, not plastic http://bit.ly/1gA4Ba # American romance and marriage: can't live with it, can't live without it http://bit.ly/JSxi6 # Time: Seeking clarity on hate crime legislation http://bit.ly/n5sbm # NY Times review of The … Continue reading →

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Twitter Updates for 2009-06-25

Posted on June 25, 2009 by

twitter,the internet and social revolutions from PCMAG http://bit.ly/ZTKTr # Salon interviews Robert Wright "The Evolution of God" another "real history" http://bit.ly/CSRig # Powered by Twitter Tools.

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Twitter Updates for 2009-06-24

Posted on June 24, 2009 by

The CRCNA and Belhar: adoption vs. embrace. Does mere adoption honor its authors? http://bit.ly/uNAQ7 # Belhar as signal the CRC is following from the pragmatic (church growth) back to new hot tensions (emergent/Reformed) http://bit.ly/10RZUc # Powered by Twitter Tools.

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