Monthly Archives: January 2011

Personality Disorders in the Church

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

Chuck De Groat of City Church SF is doing a helpful series on “dealing with difficult people” where he gives some thumbnail sketches of some personality disorders and how they impact the church and the pastor. It’s a good read. … Continue reading →

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Choice

Posted on January 20, 2011 by

I am increasingly appreciating Ross Douthat’s work. His piece on January 2 on abortion should not be missed. The paradox of abortion in our culture illuminates the conflict between our deep drive for mastery through volitional agency and the giftness … Continue reading →

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My Hour Has Not Yet Come

Posted on January 20, 2011 by

I love the story of Jesus at Cana and Mary’s request. I haven’t looked at this passage in depth for a while but I read it devotionally this morning. The timing of Jesus’ public ministry I think is mysterious for … Continue reading →

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Learning from David about public grief

Posted on January 15, 2011 by

These are two quotes from Walter Brueggemann from his commentary on Samuel. They refer to David’s song lamenting the death of Saul and Jonathan. I’m thinking about the service in Tucson as I think about his comments. I submit that … Continue reading →

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Polygamy and the Bible

Posted on January 8, 2011 by

Great post by Nathan Bierma on ThinkChristian on the Bible and Polygamy. I was thinking of writing a post about my sermon this week but this provided me a chance to do a comment and a post at the same … Continue reading →

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Telling the Truth in Church

Posted on January 8, 2011 by

The Bill Zeller’s Suicide Note posting on CRC-Voices predictably generated some good discussion. A lot of it centering around the questions “can you tell the truth in church.” This was one of my responses that I wanted to save. There … Continue reading →

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Bill Zeller’s Suicide Note

Posted on January 7, 2011 by

This was sent to me by a friend. It appeared on Gizmodo. In the note Bill Zeller, who I never knew or heard of before I read the note gives permission to republish as long as it is published in … Continue reading →

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City Center vs. Inner City ministry, a few thoughts

Posted on January 6, 2011 by

Had a good time today spending time with some city center ministry guys. My introduction to city center ministry was through Tim Keller’s work at Redeemer Pres. in NYC and part of me immediately fell in love with it when … Continue reading →

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