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Michael Gershon on tolerancehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/catholics-contraceptives-and-john-locke/2012/03/15/gIQAb477ES_story.html for community values And the joiners http://www.patrolmag.com/2012/03/22/jonathan-d-fitzgerald/my-generation-is-quitting-church-and-im-considering-membership-or-why-im-not-a-none/http://www.patrolmag.com/2012/03/22/jonathan-d-fitzgerald/my-generation-is-quitting-church-and-im-considering-membership-or-why-im-not-a-none/

Wrote this for CalvininCommon.org in a discussion about Bishop Spong’s complaint about the church looking back to the 1st century all the time. I’m working on my Acts 11 sermon while Bont’s Spong comments rumble around in the background of … Continue reading →

My latest on ThinkChristian.net is “Can Noah’s Ark Still Save” I’m also writing for the CRC Network on the Classical blog.        

Got these from this article in Psychology Today Always lead with questions: How do you think you’re doing? It gives the recipient joint ownership of the problem and helps him feel included, not excluded. Never give criticism unless it’s been … Continue reading →

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 →

This line caught me: “If only we had some true friends, some who saw us as more than convenient tools for shaping their own desires!” from “The Invisible Man” When I think about the age of decay what grabs me … Continue reading →

Another wonderful post by Vinoth Ramachandra. (Yes, I’m reading through bunch of his posts in one sitting.) To me all of this highlights the enormous challenge of partnerships and the walls that our cultures and contexts create between us as … Continue reading →

Wow. I’m so pleased to find Vinoth Ramachandra’s blog. For me it is such a breath of fresh air! I hosted and helped out a number of such “mission trips” in the Dominican Republic and really resonate with his ideas … Continue reading →

Vinoth Ramachandra has some strong, straight words in terms of the “priority” of proclamation. I see people wobbling on either side, but for Jesus proclamation and “deed” were completely seamless and integrated. His miracles were proclamation. His actions were proclamations. … Continue reading →

Some interesting discussion prompted by Ross Douthat on the gay marriage debate followed by the Patrol blog. Here’s a comment I made there I like to talk about “universal” marriage being a custom held in diverse cultures and times that … Continue reading →