Not that I have any real force behind this open letter to every person on the planet, but it’s what’s on my heart today. For so long, those who claim to know and live for God have been such a harmful representation of him (myself included) that many people wrongly dismiss their rightful place as […]
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The Church Is The Fruit, Not The Cause
I’m catching up on listening to some old podcasts while I work today, and just thought I’d take note of (and share here) something that was “just” said on The God Journey podcast. “You get the idea that this didn’t begin with management. It began with life. And that life expanded among a group of […]
It’s Not About Church
It’s about Jesus. That may seem simplistic, but I really believe it’s true. If you’ll permit me… I just need to lay down some thoughts I’ve been working through on this. The Kingdom is not about what we can do (with or without Jesus’ help). Life as a follower of Jesus is not about going […]
More Thoughts on The Church
In response to my post “Don’t Go To Church?” I received one comment from a good friend via e-mail. He is a great guy, with a great Jesus-like heart for people, and a humble heart like not many I have seen. I am glad to call him my friend. We have very different backgrounds in […]
Don’t Go To Church?
I know I said I was trying to get away from ending titles with question marks, but perhaps it says something about where I am in life at the moment. Maybe as I begin the trek toward middle age (or, am I already there?) I am beginning to realize I have more questions than answers. […]
I Believe In The Holy Catholic Church…
If you have not heard, the Pope decided recently to pull back the reins a bit on those loosey-goosey Catholics, and get back to the things that really made Catholics, well… Catholic. Not only did he decide to do Mass in Latin once again (I think it’s called the “Tridentine Mass”), now he has said […]
Church Ball
This past week I happened to see a movie called Church Ball come across my NetFlix new release feed. The title alone is pretty funny, but the description was even more intriguing: Fred Willard stars as a bishop intent on pulling together a winning team for his soon-to-disappear church basketball league in this comedy from […]
There’s The Steeple… Here’s The Church – AUDIOBOOK!
I finally have posted the first chapter of the audio version of the book I published last year, There’s The Steeple… Here’s The Church! I may have mentioned this here before, but if I did not, I’m sure I explain it on the page I just linked you to. The plan is to record and […]
The Emerging Church
Have you heard this term? It seems to be cropping up in many circles. I am not certain as to the totality of the meaning that phrase might encompass, but essentially, it seems to be the catch phrase for a new way of “doing church”. It’s not necessarily a generational thing, though it does seem […]
Going To Church on Christmas Day?
Have you heard this hullabaloo? Until recently, I had no idea! We are so removed from that scene, that I had no idea people were so up in arms about many “churches” canceling their services for Christmas Day. I had a phone conversation with a worship leader from one “church” and then got an email […]