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There are some dangers for the soul of a community surrounding Easter time. And the soul of a pastor, I think. I want us to be careful of how we think, talk and act around times like this weekend. Remember,…

From Jan 2006: So the last post about the church giving away the house has me thinking a few things. First, while I’m sure many people reading this understand what I mean when I say “attractional” church, but many might…

The amount I allow low-attendance Sundays to mess with me is truly obscene. It rattles me. No, it more than rattles me. It gets inside me and careens around in my skull, each richochet taking out just a little bit…

Warning: Rambling solipcistic post ahead! Be warned… We’re 3 years on in our church planting journey, and in a concerted effort to become less-curmudgeonly and actively stave off becoming a grumpy old man (hey, I turn 38 this year!) I’ve…

I wrote earlier this week that maybe my brain was trying to get me to quit. On second thought, maybe my brain is just trying to save me… My heart is broken for a church-planter friend of mine who finds…

Ahh. The book of James. Need to get worked over a bit? Set sail as a community through James. I’ve been amazed at how one by one, I have struggled with each issue James deals with, almost in sync as…

I want to thank everyone who has participated in the comments in yesterday’s blog post-even those who (strongly!) disagreed with me. Pretty amazing thread of comments. Please understand that when I push back, it’s not personal… I feel strongly about…

Speaking of lessons, I learned one recently… not a big one, but still. And I need to blog it before I forget it Over the last few weeks, I had let some news that needed to be shared with…

When I preach well, it’s easy to say “It’s not about me.” When I preach poorly, I quickly and painfully realize how little I truly believe that. And I need to realize how little I truly believe that. When I…

It’s been a while since I wrote on this… And much of what preaching with dialogue is can really be inferred from my post on what it is not. But let’s think for a bit on what preaching with dialogue…