Monthly Archives: June 2008
Evangelism: Good News for the Real World
When a follower of Jesus embraces the “both/and” reality of the Kingdom of God it colors the work of evangelism with bold strokes of color and passion. The revolutionary mission of the church consists of proclaiming the hope of eternal … Continue reading
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The Way the World Is
Living in the tension of “both/and” rather than “either/or” can be quite a challenge. I was raised to think in shades of black and white, rather than gray. Too often I have tried to squeeze the circumstances of life into … Continue reading
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Comfort Zone or Danger Zone?
When things are going your way watch out! You may be living in the danger zone. For many churches and spiritual leaders when we live in comfort we may actually be in more danger than when we live in a … Continue reading
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Lessons from My Dad
Yesterday I celebrated Father’s Day with my four beautiful daughters, and had a brief telephone conversation with my father who is currently in South Carolina. I failed to send him a card due to the fact that with his travel … Continue reading
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Reflections on Southern Baptist Convention (Part Two)
As I navigated this week in Indianapolis I had a number of random thoughts about the convention and its themes. This week had a number of interesting twists and turns. The convention festivities began early Tuesday morning for me with … Continue reading
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Reflections on the Southern Baptist Convention 2008 (part one)
I am writing this blog aboard Southwest Airlines jet somewhere between Kansas City and Denver at a cruising altitude above the clouds. In some ways as I look out the window the perspective of the earth below is quite different … Continue reading
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The Kingdom of God: Institution or Movement?
It is amazing how what you own tends to “own” us. I have found this particularly true over the past twenty-six years as a local church pastor. Often the buildings our churches meet in form and shape us more than … Continue reading
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Waste of Time?
Recently I posted on a “Whole New World” in response I had a rather direct comment from “deaconandusher”. He wrote, “The western church will never be evangelistic to the lost. It’s nothing but another Lion’s Club, Kiwanis Club, Rotary Club…” … Continue reading
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