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No Solo Journey

Posted in Community, Leadership, Motivational on November 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

“We are not on a solo journey.  We are on a journey of souls in relationship with one another.” LaPinsky Phillips I have talked about LaPinsky before.  He is one of the most profound thinkers I know personally.  I love being around him and every time I am, I come away a better person.  This [...]

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Does Your Faith Own You?

Posted in Formation, Motivational on November 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Part 2 Yesterday, we talked about owning our own faith and the importance of wrestling with Jesus’ teachings for ourselves and not just taking what we are told at face value.  Today I want to take that thought to the next level. Once we own our own faith – truly internalizing the truth of Jesus’ [...]

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Do You Own Your Faith?

Posted in Formation, Motivational on November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Part 1 (2 will come tomorrow) Last night I had the opportunity to teach a New Testament Survey class at our local Junior College.  I had a blast.  We discussed an overview of a couple of New Testament books and some other things as well.  But one of the questions I asked the students last [...]

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Prayer in a Taxi

Posted in Community, Grace, Missions on November 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »

It was a short 10 minute taxi ride from the hotel to the San Diego airport on Sunday.  It was early and I was more than ready to be home.  But I felt compelled to get to know the driver.  So I asked him how long he had been in the beautiful city of San [...]

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Commitment That Costs

Posted in Church, Family, Formation on November 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Wednesday I had the privilege of sharing a devotion with the Board of Directors for an association to which I belong and I thought it appropriate to share my thoughts here as well.  So, to fellow board members who might be reading today, please forgive me for the repeat. As I read Luke 14, I [...]

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Stranded On An Island With a Bible

Posted in Church, Formation, Leadership on November 5, 2009 | 4 Comments »

What if you were stranded as a child on a desolate island with only the Bible to read?  Now imagine that after 20 years you were rescued from the island and you found your way into your church.  Would what you had come to believe from the Bible be consistent with what you experience in [...]

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A Triangle Has Three Sides

Posted in Church, Community, Formation, Missions on November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I just finished Brian McLaren’s book, Finding Our Way Again: The Return of the  Ancient Practices.  I have read other works by McLaren and have never been disappointed in what he says or the impact of what his words have on my spiritual walk.  I encourage you to look into his books. This particular book is [...]

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Just Have Fun

Posted in Family, Humor, Motivational on November 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I was reading over some notes I took from a seminar this past summer with Ruth Haley Barton and I began to have ideas for a blog post dealing with what she said.  But for some reason, as I meditated on how to put my thoughts into words, it dawned on me – most of [...]

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Your Own Personal Jesus

Posted in Formation, Grace on November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I am going to show my age and my eclectic music tastes here but I was listening to an old song from Depeche Mode today titled “Personal Jesus.”  Depeche Mode is far from a Christian group, but the song has a distinct Christian message.  It starts by telling us to “Reach out and touch faith.” [...]

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