Where did the Christian Mind of Our Culture Go to?

The Kairos Journal has been a tremendous thought provoking online journal for me for about 5 years or so. Today, a brief article appeared on the controversial DSM (The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) that is generally used to diagnose “mental disorder” in the modern world. The article makes it clear  that we … More Where did the Christian Mind of Our Culture Go to?

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Penetrating Post-Christian Communities with the Gospel

A Two Paragraph Parable  Karl was troubled. The medical researcher looked out the window and down into the valley of the mid-sized town he called home. He had only lived there three years, but it had become in every real sense “home.” He loved its climate, its rhythms, and most of all, it’s people. The … More Penetrating Post-Christian Communities with the Gospel

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Post-Christian: America’s Future or Present?

What are ways that you have observed in which America is becoming less Christian or post-Christian as a nation in your life time? Let’s go for bulletized type responses.   Here’s some pretty mundane examples: High School Spring Football practice on Sunday morning. Road races all occur on Sunday mornings The types of salacious ads … More Post-Christian: America’s Future or Present?

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Still More Quotes from Today’s Reading

Quoted in Mancini, Church Unique “Clarity is the preoccupation of the effective leader. If you do nothing else as a leader, be clear.”  Marcus Buckingham, p.51 “When a missional leader talks about the future, it is based on clarity that is past and present and word-and Spirit-dependent.” p. 53 “Followers cannot travel an unmarked path.” … More Still More Quotes from Today’s Reading

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More Quotes from Today’s Reading

“The idea of the missional church as single-handedly captured the imagination of church leaders of all backgrounds and denominations. Take your pick: from the boomer power pastors of suburbia to the preaching punks of ’emergia’ and the collared intellectuals of ‘liturgia,’ everyone wants to be missional.” p. 33 Quoting Darrell Guder, et al from the … More More Quotes from Today’s Reading

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Great Quotes from Today’s Reading

The following come from Will Mancini’s book Church Unique: How Missional Leaders Cast Vision, Capture Culture and Create Movement. “The reality is that most people don’t think; they only rearrange their prejudices.” p. 10 Speaking of how competency in the past limits creative discovery for the future: “It is not uncommon that the most accomplished … More Great Quotes from Today’s Reading

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To My Visitors

More Weekend Musings I am privileged to have you come and visit and interact with the thoughts and community you find here. Many of you have left comments and are following the conversation that ensues. But most people who visit blogs do not leave comments which is fine. But I want to encourage more of … More To My Visitors

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