Is it Time to “fall into the spokes of the wheel” in America?

November 21, 2013

Friday is for History and Inspiration Every age has its own challenges to faithfulness to the gospel. Most of what inconveniences and discomforts Christians in America does not rise to the level of persecution. But all persecution starts somewhere and that somewhere often involves much smaller compromises and subtle shifts in perspective. Martin Niemöller, a … More Is it Time to “fall into the spokes of the wheel” in America?

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Personal Delusions and Americans

November 18, 2013

Monday Discussion “According to the National Sleep Foundation, 47% of Americans indicate that they meditate or pray before bed.” —-Time Magazine, p. 10, September 30, 2013 Question: Is this a case of the very human tendency of people to overestimating their good behavior? If this is a delusion, what are the effects?

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Extremist; Obama’s Secret Service; Senior Pastor Problem; African American Church Planting;

November 14, 2013

Weekend Links Changes are coming to the BLOG. I am due for a change and the demands of writing and preaching, counseling, leading, and consulting make it impossible to what I have been doing. Sometimes I call the BLOG, “the beast” because it is relentless at feeding time, which happens every 24 hours.  So, the … More Extremist; Obama’s Secret Service; Senior Pastor Problem; African American Church Planting;

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Misinformation is Deadly to Your Church (or Church Plant)

November 13, 2013

Wednesday is for Thinking On Veterans Day I watched a short video about a Japanese attack on an American fleet during World War II.  Seems the Japanese launched 5 kamikaze manned torpedoes at a fleet anchored near Guam. Two detonated on reefs, one was destroyed by a depth charge, one was spotted and rammed by … More Misinformation is Deadly to Your Church (or Church Plant)

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What Do American Christians Misunderstand about Christianity?

November 12, 2013

Why Christianity is Not Understood  Most of my favorite novels are Russian. Dostoevsky, Tolstoy and Solzhenitsyn are among the best. Their spiritual depth and cast of characters, as well as the intricacies of their plot structures and profound insight into human nature, are masterfully timeless. They are also saturated with gospel content and values that … More What Do American Christians Misunderstand about Christianity?

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Dracula and Christ; Political Liberal Converts to Christ; Eric Metaxes; Luther’s 95 Theses; and much more

November 9, 2013

Weekend Links Some of the more interesting links on the radar screen this week. Drove 1,200 miles in the last three days. Tired. Enjoy. Better Interaction with Culture Why Dracula is More than Entertainment  (Eric Metaxes—breakpoint audio) Fox News’ Highly Reluctant Jesus Follower (Testimony of Kirsten Powers from Christianity Today. The gospel’s power to transform … More Dracula and Christ; Political Liberal Converts to Christ; Eric Metaxes; Luther’s 95 Theses; and much more

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