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Ordinary Time

I had the privilege to speak at REUNION this past Sunday on Luke 9:28-50. A lot is going on in the text, but I stumbled across something new (to me) in the process of preparing. In the Catholic Church...

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5 Links…

Grant on baseball movies and why the problem with Moneyball is me, not the movie Nick Kristoff on the importance of parenthood in the eradication of poverty Shane Hipps on Rob Bell’s departure from...

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Resurrection (Thoughts on Teaching and 35 Weeks of Luke)

This past Sunday our church partner, [REUNION], wrapped up a 35 week series on the book of Luke. It was long, but fruitful journey. I had the privilege of teaching 5 or 6 of those weeks. Most recently,...

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Weddings and Other Updates

A couple of quick updates: I’ll have more to say about this later in the week, but I got to speak yesterday at REUNION on grief. Fun topic! Amy and I shared part of our story of the last year…it was...

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Call Me, Maybe and Some Thoughts on Minimalism

There’s a popular pop song at the moment titled “Call Me, Maybe” (if you want to see an incredible version of the song, CLICK HERE). When it comes on the car I don’t change the channel (it is rather...

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Surrender, Stress, Redemption, and, of course, the Giants

Jon Acuff has some excellent words on surrender and “unlearning” God The Facebook generation still reads…a lot Scot McKnight and the stress of ministry Stan Bunger on Redemption stories and the Giants...

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Humbling

If there is one thing I’ve learned in ministry so far it is this: don’t go into ministry expecting your ego to get pumped up. Ministry is incredibly humbling. Sure there are those few who write some...

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Books, Music, Fatigue, Worship, and Why You Should Peak at 65

Expressing yourself through books Sufjan Stevens and the ongoing tensions of “Christian” music Fatigue is your enemy Why you should peak at 65 My thoughts on Worship/Advent Conspiracy from this past...

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Provocative Quotes and Links

“California is America on Fast-Forward” “The Failure of DIY Spirituality” “Heathens are Beating CRU at Their Own Game” “Stuff Christian College Kids DON’T Like” “Jonah: A Gospel for Rebels/Teaching”

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Jonah, Links, etc

Lots of good feedback from my teaching on Jonah. You can listen to Jonah 2 here and Jonah 3 here. Sojourn staff is almost done blogging through the Psalms…catch up, or check it out here. The dark side...

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