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How To Read Blogs
2008-03-27 01:59:00 I read about 70 blogs a day. It takes me about 20 minutes. I do read pretty fast, but the real key is to use a Blog Read er. I hear Google has a reader, but I use Bloglines. It helps me keep track of which blogs I like, and by only going to one website (http://www.bloglines.com/myblogs) ... More About: Blogs
Creating Creationism
2008-03-26 03:41:00 I picked up the April-June 2008 issue of Bibliotheca Sacra today, the theological journal of Dallas Theological Seminary. In it is an article by Dr. Gordon Johnston about the connections between Genesis 1 and Ancient Egyptian Creation Myths. This immediately caught my attention because of some recent events that have occurred in my life in ... More About: Creating , Creationism
Purpose, Mission, Values, Vision, Strategy
2008-03-24 18:11:00 Churches often struggle with knowing what they are supposed to be doing, and how they are supposed to do whatever it is they are supposed to be doing. As I have argued elsewhere, some of this confusion is due to a poor definition of “church.” However, most of the nebulous nature of what the church is ... More About: Church , Strategy , Purpose , Values , Vision
My Easter Shame
2008-03-23 21:07:00 I did something today which I have never done before in my entire life, and I’m pretty ashamed of myself. And on Easter Sunday of all days! I feel so bad, I don’t think I will ever do it again. Maybe. So, I figured “Where better to air my dirty laundry than on a public blog?” What did ... More About: Preaching , Shame
Good Friday Mourning
2008-03-21 17:02:00 I remember when I thought that the most important thing about Good Friday is that it actually happened on a Thursday. Yes, I was one of the freaks of Christianity who got his kicks studying, debating, and teaching the finer points of theology that few people even knew existed, and fewer cared about. (For example, did you know ... More About: Jesus , Life , Mourning
March Madness
2008-03-20 02:15:00 I’m not really a huge Basketball fan. I’m built for it, and my dad was a state champion in high school, but I was never any good at it. I tried playing in Junior High, but wasn’t any good. I tried again as a Sophomore in high school, but when the coach told us that during ... More About: March Madness , March , Madness
Stop Trying to Be Like Jesus
2008-03-19 03:22:00 If there is one thing I have learned in my life as a follower of Jesus is that it is impossible to live like Jesus. I mean, after all, He was God! He lived a perfect life! If He is my standard, I’m throwing in the towel right now. But thankfully, we aren’t called to live like ... More About: Church , Life , Stop
Is Your Church Worse than Porn? (Part 3)
2008-03-17 08:06:00 Here is some random wrap-up stuff which I thought fit this “Is Your Church Worse than Porn” series. First, a movie. Second a comic strip from The ongoing Adventures of the ASBO Jesus. (Subscribe to this comic blog if you don’t already.) Finally, a quote from Vince Antonucci’s new book I Became a Christian and all I got was this ... More About: Life , Part , Part 3
The Parable of the Talents Revisited
2008-03-14 19:51:00 In the past, I have preached, written, and taught that the Parable of the Talents was about using what God has given us so that we can multiply it for Him and therefore, get eternal reward from Him in heaven. I taught that we all need to be like the first servant, or at the ... More About: Bible Study
Is Your Church Worse than Porn? (Part 2)
2008-03-14 02:21:00 Yesterday, I introduced the idea that in some ways, church can be worse than porn. The reason is that while porn causes people to feel inadequate with their sex life, many churches cause people to feel inadequate about their spiritual life. Both are presenting a fantasy that does not match reality. Today, (with a head nod to Jeff Foxworthy) I want to ... More About: Church , Part
Is Your Church Worse than Porn?
2008-03-12 18:43:00 I watched a debate last week between porn king Ron Jeremy, and porn pastor Craig Gross. Apparently, the two are traveling around to college campuses and debating the pros and cons of porn. I love what Craig is doing at XXX Church , and his book The Gutter is one of the best books I have ever read. So I ...
Exposed!
2008-03-10 16:23:00 I’m attending a church planting conference on April 24-27 called Exposed, and I’m looking forward to it more than any other church planting conference I’ve been to. Here’s why: First, they are limiting attendance to only 20-30. I’ve been to many church planting and church growth conferences over the years, and though it is exciting to be part ...
Pagan Christianity
2008-03-07 04:49:00 I finished reading Pagan Christianity today and I mourn for what this book could have been. The basic argument of the book is that most of what the church does today was borrowed from paganism. Things like buildings, the order of worship, the sermon, the pastor, tithing and clergy salaries, baptism and the Lord’s Supper all have ... More About: Church , Theology
Attending the Church that God Does
2008-03-04 06:14:00 When I pastored in Montana, a man who had attended our church for years stopped coming. He came by to let me know why (which I respected greatly, since most people just disappear and then get upset when the pastor doesn’t call them to find out why they haven’t been attending). He said that the reason he wasn’t going ... More About: Church , Theology , The Church
Pussycat Preachers
2008-03-03 17:16:00 I read about this on Vince Antonucci’s site, which he gleaned from the MMI Weblog. When young pastor Matt Brown announced he was supporting a ministry for women in the sex industry led by an x-stripper, he was expecting applause. Instead, he got cold stares and an e-mail inbox filled with angry letters. At issue was ... More About: Church , Pussycat , Preachers
My Life Prayer - Part 2
2008-02-28 02:24:00 Yesterday I introduced you to my “life prayer.” After I wrote that post, I went and read the other blogs that I read (68 of them), and found another prayer that I want to start praying daily. It comes from my church planting coach who doesn’t know me: Vince Antonucci. (I’m coached by reading his ... More About: Life , My Life , Prayer , Part
My Life Prayer
2008-02-26 18:16:00 Yesterday I made a post about how God is a stripper, meaning that He strips things out of our life to make us more usable for Him. I’ve been going through some trying times in my life recently, and amidst all of the frustration and questions of “Why, God?” it was as if God said to me, “Jeremy, it’s because ... More About: Life , My Life , Prayer
God is a Stripper
2008-02-25 18:05:00 God is a stripper. No, not that kind. (Though if you believe Jesus, strippers are probably closer to the Kingdom of God than many religious people - Matt 21:31.) When I say “God is a stripper” I am reminded of a “looking for work” advertisement I saw in the newspaper a few years ago. At the top ... More About: Life , Stripper
Listening to Squirrel Holes
2008-02-22 18:50:00 For the past six weeks, I’ve had an all-out war with a family of squirrels. Sometime last fall, or over the winter, they decided to make our home their home. We certainly enjoy opening our home for guests, but a squirrel family, though cute, are unwelcome guests. When I first discovered the holes they were chewing ... More About: Life , Listening , Holes , Squirrel
Church Planting Demographics You Won?t Find Anywhere Else
2008-02-22 00:55:00 When going into church planting, planters are advised to look up the demographics of the place they are thinking of planting in. Today, I found a site with a special set of demographics you won’t find anywhere else. If you want to reach into the guttes of life and find a place that needs the Gospel, a ... More About: Church , Find , Demographics , Planting
I?m So Excited
2008-02-20 06:02:00 I’m a bookoholic. I am always reading at least ten books at once, and I have made a little rule with myself that I can’t buy another book until I’ve read half a book. Yes, my rule allows me to buy two books for every one I read. I don’t see a problem there, but I’m still in denial. Anyway, I’ve ... More About: Christians
The 72 Church
2008-02-20 03:52:00 David Murrow is one of my favorite authors. Not only that, he is a creative thinker about how to reach one of the hardest segments of our culture–men. Here is what he wrote about a new paradigm for church planting that he has been rolling around in his head. I think he is on to something here ... More About: Church , Mission
The Atheist-Sensitive Church
2008-02-18 18:32:00 I finished reading Jim & Casper Go to Church by Jim Henderson and Matt Casper over the weekend. Not only did I thoroughly enjoy the book, but I also appreciate the various blogs managed by Helen (see chapter 5 in the book) over at Off The Map. Go check them out. The two main things I took away ... More About: Atheist , Sensitive
Unexamined Faith
2008-02-15 17:44:00 It has been said that the unexamined life is not worth living. In a similar way, I believe that the unexamined faith is not worth believing. Truth, in my opinion, can stand up to any and every question. I believe that if a person believes something, and is afraid or scared of questions which challenge that belief, ... More About: Faith
Manly Valentines Day Gifts
2008-02-14 18:20:00 Ever wonder what a woman can get for a man on Valentine’s Day? The stores are full of things men can get a woman…chocolate, flowers, cards, jewelry…but there is nothing to get for a man. My wife says this is because Valentine’s Day is more for a woman than for a man. Of course, that’s because what a ... More About: Gifts , Valentines Day , Valentines , Manly
Pray Less
2008-02-14 02:17:00 At the GlocalNet Church Planting conference last week, Bob Roberts made the following shocking statement: “I think all Christians need to pray less. Instead, we need to just shut up and play ball.” At first, I was shocked, because we so often hear that we need to pray more, and that the kingdom of God advances on our ... More About: Pray
Start Living Grace
2008-02-13 03:02:00 I am by no means an expert on how to live a life of grace. Up until a few months ago, the entire focus of my life was to read, write, study, teach, and talk about grace. I did a very poor job living it. Yesterday, I suggested that the more a person talks and writes and ... More About: Living , Start , Grace
Stop Talking About Grace
2008-02-12 04:19:00 I had a discussion today with a guy that most Christians love to hate. It was the most refreshing and eye-opening discussions I have ever had. He told me about some of the criticism he gets from Christians, and how he just tries to respond with kindness and love. I have noticed this sort of behavior ... More About: Grace , Talking , Stop
My Wife the Church Planter
2008-02-08 05:54:00 My wife was on the phone tonight with another church planting wife. I overheard some of her discussion, and wow! did I ever marry the right woman! Actually, I got a little humbled. She should be the one planting a church. Of course, since church planting is a family thing, she is. But still, I found myself thinking, ... More About: Church , Wife , The Church
Glocal
More articles from this author:2008-02-08 03:49:00 I’m attending Northwood’s Glocal.net Turbo training conference today and tomorrow. I think Bob Roberts has one of the most profound and yet simple approaches to church planting that exists. Every pastor and church planter should read his books Glocalization and Transformation. Also, he has a new book out called The Multiplying Church , which I haven’t ... More About: Bible Study , Mission 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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