Stop Being a Friendly Church [mission.hack]
A mission.hack is defined here. We look at mission statements or at mission initiatives and examine different ways of expressing them. Hacking them…if you will. Yesterday, I attended a presentation by...
View ArticleWhat if Starbucks marketed like the Church? [video]
I post a lot of videos. I apologize. But for some reason, I’ve gotten to see a lot of great videos lately. But this one is by far my favorite at the moment. New blog BeyondRelevance.com has a video...
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Your Relationship with God is Misdirected
Quick hit (and trying out this “blogging from google reader” thing)…Professor Richard Beck writes the following great article on what practical ways that Christians might want to start working on if...
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Faking Christianity for Social Acceptance
Via Richard Beck, here’s an interesting social phenomenon: faking being a Christian so Christians don’t ostracize you from your child’s playdates. We are agnostics living deep in the heart of Texas...
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Sinners will be towed [humor]
Picture shot by a friend on Facebook. I mean, I know parking is a problem, but that’s not really welcoming, is it?
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The Pastor No-Tipper: Why Everyday Hospitality Matters
This past week, all over the Internets has been a story on a receipt posted by an Applebees waitress that is pictured above. The diner was part of a large party and per restaurant custom the 18%...
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Hospitality as Powerless Evangelism
Thanks to my BU classmate Jacob Lupfer, I heard a new (to me) story of Jürgen Moltmann, a famous German theologian, whose books have been powerful reads in my past. Here’s the story from The Study of...
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The Spartacus Moment for Christian-Muslim Relations
This blog does not write reactionary pieces to the trending political comments or ridiculous statements made by politicians–especially as we enter an election year. However, one statement has attracted...
View ArticleStop Being a Friendly Church [mission.hack]
A mission.hack is defined here. We look at mission statements or at mission initiatives and examine different ways of expressing them. Hacking them…if you will. Yesterday, I attended a presentation by...
View ArticleWhat if Starbucks marketed like the Church? [video]
I post a lot of videos. I apologize. But for some reason, I’ve gotten to see a lot of great videos lately. But this one is by far my favorite at the moment. New blog BeyondRelevance.com has a video...
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Your Relationship with God is Misdirected
Quick hit (and trying out this “blogging from google reader” thing)…Professor Richard Beck writes the following great article on what practical ways that Christians might want to start working on if...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Faking Christianity for Social Acceptance
Via Richard Beck, here’s an interesting social phenomenon: faking being a Christian so Christians don’t ostracize you from your child’s playdates. We are agnostics living deep in the heart of Texas...
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Sinners will be towed [humor]
Picture shot by a friend on Facebook. I mean, I know parking is a problem, but that’s not really welcoming, is it? Original article: Sinners will be towed [humor].
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The Pastor No-Tipper: Why Everyday Hospitality Matters
This past week, all over the Internets has been a story on a receipt posted by an Applebees waitress that is pictured above. The diner was part of a large party and per restaurant custom the 18%...
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Hospitality as Powerless Evangelism
Thanks to my BU classmate Jacob Lupfer, I heard a new (to me) story of Jürgen Moltmann, a famous German theologian, whose books have been powerful reads in my past. Here’s the story from The Study of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Spartacus Moment for Christian-Muslim Relations
This blog does not write reactionary pieces to the trending political comments or ridiculous statements made by politicians–especially as we enter an election year. However, one statement has attracted...
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Progressives: Love And Affirmation Do Not Absolve You [Guest Post]
The following article is from an LGBTQ United Methodist who is formerly a candidate for ministry, but left that process and her affirming progressive local church. Her story serves as a witness that,...
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I pastor a church near a COVID-19 outbreak. This is what churches can do.
I pastor a church in Seattle, Washington, less than 20 mile drive from a senior care facility in Kirkland where the coronavirus (COVID-19) has claimed a half-dozen lives as of March 3, 2020. There are...
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Why self-care is so disruptive under COVID-19
Every fall, I turn into a bad neighbor. Seattle and its suburbs are hilly, and my house has a higher elevation than my neighbor. From my front yard property line, it quickly drops about three feet to...
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