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The Man Who Hated Me in the Coffee Shop
And do you think they’ll line up to thank us when we turn their world upside down? When we exclude all the ways they devise to build their own stairways to heaven and point to the solitary stairway that hung on a cross, do you think they’ll applaud in breathless awe? When our words declare …[ read more ]
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Offending Like Jesus
You and I have grown up in a gentle season of faith-sharing. Friendship evangelism. Seeker-friendly services. Love wins. We’re all going to be just fine. And, while I’m glad not to have experienced weekly fire and brimstone sermons, each generation gets a little something right and a lot of something wrong. Which is why it’s …[ read more ]
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One Important Fact that is Simultaneously True and Insignificant
Absolutely no one is listening. I know you’ve noticed. Lots of people talking, shouting, tweeting, blogging, debating, declaring, speeching, preaching, sign-toting, status-updating, well . . . you know. We are a nation of assertive, right-knowing, ground-standing, self-empowered individuals and no one, no one, is going to run our lives. We’re all going to do it …[ read more ]
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Church Bullies and the Sound of People Drowning
The MOST Googled phrase that leads people to my blog is this: “church bullies”. Can you believe that? There are hundreds of people around the world searching the Internet for help recovering from church bullies. Bullying is a violent behavior. Church bullies should be such an oxymoron it should be laughable not searchable on-line! So, …[ read more ]