I don’t think anyone with even a nominal appreciation for sanity or safety would offer a rebuttal to the following postulate: for high-stakes professions, particularly for jobs where other...
On Competence
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On the Song of the Sword
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There is nothing wrong with a barbecue, a gun range, a cool beard, or a bench press. Not even close. I like all of these things, to be sure. But I confess that when I see churches hosting...
On Churches Near Me
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I hadn’t done it in about 10 years, but yesterday I did — I spent quite a bit of time taking in the ecclesiological landscape around me in my neck of the woods. I wanted to learn more...
On planting new churches
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My late father was a church planter, both in the United States and in Zambia, Africa. One of the things I most admire about my dad’s church planting and missionary endeavors is that he was a...
On Counterfeits
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In this entry, I’d like to speak about two different kinds of counterfeits. First, I’ll address a counterfeit Christianity, and then we’ll move to discuss a counterfeit God/Christ...
On Extremes & Packed Churches
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Speaking broadly: extremes aren’t generally a good thing. But my, how we humans are attracted to them like moths to a flame, or — more accurately — like flies to rotting meat. I...
On the Gospel
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“This world needs the Gospel.” I’ve uttered that phrase quite a few times over the years while driving or walking or otherwise spending time in my small town. My reasons for saying...
On Work
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Today, both in the secular world and within the church, the idea of hard, constant, difficult, exhausting, gritty work is seen as something to be avoided, or at least meticulously managed and...
On loving Like Jesus
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Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about loving like Jesus. It’s come up in everything from the letter from which I’m preaching on Sunday mornings (Philippians 2 at present) to our...
On The Tragedy In Lewiston
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Just last week, I read about how Maine is second only to one other state (also in New England) in how few murders occur each year. Just last night, I learned of a mass-shooting event in multiple...
