Archive for March, 2010
I was just asked an important question from a bright young pastor: “Why is Easter a week when we would expect that un-churched people would want to come to church?” It is, in fact, a very good question with an answer that is not as easy as you might think. […]
Read More...This week I was reading my Bible alone in a Starbucks and I kept being distracted by an exchange that was taking place at the next table. There was a new Starbucks partner (employee) being trained by a more seasoned worker. Binders were out and conversation was flowing. They were […]
Read More...Seeing the commercials for the ‘return of Jay Leno’ over the last couple of weeks has made me think… Five years ago, NBC announced that half a decade later Conan would sit in Jay’s chair hosting the legacy Tonight Show. At the time I was impressed. Here was a network […]
Read More...You are about to cross over and take possession of that good land. Be careful not to forget the covenant of the Lord your God that he made with you; do not make for yourselves an idol… (Deuteronomy 4:22-23) In much of Deuteronomy, Moses is telling the Israelites about their […]
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