We’ve had some great discussion here the last few days. Thanks to all who are participating in such a gracious and thoughtful manner.
I’m about to leave for the Coldplay concert in OKC.
Rock on
Update: The concert was fantastic. I had no idea Chris Martin was such an energetic performer.
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wadehodges.com Archives: February 2006
There was another article in the Chronicle that hasn’t gotten much attention, but I’d like to give it some. It compared the growth rate of instrumental Christian Churches/Churches of Christ with the rate of decline in non-instrumental Churches of Christ. Here are the pertinent quotes and stats from the article:
The number of members [...]
John Reese from World Bible School sent me the following note:
Someone passed on to me your website article responding to a partial quote from me in a newspaper. Having read your article, I realize that I personally owe you an apology in that some readers might have concluded that there would little or no [...]
Everything at Garnett was cancelled this morning because of ice.
My first thought when I heard the news from our administrator last night: Next week’s message is in the can and ready to go!
My second thought: Uh oh, how are we ever gonna make up the collection?
My third thought: I’m [...]
I’m deleting all anonymous comments or comments left with fake email addresses. I welcome the discussion and the disagreement, but if you can’t play by the rules of engagement then you’re not going to be included in the conversation.
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The Chronicle has posted the interviews they did with some of us who are quoted in the article. My portion of the interview is below.
Can you tell many how many people attended the workshop last year (I understand typical attendance is 10,000-15,000)? Also, do you expect Sunset’s decision to affect attendance this year?
Over the [...]
In a recent article in the Christian Chronicle, Truitt Adair and John Reese said that the reason their respective organizations won?t be participating in the workshop this year is because of a “shift away from a soul-winning emphasis.” (Update: Read John Reese’s apology here) When the Chronicle asked me to respond to Adair?s comment, [...]
I preached Stella Hereford’s funeral earlier today. She was 87. Unless you already knew her, you wouldn’t have had any reason to get to know her. Several years ago she fell and broke her hip and spent her last few years on a walker.
If you saw her hobbling in and out of church [...]
In case you missed it, here’s Bono at the prayer breakfast.
I found his words prophetically moving. I need to spend some time thinking through the difference between charity and justice.
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There was another article in the Chronicle that hasn’t gotten much attention, but I’d like to give it some. It compared the growth rate of instrumental Christian Churches/Churches of Christ with the rate of decline in non-instrumental Churches of Christ. Here are the pertinent quotes and stats from the article:
The number of members [...]
John Reese from World Bible School sent me the following note:
Someone passed on to me your website article responding to a partial quote from me in a newspaper. Having read your article, I realize that I personally owe you an apology in that some readers might have concluded that there would little or no [...]
Everything at Garnett was cancelled this morning because of ice.
My first thought when I heard the news from our administrator last night: Next week’s message is in the can and ready to go!
My second thought: Uh oh, how are we ever gonna make up the collection?
My third thought: I’m [...]
I’m deleting all anonymous comments or comments left with fake email addresses. I welcome the discussion and the disagreement, but if you can’t play by the rules of engagement then you’re not going to be included in the conversation.
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The Chronicle has posted the interviews they did with some of us who are quoted in the article. My portion of the interview is below.
Can you tell many how many people attended the workshop last year (I understand typical attendance is 10,000-15,000)? Also, do you expect Sunset’s decision to affect attendance this year?
Over the [...]
In a recent article in the Christian Chronicle, Truitt Adair and John Reese said that the reason their respective organizations won?t be participating in the workshop this year is because of a “shift away from a soul-winning emphasis.” (Update: Read John Reese’s apology here) When the Chronicle asked me to respond to Adair?s comment, [...]
I preached Stella Hereford’s funeral earlier today. She was 87. Unless you already knew her, you wouldn’t have had any reason to get to know her. Several years ago she fell and broke her hip and spent her last few years on a walker.
If you saw her hobbling in and out of church [...]
In case you missed it, here’s Bono at the prayer breakfast.
I found his words prophetically moving. I need to spend some time thinking through the difference between charity and justice.
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