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1. Present day Christians are not very good at accepting outsiders (sinners who do not follow Jesus).
2. Present day Christians are far too accepting of sinful behavior from insiders (Christians who have been following Jesus long enough to know better).
Shouldn’t it be just the opposite?
Any thoughts about why this is so?
It may be time for a new laptop when after having clicked on the icon to open an application you have time to go to the bathroom before the app fully opens and is ready for use.
At our family festival last night, Heather challenged me to a joust. I ended up in big trouble. It was an accident of course. I would never intentionally do anything to get me in such hot water with my beloved. It was a tremendous event by the way.
At Garnett today, we did a combo baby dedication/mother’s day celebration. It seemed to fit together really well. I also started a series of teachings where I’m going to interact with UnChristian and They Like Jesus but not the Church. Two very good books that I predict will generate some good discussion and reflection.
I finished [...]
As a follow up to a previous post let me give one example of how a “good” reading of a text might be better than a “right” reading of one. In order to keep this post short, I’m going to omit some details and paint in broad strokes.
Let’s take a look at Matthew 25:31-46. [...]
According to Greg Hawkins and the folks who did the reveal study at Willow Creek, the number one most catalytic spiritual practice for moving people toward Christlikenss is . . .
daily Bible reading and reflection.
1. Present day Christians are not very good at accepting outsiders (sinners who do not follow Jesus).
2. Present day Christians are far too accepting of sinful behavior from insiders (Christians who have been following Jesus long enough to know better).
Shouldn’t it be just the opposite?
Any thoughts about why this is so?
It may be time for a new laptop when after having clicked on the icon to open an application you have time to go to the bathroom before the app fully opens and is ready for use.
At our family festival last night, Heather challenged me to a joust. I ended up in big trouble. It was an accident of course. I would never intentionally do anything to get me in such hot water with my beloved. It was a tremendous event by the way.
At Garnett today, we did a combo baby dedication/mother’s day celebration. It seemed to fit together really well. I also started a series of teachings where I’m going to interact with UnChristian and They Like Jesus but not the Church. Two very good books that I predict will generate some good discussion and reflection.
I finished [...]
As a follow up to a previous post let me give one example of how a “good” reading of a text might be better than a “right” reading of one. In order to keep this post short, I’m going to omit some details and paint in broad strokes.
Let’s take a look at Matthew 25:31-46. [...]
According to Greg Hawkins and the folks who did the reveal study at Willow Creek, the number one most catalytic spiritual practice for moving people toward Christlikenss is . . .
daily Bible reading and reflection.
