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You’re going to have to face it….

July 15, 2009

Ok, so you may think that I write a lot about homosexuality in the church.  Well, it just seems that everywhere I turn, I’m seeing this stuff and I don’t see or hear anyone in the church talking about it…or willing to talk about it.  I’m not sure why discussing the issue of homosexuality is [...]

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More controversy over homosexuality in the church

July 2, 2009

Homosexuality in the church has been in the local Dallas news over the last couple of weeks.  I fear this is an issue that will increasingly be in the news for some time to come.
One story is about Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth, TX.  The church has been denominationally disassociated by the Southern Baptist [...]

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Justice, it’s real.

February 16, 2009

A friend of mine recently posted Amos 5:21-24 on his blog and I haven’t been able to get it out of my mind.  Here’s the New King James Version translation.
I hate, I despise your feast days,
And I do not savor your sacred assemblies.
Though you offer Me burnt offerings and your grain offerings,
I will not accept [...]

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enjoying Innovation3 day1

January 27, 2009

Take my advice.  The next time this conference comes around, GO!  Day 1 has been amazing.  I’ve had the opportunity to hear from leaders like Mark Driscoll and Stacy Spencer from Memphis on failing in order to succeed in innovation, Greg Surratt and Dave Browning on multi-site strategy and leadership development and tonight, Matt Chandler [...]

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Are there degrees of sin?

October 11, 2008

This is a theological topic that has been on my mind as of late. I think that most of us theologically would say that sin is sin. But, what does that mean and how does it apply? Does that mean that telling a lie is like committing a murder? Or is [...]