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Reflections on Romans 8:31-39
This morning at The Well we came upon Romans 8:31-39 in our study of the book of Romans. Paul begins this section by saying, “What shall we say about all these things…” Of course, the obvious question here is …
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The Well: What Are We Doing?
A semi-concise, not perfect, overly-wordy description of what The Well is all about…
I have said many times throughout the last couple years that I would rather work nowhere else than at The Well. You could make me an …
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Bi-Vocational Pastors
As a pastor who has spent the last nine years living a bi-vocational life (sometimes tri-vocational), I appreciated all the discussion on David Fitch’s blog post back in November. I posted the rhythm I have been living for …
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The Weekly Rhythm of a Bi-Vocational Pastor with Three jobs and Three kids
My parents keep saying to me, “It’s a good thing you are young.” They are right and honestly I feel like I am getting older by the minute (wait, I am getting older by the minute…) But, the reality …
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Three Questions Worth Spending Significant Time Contemplating
In his excellent book The Monkey and the Fish, Dave Gibbons asks three questions as he talks about the massive shift that is going on in our world. How …
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Don’t Use Technology to Do What Should Be Done in Person
Now, I’m a big fan of technology. Frankly, I’m kind of a sucker for it. I always seem to find a way to get the latest toys in some …
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Faith for People Who Don’t Like Religion…
Trying to decide what I think of this interview, some provocative thoughts.
For example,
“The problem is that evangelical/fundamentalist faith revolves around two directives: Be successful and evangelize. That leads to bad choices.”
Probably a lot of good stuff that …
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Broken Eikons, Being Made New
We are made in God’s image.
As eikons of God our role in this world is to point others to what God is like.
This is our role in this world individually.
This is our role in this world communally.
“That’s …
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Scripture & Culture Seminar with Guder & Crouch
I’m breaking out of my blogging slump to make sure you know about a conference/seminar that I’m really looking forward to.
On Saturday October 24, 2009 from 10 am to 4 pm The Well and Renew Community will be …
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A Fool’s Defense
You should go read this post by Alan Hitt called “A Fool’s Defense.”
That is all I have to say about that.
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Eugene Peterson’s Advice to Church Planters
JR Briggs, a fellow pastor and one of my best friends in the entire universe, has been corresponding with Eugene Peterson for the last number of years. They write actual letters. You know, when pen and paper and stamps …
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July 2009 Update on The Well
I’ve posted a new update on some of the things we are focusing on at The Well, the church community I am part of. You can read them here.
Enjoy.
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The Ol’ Pastor Swap
This weekend I am swapping pulpits with Rev. Greg Holston of St. Matthew United Methodist Church in Trevose, PA. St. Matthew is a predominately african-american congregation in our town that we partner with on occasion. Pastor Greg will be preaching at …
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It’s Official: I’m Going Back to Starbucks
It’s hard to believe but I have been a pastor at The Well for about nine years now. In those years, I’ve served at The Well on a part-time-paid basis. This has been an intentional model for us as …
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The Next Steps for The Well
May 12, 2009
Dear Church Family,
During our worship gathering on Sunday we took a break from our regular sermon series in order to look back at the early dreams and passions of The Well and to celebrate how God …
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Spiritual Formation and the Image of God
[/caption]Spiritual Direction and the Care of Souls
This quote comes from the newest book on my shelf…
“Christian formation involves awaking from the dream …
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My Interview at The Idea Camp
When I was at The Idea Camp in LA I had the privilege of sitting down with Cynthia Ware and talking a bit about our church and our mission. Disclaimer: I’m bad with dates off the top …
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Sway by Ori and Rom Brafman
[/caption]Why Smart People Do Dumb Stuff.
Some of you might know the Ori Brafman from the very good book, The Starfish and the Spider.” …
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Church, Where is Your Money Going?
Letting this quote from Brennan Manning sink in a bit today,
“To me, the lack of credibility of the Christian church in America is that we are not professional lovers of God and people. We’ve got this carrying of the Bibles, … -
Three Questions that Become Answers (2)
I’m working through three questions from Dave Gibbons from the book the Monkey and the Fish (I posted question #1 on Sunday night) ”What is my pain” is the second question that Gibbons …
