Saturday, March 31, 2007

What I've Been Reading

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* The Cold War: A New History by John Lewis Gaddis I actually just finished Gaddis' book and enjoyed it tremendously . Most of my unde...
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Thursday, March 29, 2007

Palm Sunday

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"As Jesus drew near to Jerusalem...the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the m...
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Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Quiet Ministry

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Today, I took some time for some pretty important ministry. I spent the morning with my wife. We don't get much time alone together; the...
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Monday, March 26, 2007

Kenosis

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"Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as somet...
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Friday, March 23, 2007

Funny but Good

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"The good news is that Jesus is coming back. The bad news is that he's really pissed off.” - Bob Hope (1903-2003)
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Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Remembering Thomas Cranmer

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One of the most important Church leaders of the second millennium was undoubtedly Thomas Cranmer. He served as Archbishop of Canterbury dur...
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Monday, March 19, 2007

Was Jesus "punished" for us?

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"...he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the suffering that brought us peace, and thr...
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Saturday, March 17, 2007

I U P

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Indiana University of Pennsylvania , better known regionally as " IUP ", voted last year to change its nickname from "Indians...
Friday, March 16, 2007

Happy Birthday Jerry Lewis

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Today, comedian/filmmaker/activist Jerry Lewis is 81 years old. I have seen a few of his films, and they're OK, I suppose. What really ...
Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Collaboration with the Enemy

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One of the items in the national news lately has been a story about General Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Gen. Pace, in...
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Monday, March 12, 2007

Demonization games

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I recently attended a meeting with pastors and lay people from throughout western Pennsylvania. Wonderful people, doing wonderful work for t...
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Sunday, March 11, 2007

The Music Man

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Our oldest son Christian has had a dream for years now...to perform in a musical. Both Robyn and I took part in musical productions in high...
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Friday, March 09, 2007

Jacob's Trouble

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My favorite Christian band of all-time is Jacob's Trouble . The group was around in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and made music heav...
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Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Blessing

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Anything I could post on this blog pales in comparison to THIS !
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Vision projects

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This Sunday, I won't be preaching. Instead, our Trustees / Finance Committee / Vision Team, with the blessing of our Church Council, wil...
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Monday, March 05, 2007

Hospital calls

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One of the most important aspects of pastoral ministry, certainly in the minds of most laity, is the pastor's responsibility to make hos...
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Friday, March 02, 2007

What is the "emerging church"?

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At the behest of a friend , I've been reading up lately on the "missional", "vintage", "authentic", "...
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Thursday, March 01, 2007

Farewell Arthur Schlesinger

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"If we are to survive, we must have ideas, vision, and courage. These things are rarely produced by committees. Everything that matters...
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Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Jesus' Way of Gathering

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"...some Pharisees came and said to Jesus, 'Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.' "He said to them, 'Go an...
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Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Emergent Pgh event

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Leadership in the 21st Century with Tim Keel On March 10, Emergent Pittsburgh will host Tim Keel, lead pastor of Jacob’s Well Church . This...
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