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Quick to Listen, Slow to Speak, Slow to Become Angry

Movements move, eventually, off the mark. This may be because movements require two dangerous but potent ingredients- single-mindedness and certainty. One does not give birth to a movement while spinning multiple plates. One doesn’t change the collective wisdom of the … Continue reading

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What does Semper Reformanda, always reforming mean?

The Reformation was rife with slogans, pithy shorthand flags planted in the ground expressing Reformation distinctives. It argued, of course, that those distinctives were in fact not new, but a recovery of what had been lost over the course of … Continue reading

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How Do My Pastor’s Sermon and a Recorded One Differ?

This common take has become a cliché. Many clichés, however, reach that status by virtue of being true. How many times have you heard a preacher say, “The indicative drives the imperative”? Well, maybe not that way exactly, but something … Continue reading

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This week’s I Am Bible Study- God is Gracious

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The Institute for the Obvious: Homophobiaphobia

If you find yourself in a grand quandary, chances are you are missing the obvious. No, I don’t mean that all difficult questions come equipped with easy answers. The point isn’t that every complex question can only be reached through … Continue reading

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For All the Saints Who From Their Labors Rest

Unity matters. However, so does diversity. Unity and diversity unite in the very nature of God. God is three persons united in one essence. The world around us fails to see how God’s creation reflects the Trinity, and it always … Continue reading

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Our Illiteracy: The Shameful Ignorance of our Churches

Ezekiel and the valley of dry bones. Moses and the burning bush. Hosea’s marriage to Gomer. These are not obscure stories hidden in out of the way books of the Bible. Yet each of them I have recently found were … Continue reading

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How Well Should Pastors Be Paid? Who Should Decide?

First, it’s not as easy question. In the open market people should be paid at the intersection of what they’re willing to work for and what someone is willing to pay them. You will never hear me complain either that … Continue reading

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Money From Nothing and Your Checks for Free

I’m connected to royalty. Granted, it’s a rather thin point of union. In less than six degrees, though, through enough marriage links that there is no legal tie, I am connected with the king of the tropical island, Yap. Yap … Continue reading

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Monday’s I Am… Study- The God Who Judges

Technical difficulties have postponed our next Jesus Changes Everything podcast. In lieu of, here is our study from our series “I Am…” considering God’s role as judge of all things. Check it out.

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