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May
15
About My Mom… A Belated Mother’s Day Post…
I’m lucky to have a mother. And I’m blessed that she was/is a good mother. I’ve taken that for granted before. And I regret that. Not once in my life have I doubted my mother’s love. Not once. Even amid our most heated arguments and the occasional lengthy silent treatments, I never doubt that my [...]
May
15
Today’s ‘Christian’ what???
Wow. Paul Cameron certainly sounds like a nice guy, just like Jesus. Your thoughts? Adam sent this to me.
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Apr
30
‘I was bullied’ (a blog post)
I was so moved by this post from my friend Jonathan’s Benz that I asked if I could repost his words. He agreed. This kind of honest isn’t easy. But when it happens, all of can learn something from it… I WAS BULLIED by Jonathan Benz I was bullied in school. Up until my [...]
Mar
19
Something new…
So Jason Boyett, Rob Stennett, and myself have started a podcast called 9 Thumbs. Episode 1 is up… Follow the show on Facebook here.
Mar
6
Tim Tebow Flexes His Bulging Influence in Las Vegas
Las Vegas loves Tim Tebow! Over the weekend, Tim Tebow flexed his bulging influence at Canyon Ridge Christian Church in Las Vegas, and 20,000 people showed up! That’s impressive. Tebow told the crowd… “You get bashed against the rocks sometimes,” Tebow said Sunday at one of the church’s four weekend services. “But when you have [...]
Jan
24
Mark Driscoll’s ‘Gospel Shame’: The Truth About Discipline, Excommunication, and Cult-like Control at Mars Hill
This post is the continuation of Part One: Mark Driscoll’s Church Discipline Contract. After receiving a “church discipline contract” from Pastor X, Andrew offered no response for a week. This was intentional. One of Andrew’s friends was getting married and since he wanted to make sure he could attend the wedding, keeping his response under [...]
Jan
23
Mark Driscoll’s Church Discipline Contract: Looking For True Repentance at Mars Hill Church? Sign on the Dotted Line
Shortly after graduating from high school (he was homeschooled), Andrew wanted a change in scenery. The then Tennessee resident says he needed a change in scenery. He needed to get away. He needed to grow up. He needed to figure out what he was going to do with the rest of his life.
So when he turned 20, Andrew moved away from his quaint life in America’s Bible belt, and he moved to Seattle, and yes, in hopes of finding himself.
Nov
29
Christian lies…
A few years ago I was asked to write an essay for a newsletter. The purpose of this newsletter was to inspire and encourage people to trust God with their lives…
Nov
28
Date the church
One of the church’s long-standing dirty little secrets is the weird dynamics of membership. People have debated the necessity of church membership for centuries and continue to do so today. Books like “Stop Dating the Church” scold those with commitment issues, insisting you cannot really be part of the body of Christ unless you join [...]
Nov
17
Tebow or not Tebow
An op-ed piece in one of Nashville’s local newspapers suggests that Tim Tebow might be the most polarizing American athlete since Mohammad Ali. While that might be a stretch, it does seem like a lot of people are chatting about America’s love/hate relationship with Tim Tebow. Googling “Tim Tebow polarizing” produces a multitude of features, [...]
