So I have been reading The Accidental Creative: How to be brilliant at a moments notice. And let me say it is a great book. Author Todd Henry tortures you through the first four chapters, revealing so many familiar time, energy, and creativity misappropriations, it makes you a little bitter (haha). But in the remainder of the [...]
Archive for the ‘Culture’ Category
No More Ministry Silos!!! (Developing Congruence & interdependence in Ministry)
Posted in Christianity, Culture, Life, ministry, strategy, structure on August 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Tension in the Battle of Gay Marriage (As I see it)
Posted in Bible, Culture, Life, Politics, tagged Church and State, Gay Marriage on July 26, 2011 | 10 Comments »
As an evangelical, Bible believing Christian; I find myself strangely disturbed in the battle against gay marriage. And not for the reasons that you might think. It’s not that I think people of the same sex should be married. I would actually say that I have a huge issue with that. It’s that as Christians [...]
The Problem with Mark Driscoll and Mars Hill Seattle (Unintentionally building a environment of dependancy)
Posted in Christianity, Culture, Missional on March 11, 2010 | 11 Comments »
Those of us that are out there in ministry need to be willing to break out of this reliance on Mark Driscoll to come in a clean up the City and our Colleges, He can’t do it alone… and he shouldn’t have to, we need to learn to fight on our own. We may not have the stature or the size but we serve the same God.
To Covet Community (Does the Church owe the LGBTQ Community an apology) a follow up
Posted in Christianity, Culture, Life, Missional on November 5, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Do we realize that our fellowship, our unity is not only just holy, and good, and right before the Lord. But that it is beautiful, and life giving, and it is a demonstration of grace and hope?
Consider this, do your relationships say more to the world than your religion.
Does the Church owe the LGBTQ Community an apology for the their treatment?
Posted in Christianity, Culture, Life, Politics, tagged church, LGBTQ, Murder on October 27, 2009 | 18 Comments »
Fast forward to me sitting in front of Kim in prison (being a pastor has its privileges). Bro what happened, I asked. The answer would changed me forever. Kim and Haranto had been having a relationship together and Haranto was going to expose Kim. I could hardly breath, Why, why did you have to kill him? Why didn’t you come to us? We are your brothers. The answer, “You would have never accepted me, I heard what you guys called people like me, I came to the bible studies, I knew God wouldn’t love me because of who I am…
Would Jesus Smoke With ME???
Posted in Christianity, Culture, Life on October 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Would Jesus Smoke with me? If so what would he smoke, a cigar, a cigarette, or how about a “J”? I would love your opinions on this topic. Is this a cultural issue or a moral one? If you think he would Why, and if you think he wouldn’t why not? Does the time 2009 [...]
