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Addiction is seen as a bad thing. We are addicted to cigarettes, drugs, alcohol, caffeine, candy… You name it there is probably someone somewhere addicted to it. And we would all probably agree that these are not helpful things for our bodies or our life. However there is one addiction that needs no detox… AContinue reading “Addicted to God!”

What is a rebellion? Merriam Webster defines rebellion as:1 : opposition to one in authority or dominance2 a : open, armed, and usually unsuccessful defiance of or resistance to an established government b : an instance of such defiance or resistance (found at http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/rebellion)Rebellion is something I believe Jesus did. He rebelled against the authorityContinue reading “Pursue the Rebellion above all things!”

Have we completely lost all respect for the dead and the mourning? I was at a funeral on Ash Wednesday, a real connection for the “Remember you are dust and to dust you shall return.” But as I was driving in this procession from the church to the cemetery, there were only a hand fullContinue reading “Funerals and Fast Paced World”

It is hard for me to believe it has been 2 months already. It seems just like yesterday I was writing the first newsletter article. Well we are beginning Lent this week and I have been reflecting on who I am and who we are and where we are going. Are we ready to goContinue reading “Issues, Worship, Who we are, and Who is Welcome Here…”

For any one who was reading my posts, I am still here. Even though it has been a while I am back and going to try and do this more often. After a long last semester in Seminary and a looooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnngggggggggggggggggggggggg call process, we are finally settled at the place God has for us toContinue reading “I’m still alive…”

Do we think that by getting the people we think we need our lives will better? How will our churches be better by getting the right people in it? Are we so arrogent that we think we could design a better group of believers than God? Do we really believe that we will not meetContinue reading “Grab the person you want…”

What do you expect when you go to a gathering of the radically indiginous Jesus people? Is it always the same? Could that be because not all of the are “radical”? Are all gatherings of those who worship God emerging? What do you expect when you go into a gathering of a worship of God?Continue reading “What do you expect?”

Do you have your d-min? Are you ready to exercise your d-min? This conference is interesting… and seems to be a little bit more of a networking… I have had a lot of really good conversations. I do miss my family, my girls, and my wife. I look forward to seeing them and welcoming ourContinue reading “D-min…”

Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote in prayer in Letters and Papers from Prison: You have granted me many blessings;Now let me also accept what is hard from your hand.You will lay on me no more than I can bear.You make all things work together for good for your children. This came from a session on understanding theContinue reading “What are you in love with…”

Well it is the evening of day 2… the things I have in my PalmPilot for notes is… We should & could ourselves to death “Hiper than thou“ inoculation to reality What does this tell us about ministry…How can we be ministers when we think that everything is works righteousness? We need to get overContinue reading “Packers Fan”