Holy Inefficiency
I’m not sure when I read my first book by Henri Nouwen, but I had to read more. In many ways this was odd because Henri was a Catholic priest and I an Evangelical pastor. But there was a depth and...
View ArticleElection Day
It’s Election Day and we all have our hopes set on one candidate or another. Our church is used as a polling place in our city and the folks working there report a lot of people are showing up to vote...
View ArticleStanding the Strain
In my last blog post, I promised I’d share more about why I believe shared elder leadership is the right way to lead a church. The most obvious reason is that I believe it is biblical. For now, I won’t...
View ArticleThe Church, the State and Gay Marriage
I’ve been thinking a bit about the decision before the Supreme Court regarding gay marriage. I recently read an article by Tony Campolo in which he asked, why is the government at all involved in...
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