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Posts with tag: new church

March 6, 2012

RISK TAKING

I've noticed an interesting phenomenon. There seems to be an increase in opportunities for more and more people to try extreme sports. More people than ever seem to be willing to risk life and limb to skydive, base jump, paraglide, compete in extreme races like the Ironman. At the same time, institutions are becoming more and more risk averse. No Red Rover in gym class or swings on the playground at my children's elementary school---those activities aer too risky.

Perhaps this is why the institution of the Church finds it challenging to get momentum in church planting--new church development is …

Posted at 10:44 a.m.
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January 23, 2012

I was standing in line

I was standing in line at a store after church when a woman in front of me began to verbally lay into the clerk who was helping her. She was visibly upset and began what would be a profanity laced tirade that would have made tennis great John McEnroe(am I showing my age) blush. The manager came over to help her…bad idea. This just seemed to provide more fuel for the fire. I couldn’t help but think that this woman could have benefited from hearing the sermon from this morning. After about round two of this interchange, she turned around …

Posted at 12:18 p.m.
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