March 2008

Setting up a Moleskine

March 11, 2008
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Another Moleskine has been filled up, and I started breaking in a new one yesterday. Enough people have asked how I use mine, so I thought I would share exactly how I set up and use my Moleskine journal. With each one I have found better ways to make it work, so here is the [...]

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Proselytizing vs Evangelizing

March 10, 2008

Proselytism and evangelism are not the same thing. To proselytize is to convert somebody else to our opinions and culture, and to squeeze him into our mould; to evangelize is to proclaim God’s good news about Jesus Christ to the end that people will believe in him, find life in him and ultimately be conformed [...]

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The Table, The Pulpit and the Square

March 9, 2008

I’ve been sketching this out in my journal for a few weeks now, sharing it with leadership, and finally this morning at our worship gathering I laid it out for everyone; a vision for our church’s ministry to our community. This is a very simple paradigm that encompasses all that we are doing (in terms [...]

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Spring Forward

March 8, 2008

Did you forget? Did you know? Turn your clocks an hour forward when you go to bed tonight. Yeah, you lose an hour of sleep, but… well, there really isn’t a “but.” You just lose an hour of sleep.

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Vintage Jesus

March 7, 2008

On Wednesday I read Mark Driscoll’s and Gerry Breshears new book, Vintage Jesus. It gets my enthusiastic recommendation as a great introduction to Christology. Mark covers the central theological issues related to the person and work of Jesus with clarity and good persuasion. Much like Mark’s preaching the style is casual, but also passionate and [...]

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On Skid Row

March 5, 2008

I linked to it earlier, but the series is now complete, so if you haven’t seen it be sure to check out Good Magazine’s excellent video series, On Skid Row, in five parts. It is a moving mini-documentary that provides a closer look at some of the different pieces of the puzzle that makes up [...]

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Check it out

March 5, 2008

A new, single column, personal size ESV reference Bible. I’m getting one of these. Strategies on bringing men back to church. How to ruin women’s ministry. Steve McCoy and Calvary are fasting, seeking God and strategizing.

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