January 2009

Pastoral Fellowship 09

January 29, 2009

Over 2 years ago I mentioned the first meeting of a few local pastors – Steve McCoy, Jamie Page, Scott Eaton and I. We became friends and began meeting monthly. We did this for a while but eventually life and busyness got the better of us and we slipped out of the habit of meeting. [...]

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Coffee is Good

January 26, 2009

I love coffee. Black. No cream, no sugar. It’s my favorite drink. A Starbucks Americano (just espresso and hot water) is probably my favorite, but coming in a close second is the coffee I make in my french press at home. After that, gimme some of that Dunkin Donuts coffee and I consider myself very [...]

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The Prophetic Voice

January 26, 2009

We need all kinds of people to speak into our lives in different ways and with different voices, but we often need to hear the “prophetic voice” more than others. I especially need it. We need the prophetic voice because we all continue in sin. We need the prophetic voice because we are always engaged [...]

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Godology

January 23, 2009

Every Sunday at Redeemer I recommend a book that is somehow related to our theme and sermon that week. This Sunday I’m preaching on the Goodness of God, and am recommending Christian George’s Godology: Because Knowing God Changes Everything. I was introduced to George’s writing last year when a copy of Sex, Sushi, and Salvation [...]

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Testimony Worth Telling

January 22, 2009

A friend recently emailed and asked what my thoughts were on the Christian practice of telling our “personal testimony.” I thought I would answer him here since it might be a helpful discussion for everyone to think through. After my conversion (1990) I was asked to tell my testimony in several different contexts – especially [...]

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We’re Out of Beta

January 21, 2009

The blog has left beta and we are now using the final release. Thanks again to Chad Coleman with Dirty Blue Media for the design. Please note: There is a new archives page, a “noteworthy” section of some of the more popular posts, and my Amazon book store is now linked in the header (I [...]

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Doxa Fellowship

January 21, 2009

Many of my readers know that Steve McCoy is my best friend. He’s been leading his church Calvary Baptist Church to go through a complete restart, and momentum is building. They’ve adopted a new name, Doxa Fellowship, and are preparing for the official restart – maybe this Spring. Be sure to follow his blog for [...]

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