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Gordon Cosby

March 23, 2013

I’m not sure how I missed this (I guess it’s been a hectic week), but Gordon Cosby from Washington DC passed away a couple of days ago. [Read Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove's article on Patheos here.] I spent a little time with … Continue reading →

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Suffering

January 5, 2013

There is a lot of suffering in the world. You can’t miss it if you have your eyes open. There are people around us every day suffering from various things – heart-brokenness, loneliness, bone cancer, job loss, chronic pain, hunger, … Continue reading →

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David Platt at Urbana 2012

January 3, 2013

Urbana is an incredible missions conference for college students originally held on the campus of the University of Illinois and put on by Intervarsity Christian Fellowship – one of my favorite organizations. My wife and I attended this conference long … Continue reading →

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13 issues for the Church in 2013

January 2, 2013

Thom Rainer, president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources and author of several books including Break Out Churches, has written an interesting blog that looks at trends in the church – particularly with the rise of the millennial generation. This list he compiled is largely … Continue reading →

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An Aesthetic Apologetic

April 14, 2012

…we need to figure out ways to develop a Christian aesthetic that is indigenous to the language of our culture, is experientially potent, and is spiritually sound. Continue reading →

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Spiritual Tourists

March 13, 2011

I read this today, and found it struck a chord: Communities, like families, can be healthy or toxic, but western individualism provides no true alternative.  Ironically, the spiritual-but-not-religious embrace a consumerist mentality that in other contexts they harshly criticize.  The … Continue reading →

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The Land Between – Jeff Manion

August 6, 2010

(Download a free chapter of Jeff’s book “The Land Between” here:http://www.willowcreek.com/events/leadership/2010/between.asp) Jeff did a great job of exegeting Numbers 11, and what he calls “The Land Inbetween.”  He equated these time in our lives when we are stuck wandering in … Continue reading →

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When Leaders Fall, Adam Hamilton

August 5, 2010

Francis Schaeffer Institute: 30% of pastors admitted to some sort of sexual failure in their ministry Adam Hamilton had a tough talk today.  He admitted himself that this was not a fun, motivational talk, nor one he delighted to give. … Continue reading →

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Leading on the Edge of Hope, Christine Caine

August 5, 2010

There is really no way to capture the passion we just heard from Christine Caine in notes on a blog.  This is a woman who, as she said, is still “old-school enough” to truly believe that that Jesus is the … Continue reading →

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Never, Ever, Give Up, Jim Collins

August 5, 2010

Jim began with one of his famous phrases, made popular in his excellent book, “Good to Great:  Why some companies make the leap… while others don’t“: Good is the enemy of great. He also said very importantly that “Greatness is … Continue reading →

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