Monthly Archives: December 2005

First Week of Advent

My old podcoast provider was situated in Florida and has been having problems since Hurricane Wilma. I’ve finally gotten my first advent message, Why Advent? online and available for you to enjoy in mp3 format.

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Divvying People Up

A few days ago I argued that the need for church planting is greater than we usually think. A sub-section of that argument, was a claim that our common ways of grouping people “White folks,” “Black folks,” etc., are not … Continue reading

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It Takes Time, Start Now

At prayer meeting the other meeting a lady mentioned visiting her grandchildren in the Big City. One of the grandchildren is into hockey (not the biggest sport in Texas), so she went to watch one of his games. In the … Continue reading

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What do you make of this?

I’m at a meeting at a church in another town yesterday. At an appropriate break time, I find the nearest men’s room. Being a pastor, I am curious about most aspects of other church facilities, so I “investigated” the layout … Continue reading

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The Chrismasization of Commercialism

One of the latest complaints I’ve heard from American Christians is that our culture is dropping “Christmas” in favor of “Holiday.” It’s said that stores like Walmart and Target won’t even use the word anymore. I confess that I’m not … Continue reading

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