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If socialized medicine works well, it’s surely someplace other than here. I’ve been in big city hospitals and small town hospitals and never seen anything this bad.

United Methodist schools attract all kinds of people. I remember that from my days at Southwestern University. We had the usual representation from mainstream Christian denominations: Baptists, Episcopalians, Presbyterians, Catholics, Pentecostals & Charismatics, etc. We also had Jews, Muslims, Buddhists … Continue reading →

I had my post op visit yesterday in Houston (everything’s fine). When I arrived in town I called to let my wife know I had made the 250 mile trip without incident. After our initial greetings she told me she … Continue reading →

I was looking for something to pick up and read a bit, and happened to notice my copy of Barth’s Evangelical Theology: An Introduction, which I probably hadn’t opened since seminary. I was pleased to find I had underlined sections … Continue reading →

I was privileged to be a part of the Central Texas Conference’s Mission Ministries Team meeting this past Saturday. One of the main purposes of this annual meeting is to go over the budget requests for all the various minsitry … Continue reading →

In the past few days I have heard several different people talk about how they have gotten used to watching television shows without the commercials. Between buying boxed sets on DVD and the DVR/TiVO revolution, more and more people are … Continue reading →

Learning from North Point, part 8 North Point’s fourth practice for effective ministry turns to the area of communication. “Teach Less for More” aims for simplicity in communication. The North Point guys (the ones who write the book and speak … Continue reading →

If you’ve ever wondered about the “reformability” of Islam, Andy McCarthy and Mansoor Ijaz are debating over at Opinion Duel. McCarthy is taking the “no” position and Ijaz, an American Muslim, is taking the affirmative. Well, it’s sort of affirmative. … Continue reading →

Here are the posts thus far in my series, Learning from North Point: Part 1 – Introduction Part 2 – Mission Station vs. Church Part 3 – Environments Part 4 – “Using Means” Part 5 – Clarify the Win Part … Continue reading →

The third of North Point Community Church’s Seven Practices of Effective Ministry is “Narrow the Focus.” After we “Clarify the Win,” that is, after we identify that which we are trying to do so that we know that we have … Continue reading →