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Sometimes we church leaders are tempted to treat people like children. We selectively give information, we tell people exactly what to do, we make sure we repeat ourselves frequently – preferably in words of few syllables. Example: When it comes … Continue reading →

In France at least, they’ve found a way to reduce the number of Down Children. Through the miracles of modern science and technology, they can now identify these defective children in the womb and kill them before they ever desecrate … Continue reading →

Since the beginning Christians have been disputing what items are essential to the faith. In the West, current debate centers on homosexuality. The Anglican Consulatitive Council has recently acted to exclude the American and Canadian branches for their refusal to … Continue reading →

I first read Seth Godin’s work years ago in Fast Company. I continue to find his work stimulating and helpful in my role as a church leader. Though his recent post is titled Shark Attack, he only uses the recent … Continue reading →

The United Methodist News Service is trying to figure out the “Emerging Church” movement. In two articles they explore the nature of these churches and discover that they contain quite a bit of variety. Not a great surprise. I’ve done … Continue reading →

Well, it’s not exactly a new ride – just new for me. The Indiana Jones ride was built years ago, and I’ve been to Disneyland at least a couple of times since they’d added it, but I’d never ridden it … Continue reading →

Several years ago – before the crash of the dot coms, I subscribed to Fast Company. Though the magazine has gotten much thinner of late, it is still putting out interesting articles on organization and leadership – and from the … Continue reading →

We saw great natural beauty on our trip. For me, the highlight of the trip wasn’t seeing nature – or going to Disneyland. Rather, it was seeing fruit. I led the youth of Fountain Valley First United Methodist Church for … Continue reading →

DSCN0175 Originally uploaded by rheyduck. While on our California trip, we stayed with some friends in Tiburon. We’d gotten the idea the community was an expensive place to live (real estate prices average well over a million – and this … Continue reading →

Donald Sensing comments on the recent Supreme Court Kelo ruling on government seizure of private property for the benefit of others. I haven’t read the ruling, but from what little I’ve heard it sounds horrible. UPDATE: Here’s a link to … Continue reading →