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In his prescription for struggling churches wishing to become “perfectly imperect,” Steve Sjogren has so far stuck with the usual fare. The next path he suggests breaks the mold – Fun. He says, “I have come to the conclusion that … Continue reading →

Within a long report by John Allen in the National Catholic Reporter, I found the following: In graduate school in the 1950s, Ratzinger found himself fishing around for a topic for his Habilitationsschrift, the book-length contribution to research a German … Continue reading →

This is the week when all the public schools in Texas are taking the TAKS Tests. These are the standardized tests by which we as a society allegedly judged the success of our schools as well as of our students. … Continue reading →

In addition to being Simple, looking Upward and Outward, Sjogren says the church that wishes to become “Perfectly Imperfect” should be Anointed. In my United Methodist tradition I’ve only heard that word used to describe Jesus as the Messiah – … Continue reading →

Listening to the live feed from Rome, it sounds like the Pope is Joseph Ratzinger. The feed must have heavy demand, so it keeps cutting out. UPDATE: The Washington Post’s article reports the opinion of an American Catholic: The Rev. … Continue reading →

Christian philosopher Gilbert Meilander discusses feeding tubes and their removal from patients. A good discussion of the issue.

Steve Sjogren advises struggling churches to get Simple, look Upward, and work Outward. Sjogren first came to my attention as the strategist behind Servant Evangelism, and reaching people for Jesus remains noe of his strongest suits. Worship and evangelism are … Continue reading →

My favorite NT scholars include N.T. Wright, Gordon Fee, Richard Bauckham, James Dunn & Ben Witherington. The last of these has a new website up.

As a parent of a child with Special Needs, I try to keep my eyes open for helpful resources. There is so much I don’t know how to do, that we need all the help we can get. This site … Continue reading →

Continuing a commentary on Steve Sjogren’s The Perfectly Imperfect Church…. The second path for struggling churches (see Sjogren’s definition in my first post in this series) involves worship – he calls it Upward. This chapter has some of his best … Continue reading →