Monthly Archives: November 2011

Iowa State beats Oklahoma State, putting Alabama back in the thick of the national championship hunt. With that bit of news, I can announce that Alabama has gotten the BCS bowl to slightly modify its end zone. Victory is assured … Continue reading →

Okay … I’m going to do something that may prove deeply stupid. It won’t be the first time, but sometimes you just got to try things. I’m going to offer a series of examples of missional efforts by an attractional … Continue reading →

Now, what does this mean for the contemporary church? What does Alan Hirch’s teaching mean for a Church of Christ’s leadership? Well, let me suggest a handful of thoughts – I’ve spoken to a surprising number of preachers who struggle … Continue reading →

[Very occasionally, I move a comment from a reader to the main posts, to make certain the readers who only subscribe to the posts read it. This comment by Charles McLean takes the discussion in an excellent direction.] [The last … Continue reading →

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We’re working our way through Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony by Stanley Hauerwas and William H. Williamson, published in 1989. Christian ethics, as a cultivation of those virtues needed to keep us on the journey, are the ethics … Continue reading →

We’re considering Brian McLaren’s 2007 book Everything Must Change: When the World’s Biggest Problems and Jesus’ Good News Collide. [American Christianity] has focused on “me” and “my soul” and “my spiritual life” and “my eternal destiny,” but it has failed … Continue reading →

We’re working our way through Leroy Garrett’s book: What Must the Church of Christ Do to Be Saved? The paperback is $7.95, but it’s also available in Kindle edition for $0.99. For $0.99, it’s really an offer you can’t refuse! … Continue reading →

It’s fall, the time when leaves fall down to the ground. And it’s one of the most glorious falls I’ve ever had. A sudden burst of freezing air transformed the leaves from the ordinary green of life to extraordinary yellow, purple, and red. … Continue reading →

We turn now to Romans 13. You know, one of the sad truths of church life is that we rarely make it this far in Romans. We start in chapter 1, and two quarters later, we’re still worrying over original … Continue reading →