what I am pondering
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A Pastor’s Confession
This is my confession. I’m sorry… To all the people who I once pastored in an institutional church… I am sorry that I didn’t know then what I know now. My church and Bible school experience did not adequately prepare me to walk you to complete freedom in Jesus’ name. Nor did I disciple you how…
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The Fastest Growing Church
This will challenge your every thought on: “WHAT and WHO is a church..?” Interestingly, I learned about this film on September 11 (2019)… “The fastest growing church in the world has taken root in one of the most unexpected and radicalized nations on earth,” according to “Sheep Among Wolves,” the outstanding two-hour documentary about the…
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How Lies Control Us
What I have noticed in walking with my Life Coaching clients… If you know the truth but don’t live it out, this is living a lie. Believing lies, makes liars of ourselves and makes it possible for greater deception to ensnare us more deeply. When we believe lies, we are more easily frightened and anxious and…
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Who is My Shepherd?
Disclaimer: My thoughts are all over the place. They are like birds flying everywhere. 🙂 I’ve been processing a moral failure of a long time mega church pastor and watching the church fall apart. This man was a mentor to me from a far in many ways. It was because of him and his wife’s…
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My Radical Family is a Threat to Society
This morning I was reminded that I come from a history of people who were a threat to society… 🙂 Radicals. “The Anabaptists’ reform efforts were a threat to their society, because they claimed Christianity was to be lived out in small communities in accordance with the explicit teaching of Scripture. Similarly, the first-century Christians…
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What is the true job of a pastor?
The other day I had a delightful call with a young leader who brought up the topic of how a Pastor’s role appears to have terribly wandered today. I did a little digging on what others are saying… “Most books on church growth and leadership today argue that if pastors continue to do what pastors…
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Intentional Meals Together?
“Cook at home and enjoy family meals.” I read these words recently in the newly updated food guide… Thanks to a young friend recently visiting from Germany, who inspired us, I have been encouraged to ALSO include EVERY family member in the making of suppers, no matter the initial headaches, and turn them into a…
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My Process of Healing
“Watching is a vital part of praying. God wants us to seek out the holes in the walls of nations, churches, and individual lives. Just as David and Joshua found out why God’s blessing had dried up, it is our job as prophetic intercessors today to find these gaps and fill them with prayer.” –…
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Are We Seeking God’s Kingdom?
Graham Cooke speaking to men… about building the church and seeking God’s kingdom …Powerful. Watch short clip below… If you’d like to watch the full video… (skip through announcements to about 6:42 or even 9:40…) https://vimeo.com/66196648 Read the book: Permission Granted to Do Church Differently in the 21st Century
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Easter Song: Holy (Wedding Day)
“Holy (Wedding Day)” The City Harmonic This is the story of the Son of God Hanging on the cross for me But it ends with a bride and groom And a wedding by a glassy sea O death where is your sting Cause I’ll be there singing Holy Holy Holy Is the Lord This is…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 