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30 May 2007
XMen 4 More about Frivolous Friendships
Let’s cut to the chase. I’m saying that I know first hand what it is like to care deeply for another man in a way that competes with the great friendships of history—the Butch and Sundance’s, the Batman and Robins, the David and Jonathans—all of them. I not only know that it is possible, I […]
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28 May 2007
Xmen 3 — Frivolous Friendships
As far as friendship goes, men are almost too easy on this one.
Think of most men you know and then picture them hanging out with their friends.
Got a visual?
Good.
What sort of images come to mind?
Golf buddies?
Monday night football statisticians?
I call them, fescue friends. You see, where I live, very few […]
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28 May 2007
As ‘often as you do this,’ or ‘do this often’?
1 Corinthians 11:23-25 (New King James Version)
New King James Version (NKJV)
Institution of the Lord’s Supper
23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it […]
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26 May 2007
Xmen 2
When last we left our heroic vigilanty, he was stalking an intruder in order to do great harm to him, her, it.
Let’s resume our story from whence we left it…
“Did you close the fireplace Flue?” she asked.
“What? What on earth does that have to do with the price of coffee mugs in Bangkok? […]
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26 May 2007
Xmen — An obnoxiously long series (and post), calling on men to be men
This has actually bugged me since I was just a pint sized shaver.
It was back then that I noticed that a lot of ‘Christian’ men seemed to go to great extremes to lead the planet in wimpiness (they might refer to it as meekness, which, biblically speaking is fine, but for a lot of […]
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24 May 2007
Knights of the Round Table
Ok, ok, so it’s not exactly King Arthur, but it was pretty awesome nonetheless. In fact, the round table event I just returned from tonight (Thursday, May 24th) was more awesome than its medevil predecessor because this round table was a group of 12 pastors who are helping to change the world for Christ!
I’m […]
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23 May 2007
Our own, “Gal Friday”
If you’ve ever been to Southbrook Church then you know we have the greatest musical talent around.
Seriously, I’ve been to A LOT of churches (forget churches, I can throw in concerts, TV and American Idol for that matter) and have yet to see this much talent in one place!
Southbrook has more than 7 different […]
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21 May 2007
Bonded together by mutual disdain for one another
Ahh, r-e-l-i-g-i-o-n.
Doesn’t the word just give you warm fuzzies all over? Few things can make you feel more pure joy than this, right?
Maybe Disneyworld?
Nope, religion’s more fun!
What about denomination?
Ok, ok, that’s another fun one but that wasn’t really fair since denominations are sort of like religion’s evil twin brother.
How about enema?
Root Canal? <— No […]
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20 May 2007
It never gets old
I’ve just finished teaching my gazillenth membership class at Southbrook.
What a great group! I can honestly tell you that it never gets old and the people tell me that they love it every time.
I wonder if they know that it’s as fun for me as it is for them.
Know why?
Because every time I teach […]
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19 May 2007
Does membership matter?
Every now and then I’ll have someone still ask me if membership really matters. It’s a fair question, especially in light of living in a culture where clearly it does not.
I mean, think about this with me for a moment.How many things are you a member of whether loosely or officially, where it really makes […]
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17 May 2007
Black is White, Up is down, and Falwell was ?
I’m stunned.And I feel a bit stupid for falling for the same routine again. I’ve felt like this for 2 days.I still felt that way this morning. And I looked in the mirror and saw that little had changed.I looked the same—>
Why do I keep believing that mankind will surprise me and do and […]
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15 May 2007
Living on a prayer
When it all comes down to it, any ministry worth squat needs to be able to honestly say this.
Think about it.If you attend a church where the leader is charismatic, influential, bold, promises the sky and the moon and helps people raise their life game to an ‘A’ level, BUT does not pray. You are […]
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14 May 2007
Whose Ready to Face the Giants?
What if I told you there was a good chance (around 100%) you will be tapped on the shoulder (by God) in the next several months to go forth and face some GIANTS with nothing more than a Remco slingshot?
Or, at least it seems to you that you have nothing more than a slingshot.
You actually […]
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11 May 2007
Why can’t I see it? Final Installment
Hi my name is, fill in the blank, and I’m a recovering, fill in the blank.
Why is it so important at these meetings to say this in front of everyone else? Is it just to humiliate?
Finger point?
Belittle?
Sufficiently break like you like a wild stallion?
No. The reason is so that each individual will get over the first […]
