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Monday, November 30th, 2009
I took the video clip in my last post from a site called Recycle Your Faith which bills itself as a place to find “weekly videos for spiritual explorers.”
Intriguing…I’ll start following that site.
This fellow, Chad Estes, the guy on the clip, is from Boise. Apparently, he’s a former pastor of a fairly large congregation, but [...]
Saturday, November 28th, 2009
Church Alumni from Recycle Your Faith on Vimeo.
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
Since Jody and I lost our insurance a few months ago we joined a medical cost sharing group. These organizations are set up so that Christians can share one another’s medical expenses rather than rely on insurance. We’ve been participating in one called “Samaritan Ministries” through which, every month, we receive the name of somebody [...]
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
Where there is great love, there are always miracles.
~Willa Cather
Last night, at one of the house churches, we were talking about the Kingdom. After all, Jesus taught us to pray for “thy Kingdom come…” So, what does the Kingdom look like when it touches this broken planet? This clip doesn’t necessarily answer the question, but [...]
Friday, March 20th, 2009
I wrote the following as an article in a local paper several years ago.
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It’s a scene out of the old West—Wagon Train, Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie — the preacher in his black jacket and turnaround collar and clutching his little black book, stands by a man and woman and intones (seems like [...]
Thursday, March 12th, 2009
Continued from March 5th and March 9th…
Buck scanned the remains of the sanctuary, and then settled his gaze on the communion table. “Church was on fire,” he said simply.
“We were insured. Hopefully we can find a place to meet until we rebuild.”
“That’s not what I meant,” said Buck. “The building burned down. The church was [...]
Monday, March 9th, 2009
(Continued from March 5, 2009…)
Reverend Turley called the bewildered congregation to the scarred altar table. Ed removed the bread, the juice, and the chalice from the grocery sack and laid the elements before the people. Some wept. A few spontaneously held hands. Most just stood quietly as the pastor prayed. It was a quiet, forlorn [...]
Thursday, March 5th, 2009
A recorded version of this short story is available below.
Church on Fire (Audio) [7:09m]:
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The Reverend G. Robert Turley surveyed the destruction of the church. The only part of the structure that remained standing was the chimney, but even that stood half its original height. There would be no service this morning.
It had been a little before 1:00 A.M. [...]
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
You can find our teachings after February 2009 above where it says “Jody Teaching” and “Dan Teaching.” The recordings of our messages will be there, with the most recent at the bottom. The teachings we’ve done before are still available in this space. Just click on the appropriate category in the column on the right.
If [...]
Sunday, October 19th, 2008
BASIC is an acronym meaing “Brothers And Sisters In Community.” This message proposes that much of the life of a church grows and deepens in small, intimate settings where the people share the life of Christ. Such relational gatherings are the foundation of healthy churches.
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