I’ve personally come to believe that the simple act of our church community getting together intentionally just to party has enormous value in and of itself. When someone suggests maybe bringing a guitar to do worship or praying, I resist it. That’s right, I resist it. Why do we think there needs to be worship songs or prayer to sanctify a gathering? This is false. I claim that simply getting together in the same room to eat and drink and... Read more
I stayed up late last night to watch Richard Dawkins on The Hour. George Stroumboulopoulos was okay, but I always find it frustrating when such an important figure and a vast topic is speedily addressed between commercials.One thing Dawkins said that I totally agree with: Just because it is consoling it doesn’t mean it’s true! He’s right. And one of the things I’ve learned as a pastor and just as a human being is how quickly we’ll cling to a... Read more
Yesterday was interesting. When I started speaking from Isaiah 44 on idolatry, I stressed that we all are inclined to make our own gods. Like the man in Isaiah, he takes a log, warms himself and cooks his food with it. Then with the rest he makes his god and prays for it to save him. I argued that we all take the raw material around us to primarily meet our own needs and desires since we are resolutely self-centered... Read more
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