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It is Ascension Day

N.T. Wright thinks Ascension Day is important and he suspects you don’t. I think His theology is so seldom-considered that I decided to write out a section of his book Surprised by Hope and let you consider what Luke says … Continue reading →

Memorial Day: Yes, John Fogerty and James, the rich are still exploiting us.

Memorial Day weekend just came to a close. I spent most of it with my delightful family, in a delightful place with delightful weather. The other part was spent with the delightful people at Circle of Hope Broad and Washington. Nice. … Continue reading →

Does God care if our church exists?

Every once in a while we need to ask the Lord if we should just close up the enterprise and do something else for which we are better suited! There is nothing worse than a church that doesn’t need the Holy Spirit … Continue reading →

What does Jesus do when he gets in the middle of what we are talking about?

Last night I made a simple point that ended up seeming quite profound to me as I meditated on it some more. Speaking the truth in love matters — it is not only good for our fragile relationships, it is … Continue reading →

Recent “vision” posts

The Circle of Hope Pastors are focusing on vision at Circle of Hope Daily Prayer. Since I am on a plane when I usually post, I decided to offer some “vision” posts form last year in case you were ready … Continue reading →

Shave off some workweek hours that could be better used elsewhere

We want to get a lot done. Not only are we responsible workers doing good things at our money-making jobs, we have a family business to tend, now that Jesus has called us into the Kingdom of God! Our limited time … Continue reading →

Resurrection: latch on, let go

I saw a particularly sweet segment of CBS Sunday Morning while I recuperating from breakfast on Easter morning. It was about a man who lived across the street from the High School where Gwen used to teach back in the … Continue reading →

The three doorways of contemplative prayer

We often talk about “contemplative prayer.” How is that done? Let me try to teach in five minutes what you can learn in five years. To begin, we often start by becoming still and aware with what we call “breath … Continue reading →

Prayer: walk by faith, not by sight.

“Walk by faith, not by sight” (2 Cor 5:7). We often think of this as waiting for God to do something in the future that we would not normally expect. I am moving ahead, hoping for the best. I am … Continue reading →

The despised leader

Jesus “was despised and rejected by others; a man of suffering and acquainted with infirmity,” why wouldn’t you be the very same? He pointedly told his disciples that they would be treated like he was treated if they tried to … Continue reading →