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June 10, 2019
The church’s unparalleled opportunity
In his insightful book on loneliness and spiritual growth, Samuel Natale argues that in the United States at least, loneliness exists as a serious and growing problem.19 In an increasingly mobile and hostile world, where loneliness and alienation are universal sources of human suffering, settings where individuals can experience a sense of belonging and neededness […]
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June 9, 2019
June 8, 2019
The quiet revolution
WHY ARE SMALL GROUPS so prevalent in contemporary America that almost half the adults in the country are involved in some sort of group? More specifically, why are they often seen as the basic unit of church community and a popular option for Christian formation ministries? They are so widespread that sociologist Robert Wuthnow is […]
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June 7, 2019
A man can’t just sit there
Larry Walker always wanted to fly, but poor eyesight disqualified him from pilot status in the air force. So he got an idea. He hitched up forty-five helium-filled weather balloons to his lawn chair, strapped himself in with some sandwiches, a pellet gun, and a six-pack of lite beer. (That tells us a fair amount […]
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June 6, 2019
Empty chair
We have just released a new Bible Study based on Jeff Bumgardner and Dr. Stephen Cutchins new book. Green Hearts: God’s Goodness in the Worst of Times. This study is a reflection of grief and is response to the tragic loss of Jeff Bumgardner’s 10-year old daughter Ella. These lessons are available on Amazon, […]
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June 5, 2019
The Centrality of Covenant
I reiterate, I emphasize, I underscore with all of the unction and function and emotion of my soul that one of the greatest concepts that you can ever learn is the concept of covenant—of blood covenant. Now, what was a covenant? A covenant was an unbreakable commitment of one man to another man, one woman […]
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June 4, 2019
Intended evil becomes ultimate good.
On November 28, 1965, the fighter plane of Howard Rutledge exploded under enemy fire. He parachuted into the hands of the North Vietnamese Army and was promptly placed in the “Heartbreak Hotel,” one of the prisons in Hanoi. When the door slammed and the key turned in that rusty, iron lock, a feeling of utter […]
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June 3, 2019
The New Covenant
We have just released a new Bible Study based on the topic: The New Covenant. These lessons are available on Amazon, as well as a part of my Good Questions Have Groups Talking Subscription Service. Like Netflix for Bible Lessons, one low subscription gives you access to all our lessons–thousands of them. For a medium-sized […]
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June 2, 2019
You can’t fix stupid
The Fourth of July. Everything about the holiday was red, white, and blue. My face was red, the clouds were cotton white, and the sky was a brilliant blue. My redness came not from sunburn but humiliation. Denalyn had warned, “Remember, Max, the lake level is low.” The depth finder had alerted: thirty feet, then […]
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June 1, 2019
Should the church be involved in politics?
Don’t expect the government to achieve what only the Church can do! When political issues come up, I often hear fellow Christians say something like, “If we could only get the right person in office, we could turn this whole thing around and back to God.” We unconsciously believe that the political process has the […]
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