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Doubt

Doubt is God’s way of tearing down the private fantasy we have constructed about him—where what we think about God is without further need of reflection, no longer open to growth. Doubt does not mean that God is “dying” for us. Doubt signals that we are beginning to die to ourselves, and that can be [...]

The Genesis Project – Soul Care For Pastors

I’m excited to let you know about The Genesis Project.  My friend Ken Edwards is part of this new avenue for pastors of church plants and developing churches to get away for moments of soul care and to build a network of support. I love the table concept that is the built around shared common [...]

Loving Your Enemies

To our most bitter opponents we say: “We shall match your capactiy to inflict suffering by our capacity to endure suffering. We shall meet your physical force with soul force. Do to us what you will, and we shall continue to love you. We cannot in all good conscious obey your unjust laws, because noncooperation [...]

Could We Come Up With An Etiquette For Forwarding Emails?

Has anyone seen any kind of decision making matrix to help people work through whether or not they should forward emails? I haven’t seen one so here’s are some quick thoughts. Do you have some more? 1) Is it true? (do i know this for sure) 2) Is it constructive? 3) What is my motivation? [...]