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Pastoring
Scheduling The Unscheduled
September 22, 2009 0

If you’re like me, you like things to run on schedule. Trains, planes, automobiles . . . and work weeks. In fact, I typically like to do the same things on the same days each week. So most weeks look a lot like the ones that came before and like the ones to follow. Maybe Read the full article…

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Good Shepherd
Faith Without Works Is Dead
September 21, 2009 2

We showed this yesterday to hammer home the idea that “faith without works is dead”: Fun to make, more fun to play on Sunday. Thanks to Sonic for their inspiration. And to WHAM for their timeless music . . .

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Good Shepherd
Some People Think This Shouldn’t Be In The Bible
September 18, 2009 4

Martin Luther’s influence on Christianity is profound. And complex. As a German pastor and theologian of the 16th Century, he re-discovered St. Paul’s doctrine of salvation by grace through faith, based on passages like Ephesians 2:8-9. He courageously stood up against the corruption of the state church. He is regarded as the father of the Read the full article…

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Spirituality
Growing Big People
September 17, 2009 1

Many years ago, Jack Hayford said this to a group of pastors in a conference I attended: “Don’t worry so much about growing a big church. Grow big people, and the church will take care of itself.” Obviously, Dr. Hayford was not referring to body mass index. He was speaking of people who are so Read the full article…

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Personal
Jack Kramer, 1921 – 2009
September 15, 2009 2

In the middle of the news of the death of Patrick Swayze and Jody Powell, as well as the antics of various tennis players like Serena Williams, one event barely registered a blip on the media radar screen: the passing of Jack Kramer. Kramer won Wimbledon in 1947 and the U.S. Championships in 1946 and Read the full article…

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