Deep Thoughts Archive

  • I have often enjoyed thinking in areas that are beyond my call. I muse often as a church leader who in some ways is also a community leader. I have...

    College or No College

    I have often enjoyed thinking in areas that are beyond my call. I muse often as a church leader who in some ways is also a community leader. I have...

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  • I went to a gospel concert. Actually I have been to several. I spent the whole evening musing on the fact that the lead singer referred to their music as...

    Who is Jesus?

    I went to a gospel concert. Actually I have been to several. I spent the whole evening musing on the fact that the lead singer referred to their music as...

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  • Ronnie’s sister was an Elvis fan. Ronnie and I were Beatles fans. She hated the Beatles and their fans. So she wasn’t civil to us. Her self-esteem had been buoyed...

    Elvis’ Scarf

    Ronnie’s sister was an Elvis fan. Ronnie and I were Beatles fans. She hated the Beatles and their fans. So she wasn’t civil to us. Her self-esteem had been buoyed...

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  • I am convinced that it isn’t the Christian faith that is hard to sell, it is the takeover of Christianity by religion. Here’s what religion looks like: The belief that...

    Religious or Spiritual?

    I am convinced that it isn’t the Christian faith that is hard to sell, it is the takeover of Christianity by religion. Here’s what religion looks like: The belief that...

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  • Sometimes I admit to liking a little controversy or conflict.  It’s the habitat of youth. I am against the death penalty.  My wife and I can’t discuss the topic civilly,...

    Death Penalty

    Sometimes I admit to liking a little controversy or conflict.  It’s the habitat of youth. I am against the death penalty.  My wife and I can’t discuss the topic civilly,...

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  • My mother sent me a picture of my dog when I was about 15. His name was Red. He was a big old fat Red Lab. I loved that dog....

    Red

    My mother sent me a picture of my dog when I was about 15. His name was Red. He was a big old fat Red Lab. I loved that dog....

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  • There is some correlation between educational development and spiritual development.  How people develop in the spiritual arena is still left unexamined to a great extent. There are systems that lend...

    Three Thoughts on Education

    There is some correlation between educational development and spiritual development.  How people develop in the spiritual arena is still left unexamined to a great extent. There are systems that lend...

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  • I have a friend with perfect pitch who hates the D chord on guitar.  Position one as they call it isn’t quite in the perfect pitch.  There’s something about the...

    Dissonance

    I have a friend with perfect pitch who hates the D chord on guitar.  Position one as they call it isn’t quite in the perfect pitch.  There’s something about the...

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  • One of the names kids called me when I grew up was Pinky. I have red hair. Well its grey, blond and red now. Carrot Top was a favorite for...

    Names

    One of the names kids called me when I grew up was Pinky. I have red hair. Well its grey, blond and red now. Carrot Top was a favorite for...

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  • We live in an age that is committed to certitude. We love the scientist who can tell us for certain where the swine flu will pop up next and how...

    Certitude

    We live in an age that is committed to certitude. We love the scientist who can tell us for certain where the swine flu will pop up next and how...

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  • My wife and I viewed the movie “The Time Traveler’s Wife” last night. It’s a great movie about a child who is in a traumatic car accident and has a...

    Time Travel

    My wife and I viewed the movie “The Time Traveler’s Wife” last night. It’s a great movie about a child who is in a traumatic car accident and has a...

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  • Amazement is a reaction to life I enjoy. Things often just amaze me.  I have been thinking about things that have amazed me that I’d like to master.  A friend...

    Amazement

    Amazement is a reaction to life I enjoy. Things often just amaze me.  I have been thinking about things that have amazed me that I’d like to master.  A friend...

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  • I have been doing a good bit of reading on the missional church literature.  Many of us have been trying to make their point for years. A friend of mine...

    On being missional…

    I have been doing a good bit of reading on the missional church literature.  Many of us have been trying to make their point for years. A friend of mine...

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  • There is a lot of talk about Passion. I have a number of feelings about passion that I don’t hear often. One of the big questions that leads to success...

    A Portfolio of Passion…

    There is a lot of talk about Passion. I have a number of feelings about passion that I don’t hear often. One of the big questions that leads to success...

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  • I have a friend who years ago convinced me his granddad, who was a Pentecostal preacher, could charge up batteries by faith. It intrigued me so much I went to...

    Batteries

    I have a friend who years ago convinced me his granddad, who was a Pentecostal preacher, could charge up batteries by faith. It intrigued me so much I went to...

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