Many long years ago, Larry Taylor wrote the following in a guide for Calvary Chapel assistant pastors: (Note: Taylor has long since disavowed this writing and to my knowledge it’s no longer published by...
“Gossip is a sin that most of us feel we are not guilty of, and which most of us are very guilty of. Gossip may be defined as saying anything negative, whether true or...
The New Pornography of Hate and Violence It circulates across our television and computer screens every day. One mass shooting follows another. It no longer seems to matter if the victims are children or...
The Emperor and the Bishops I. Despite the undoubted importance and singular status of the Council of Nicaea, we have no complete set of documents to draw upon to aid in our knowledge...
The Brink of Eternity The last conversation that I had with my friend and mentor, Charles Kannengiesser, was the week before Christmas in 2017. Charles was to die just two months later. Dementia had...
Ordinary Everyday I get a report from my mother’s assisted living facility. Today I was informed that of the 118 residents, 19 have tested positive for Covid-19. More stringent rules have been put into...
I was involved with Potter’s Field Ministries for almost 5 years, beginning with the IGNITE Mission Training School in in 2015. I worked at Mudman on and off for almost 4 years and I...
Whatever Happened to Spiritual Formation? Part Two They go by various names – confessors, mentors, spiritual directors, or even counselors. Some might even ascribe another title to a group or cohort. No matter what...
Hope I think we have faith, although diverse and divided in its expression. Love, that is Christian self-giving love is evident, but most of us seem to love our own and not necessarily “the...
Evangelism It was a Sunday morning in 1984. We had just finished celebrating the Eucharist at my college in the north of England. As was the custom, several of us had retired to the...
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