Rather than take up a ton of comment space, I’ve decided to repond here (I’m too long-winded!!) The numbered questions/notes are PB’s and the responses are mine…his original post is linked above. 1. Do we subtly want our leaders to be inhuman? I think that many do. My guess is that the root is that [...]
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In response: "To Whom Can the Pastor Confess?"
Posted in Christianity, Pastor Billy, The "Church" on November 9, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
In response: "To Whom Can the Pastor Confess?"
Posted in Christianity, Pastoring, The "Church" on November 8, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Rather than take up a ton of comment space, I’ve decided to respond here (I’m too long-winded!!) The numbered questions/notes are PB’s and the responses are mine…his original post is linked above. 1. Do we subtly want our leaders to be inhuman? I think that many do. My guess is that the root is that [...]
Why do I care about Ted Haggard?
Posted in grace, Ted Haggard, The "Church" on November 8, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Ted Haggard’s Statement to New Life Church A Letter by Jack Hayford Regarding Ted Haggard & NAE Statement Release (Blogged by Billy Calderwood) Billy’s blogpost regarding Haggard & Comments (I listed the links above instead of embedding them because they (and the news websites like CNN and MSNBC) are where I’ve gotten my information and [...]
Homosexuality a big deal?
Posted in Brokeback Mountain, Christianity, grace, Sin, The "Church" on January 17, 2006 | 4 Comments »
This post may not make much sense. It is simply my rambling thoughts on an issue that I haven’t figured out and I don’t pretend to have all the answers. Nathan and I went to see Brokeback Mountain with Ryan and Heather recently and it has certainly stirred things up, in a good way. Ryan [...]
Homosexuality a big deal?
Posted in Brokeback Mountain, grace, Holy Spirit, movies, sexuality, Sin, spiritual life, The "Church", Treehugger Tidbit on January 17, 2006 | 4 Comments »
This post may not make much sense. It is simply my rambling thoughts on an issue that I haven’t figured out and I don’t pretend to have all the answers. Nathan and I went to see Brokeback Mountain with Ryan and Heather recently and it has certainly stirred things up, in a good way. Ryan [...]
Religion
Posted in religion, spiritual living, The "Church" on September 23, 2005 | 3 Comments »
I was reading a fellow blogger’s post and it got me thinking about the term “religion”. Honestly, I hate the word. Particular in Western society, the word religion has connotations of rules, rote actions, and rites that don’t really carry any real meaning. To most, Religion is something people often use as a weapon to [...]