I have mentioned before the influence of the book, “Go, Dog, Go” on my daughter’s imagination. The climax of this story is the dramatic arrival of a bunch of different colored dogs, all driving cars, at a giant tree. At the top of the tree, the dogs discover a magnificent party: “A dog party,†the… Continue reading A dog party
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Quotation of the Week
‘In my experience and observation simply offering better Bible teaching has not produced better disciples.’ Or put another way – ‘it hasn’t worked’…. I hear many people looking for churches with ‘good teaching’, but I am yet to hear anyone seeking a church that is committed to ‘doing the Bible stuff’. From the Backyard Missionary
New Construction
I stumbled upon a great blog entry by Chris Spinks (via Tyler Watson) that contained what I found to be a provocative analogy. He likens churches to planned suburban developments: places where form and structure and character are all prescribed before anyone actually ever dwells there. Too often, as I see it, suburbs and suburban-like… Continue reading New Construction
Prime Time
Driving home yesterday afternoon, I came across the filming frenzy of blocked off streets, semis, and trailers a few blocks from our house. I had seen the little film placards with “CSI” on them, so I wasn’t surprised to see a bunch of fake Las Vegas police cars parked along the street where they were… Continue reading Prime Time
You know you’re nerdy when…
Last night when I came to bed, Doug was reading a book that discussed the Sermon on the Mount. We started talking about the Beatitudes, and I made some comment about how I used to be able to recite them in Greek. Of course, immediately after saying that I was rendered completely incapable of remembering… Continue reading You know you’re nerdy when…
Yea, though we walk…
Last night we were scheduled to have our monthly block club meeting. Though I had just seen our Senior Lead officer days earlier, I knew that there were a number of updates he planned to give us on some different things going down in our neighborhood right now (things that he did not feel at… Continue reading Yea, though we walk…
Soul Mates
It would seem that Mercy has met her match… Meet my Goddaughter, Karenna.
To fight or not to fight
There is a very interesting post at Mark Galli’s blog this week discussing a NY Times piece on violence against women and the need for men to reclaim their role as protectors. I have enjoyed the thoughtful comments along with his original thoughts, and the most recent comment posted was from a young woman (college… Continue reading To fight or not to fight
Quotation of the Week
“It is, I gently suggest, a serious error to make “outreach” a primary goal of the local congregation, and especially so when those who are already “with us” have not become clear-headed and devoted apprentices of Jesus, and are not, for the most part, solidly progressing along the path. Outreach is one essential task of… Continue reading Quotation of the Week
Officer friendliest
I was mixing Aaron’s rice cereal for dinner last night when I heard a commotion in our driveway below. I walked closer to the windows to see who was making the noise and was surprised to spot our Senior Lead Officer coming quickly toward the back of our house. He saw me in the window… Continue reading Officer friendliest