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I haven’t had a single preaching class yet.  No formal hermeneutics training on my resume.  No Greek or Hebrew language study…  yet.  I start Seminary in 5 days.  So I’ll probably learn all this stuff in class.  But until then, I have an honest question… Does every message I give need to be a presentation [...]

My smartphone is practically a Transformer.  Freaks me out.  If I program it correctly, it will get up before I do, put on a pot of coffee, and whip me up a nice plate of Eggs Bene (with scrambled eggs… poached eggs are gross) and a side of Hash Browns.   But with all that [...]

  Almost two weeks ago now, novelist Anne Rice (famous for her “Vampire Chronicles” series, including Interview With the Vampire) did something, because of her faith in Jesus Christ, that resonated with a lot of people. She left Christianity. July 29, 2010, on her Facebook page, Anne posted the following: In follow-up posts and interviews, Anne has continued to espouse [...]

I’m ready for this discussion. The Church needs to have it. John Piper has a word of warning for both those who abandon or avoid sound theology for emotionalism -AND- those who abandon a simple, passionate love relatonship with God for love of theological debate. Emotional existentialism. Doctrinal dogmaticism. Both are IDOLATRY. “You must love [...]

I don’t have an iPad.  They are super-freak cool, don’t get me wrong.  But up until today they have seemed to be primarily designed as amazingly slick individual entertainment devices – at a pricepoint I can’t justify just yet. But today I ran into this… Apparently the hipsters and techno-files are all a-flutter over a new iPad App called [...]

I am conflicted.  And I’m conflicted about being conflicted. On June 2, 2010, fallen pastor and former leader of the National Association of Evangelicals, Ted Haggard, announced his plan to launch and pastor a new church in the Colorado Springs area this upcoming Sunday, June 6.  Here is the video of his public announcement… Thanks to [...]

As of 7:05PM last night, it’s official.  I’ve been accepted to begin Seminary this Fall at AFLTS in Plymouth, MN. For the first time in a long season of living in “the between land” we feel like we have more answers than questions.  In reality, that is probably not the case… we still don’t know [...]

“Speak the truth… in love.” Brilliant.  And very difficult. In a wonderfully honest and forthright interview posted on Tuesday by Mark Moring @ ChristianityToday.com, Jennifer Knapp (of Contemporary Christian Music fame) answered straightforward questions about her homosexuality going public, and her reentry into the music scene with a new album set to be released in May.  If you want a [...]

I have this dream sometimes. It’s usually back in the last church I served as worship leader.  People are gathered in their seats and ready to start a service.  I am supposed to be leading the service, but I have no Team.  I haven’t planned anything.  It’s quiet.  Someone coughs a little.  Awkward.  Oh yeah… [...]

There may be good reasons not to share the gospel at your next church gathering. Let me unpack this a bit.  At Living Hope Church we are all about relationships. “Building relationships that change lives” is how we summarize the disciple-making process.  We believe that honest relationships are so central to the way God wired [...]