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I am involved with Young Life in my area. Young Life steps in where the church has failed to be relevant, and works in partnership with the church to introduce kids to Christ, and disciple them to new life in Him.In a way, I am like a walking billboard. It is my prayer that where … Continue reading I Wear This Baseball Cap…..

We need to see our world more clearly...

I go on and on about Christian American things, post them, and then, I find this. Go ahead, look. Steve (same name as me) lives in Burkina Faso, West Africa.I am shamed by the beautiful simplicity of this man's commitment to and love for Jesus.

The Wrong Kind of IntimacyAs I mentioned yesterday, I was thunderstruck by the thoughts of Eugene Peterson in this article in Christianity Today. More to discuss today:We've got to disabuse people of these illusions of what the Christian life is. It's a wonderful life, but it's not wonderful in the way a lot of people … Continue reading More Peterson – Misplaced Intimacy

Softball Season has begun!Blue Crush 5, Other Team (Name unknown by me) 7 Darn!Season Record 1-1The thoughts of Eugene Peterson in the most recent edition of Christianity Today has done me much good. To wit:Spirituality is no different from what we've been doing for two thousand years just by going to church and receiving the … Continue reading Peterson – Spiritual Intimacy

Eugene PetersonAs my plane ride to Sacramento for business hit cruising altitude yesterday morning, I was perusing the latest issue of Christianity Today. From long-time Presbyterian pastor and the author of The Message, we are now blessed with this remarkable interview. If you do anything today, read this please!My thought: all we Believing folk should … Continue reading Spirituality for All the Wrong Reasons

After feeling varying degrees of sadness and angst over being "church homeless", this article renews my faith in what God continues to do each day.Oh that Believing people might love their communities, their unchurched friends, and even their dysfunctional church like that "beloved drunk uncle"!

My mortgage is largeDebt looms over me like fogAmerican Dream?

A response to DerekI received a thoughtful response to two posts, here and here, from Derek, who is obviously a kind, handsome, thrifty, brave, and courteous Christian fellow. Oh, and one who takes well to compliments.Derek had a couple of thoughts that I wanted to respond to here, as they are important ideas that beg … Continue reading A Response To Derek