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Regret and the Cross
January 22, 2018For a generation bent on living for the moment and sucking all the marrow out…
Blog, Life in the ChurchWelcome – This is a Safe Place For You
October 6, 2017Lots of things get said in a Sunday morning worship service. Welcomes are given. Songs…
Blog, Life in the ChurchI Failed As a Topical Preacher
August 28, 2017Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete…
Blog, Life in the ChurchFighting Cowardice in Pastoral Ministry
July 31, 2017Like many in my generation, I grew up watching the Wizard of Oz. I can…
Blog, Life in the ChurchPursuing Joy in Pastoral Ministry
June 2, 2017In a letter contrasting the differing priorities of the heavenly communion of saints and the…
Blog, Life in the ChurchFour Motivations for Practicing Restorative Church Discipline
March 20, 2017Nineteenth-century Baptist theologian John L. Dagg famously put it this way: “When discipline leaves the…
Blog, Life in the ChurchFive Tips for Incorporating Creeds into Corporate Worship
February 24, 2017In a previous post I suggested five reasons for adopting a creedal confession as an…
Blog, Life in the ChurchFive reasons to confess a creed in corporate worship
January 27, 2017In the spirit of new beginnings associated with the new year, I’ve recently led our…
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Four Antidotes for a Church Amusement Culture
November 22, 2016In a previous post I highlighted four ways that churches—whether old school or new school—amuse…
Blog, Life in the ChurchFour Ways Churches Amuse themselves to Death
October 25, 2016On average, 98 churches in the United States die and close their doors each week.[1]…
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How Funerals Made Me a Pastor-Theologian
September 19, 2016I began my journey in pastoral ministry at a small-ish, rural, traditional church. It was…
