• The Heart of Art

    When my friend Pastor Benjamin in Munich, Germany posted this photo on Facebook by photographer Joel Robison, I connected with it immediately. It speaks volumes about imagination and, I believe, cuts to the heart of the creative process. Look at its imagery. Joel has taken a simple photo of himself posing in front of a…

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  • The Moral Compass

    Saw this tonight on CNN.com. Apparantly an atheist has come to terms with one problem that humans cannot solve apart from a belief in God: the moral compass. Read the following Scripture and then the article excerpt below. “When outsiders who have never heard of God’s law follow it more or less by instinct, they…

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  • Can Church Division Be Healthy?

    Author’s note: I’m writing this entry about denominational division, not individual church spats. Some elements apply but I am not focusing on the micro, a.k.a. the local church, just the macro. ——————————————- Today I was reading about the formation of what might be another major denominational split. The divisive issue is not uncommon in church…

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  • Don’t Let the World In!

    As I was going through some papers in my desk drawer today I came across an old “Feedback” comment card that our church uses to track visitors and connect members. Late last year someone in our congregation had a gripe about something they heard or saw in the worship service. They simply wrote, “We don’t…

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