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I’ve finally taken the chance to review the second book associated with Willow Creek’s Reveal study entitled Follow Me. Better late than never, they say, so I'm sending off some of my reflections here at the blog. Building off of the research from Reveal, this next part of the study looks at spiritual growth, what …
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In the recent discussion about the value of Twitter, some folks commented on the tendency of folks to be shameless self-promoters in the new media. Seth Godin has a great post that addresses this in very short form. He writes that the new mantra of the web is: "notice me." He goes on to suggest …
This past Sunday, October 18th, Kelly and I spoke together at Brooklife Church in the third week of our series on marriage entitled "Happily Ever After?" Our message was entitled "In the Bedroom" and, as you might expect, we were talking about sex and sexuality. Our message addressed the goodness of sexuality, the need for …
In my last sermon at Brooklife on 1 Corinthians 12 about the body of Christ and each members' place in it, I mentioned what is in my opinion the best book on the church and true Christian community. That book is Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Bonhoeffer was a German Lutheran theologian, professor, and author …
I heard a fascinating interview with David Owen, author of Green Metropolis, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders via the Ideas Network of Wisconsin Public Radio recently. He was making some very provocative comments about sustainable living and how urban centers can teach the entire country some things about true sustainability. Here are a …
