"The Weekend Wanderer" is a weekly curated selection of news, stories, resources, and media on the intersection of faith and culture for you to explore through your weekend. Wander through these links however you like and in any order you like. Disclaimer: I do not necessarily agree with all the views expressed within these articles …
Summary of #Exponential 2010 Notes
This is a summary page through which you can access all of my note-posts on Exponential 2010. This was an outstanding conference for me, and that's coming from someone who is not a big conference guy. Disclaimer on my notes Will Mancini, “Church Unique” Mark Batterson, “Don’t Take ‘Yes’ for an Answer” Louie Giglio Rick …
Matt Chandler, “Transformation of a Leader” (#Exponential 2010)
Matt Chandler serves as Lead Pastor of The Village Church in Highland Village, TX. Matt is an outstanding communicator of God's word with a strong call toward church planting. On Thanksgiving, Matt suffered a seizure and was found to have a tumor in his brain. You can follow Matt's progress at http://fm.thevillagechurch.net/blog/pastors/, and read an …
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Morality or Spiritual Transformation?
Here is an excerpt from a message by Matt Chandler in which he addresses why people become "de-churched" - walk away from God and the church. He looks at an approach to Christianity where we focus on doing good or moral things, what Chandler calls "moralistic deism." The problem is that when bad things happen, …
Suffering Well: God’s Will, Cancer and Matt Chandler
One question that consistently comes up in conversations I have with people is why does God allow suffering. It's one thing when that question is coming from the realm of ideas. It is a much deeper thing when someone asks that question out of the place of personal experience: unemployment issues, the loss of a …
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