3 Approaches to God
There are 3 basic approaches to God, which all look "religious" from the outside:
1. performative – what must
Reading the Old Testament
It's interesting how we Americans read the Old Testament and are critical of it... Yet when it comes
Letting People In
You will never make a difference in other peoples' lives...
* in order to make a difference, you will need
On Seekers
Very easy to romanticize seekers: after all, they're thoughtful, deep. They ask big questions. The Bible's
Why People Fall Away
Re-reading all these old journals, thinking about how many people from Missoula no longer identify as followers of Jesus or
Need as a Driver
[Reflecting on J.F. who did a great job of sharing while we were gone]
I always thought my guilt
On Leaders
* Interesting how many people we thought were leaders weren't really leaders, they were just approvers.
* Strikes me that
How People Harden
Thinking a lot about what Paul says in Romans 9 - "I will have mercy on whom I will
A Favor To Ask
Thinking about what happened to all the people we met along the way.
What's Our Mission
Re-reading my journal July 2011 [about All Souls Missoula]. Lot of reflections on Mission, and how to instill that in