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Pulpit Masters

Get your three-minute sermon ready: This 10 part, 1 hour weekly television series is setting out to find America’s next great inspirational speaker. Do you have a unique and positive message you

How to talk to an evangelical

Scot McKnight turns the tables and suggests some ways that those in the emerging movement might talk to evangelicals. These two are my favorite: …don’t engage evangelicalism by reducing evangelical theology to

Using what’s ridiculous for what’s not

We live in a ridiculous world where people pay far too much attention to celebrities. But that’s the world we live in. Might as well do something with it. (Bono, U2)

Kids keep you humble

I was telling the kids about one of my first jobs today, which was at Kiddie Kobbler. Josiah asked, “What was it like to work there in the olden days, Dad?” Kids…

Nine core practices of the emerging church

From Emerging Churches, a book I’m currently reading. Nice summary here. 1. Identifying with Jesus (and his way of life) 2. Transforming secular space (overcoming the secular/sacred split) 3. Living as