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Thanks Chris for posting the link about Rich Mullins, I’d never been exposed to that theory. Rich sang in our home town a few months before he was killed and I got to meet him in passing at the local...
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The goal of all institutions is to perpetuate the institution. This is not necessarily true at the beginning…but becomes true over time…especially by it’s third or fourth generation. There has been a...
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I’m not sure if this is on the outside of the paywall (as I spend my time inside the paywall), but Wendell Berry shares his insight on two of what seem today’s most pressing political issues. Justin,...
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I find it helpful that my sin doesn’t preclude the work of the Holy Spirit in my life, but I think other people’s sin should.
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I’ve considered switching to a Kindle to avoid schlepping 15ish pounds of books back and forth to school…but I’ve felt like something is missing whenever I’ve read a book via the Kindle/iBooks apps on...
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I indeed need the exercise…but…until the past week or so our sidewalks and streets have been horrifically icy, a couple of students have broken wrists from falls and when you slip and start flailing...
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I searched Michael’s archives and found this: The Ragamuffin Gospel, Brennan Manning. Flawed, but another one who is in the grip of the Gospel. He’s a strange writer who has written too many books, but...
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First, I’d submit that becoming a “CEO Pastor” is failure of the first order…in addition to being oxymoronic. Second, I’d propose a paradigm in which “church” can be a group of people that comes...
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Actually Jaredd, I called being a “CEO/Pastor” oxymoronic in addition to being “bad”. I understand the role of “pastor” as defined in scripture and I understand the role of “CEO” as defined by the...
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Jaredd, the role/mandate of a CEO is to 1.) protect the institution and 2.) ensure it’s profitability. They think in war and darwinistic metaphor, they are (generally) more like military leaders than...
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Aaron, I identify with your angst. I once (nearly 20 years ago) asked a Psych Director of Nursing whom I’d worked for for a couple of years whether I seemed “rebellious”. The reason I asked was because...
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Josh is mostly right but misses some variety and nuance. CEO position descriptions vary and they may or may not own rather significant chunks of the corporation they head. Contemplate the differences...
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Jaredd, you are right…we are talking past each other to some extent. If you feel a need to read a book that offers guidance in how to navigate challenges such as you describe I’d encourage you to do...
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Justin, whenever I’m at small town parade locally (nearly all of which I find to be delightful slices of Americana) and see a local band entitled “The Blood-Washed Band”, I have those same thoughts. On...
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