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Posts Categorized: Spiritual Formation

After the Shipwreck

Posted by David
2018-02-23
in Crisis, Spiritual Formation, Thursday (Leadership), Tuesday (Faith)
Lately I’ve been able to reconnect with a few old friends. They might not want me to call them “old” friends, but my beard is full of grey now,...
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Right about the way but wrong in the way

Posted by David
2018-02-15
in Community, Eavesdrop On God, Evangelism, Justice, Outreach, Spiritual Formation, Theology, Tuesday (Faith), Worship
I can be right about the way forward, but wrong in the way I point out the way. Has my confidence in Christ morphed into selfish arrogance? If others...
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Ears to Hear on Race and Injustice

Posted by David
2017-08-16
in Community, Evangelism, Justice, Pastoral Ministry, Spiritual Formation
Five times in the gospels, when Jesus taught a new paradigm he would say, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” In that statement (found in Matthew...
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Letting Accountability Slip Away: A Leadership Tragedy

Posted by David
2017-03-30
in Crisis, Pastoral Ministry, Spiritual Formation, Thursday (Leadership), Vision
The leader is given counsel–hard counsel, but good counsel. It is accountability on a point that would make her a better leader. What happens next is hard to perceive,...
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Confession: I Miss You After Easter – Seedbed

Posted by David
2016-03-28
in Pastoral Ministry, Spiritual Formation, Theology, Thursday (Leadership), Tuesday (Faith), Worship
Even though I have known you, I often miss you after Easter, Lord. I am on the Road to Emmaus. I walk with you, talk with you. I hear...
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In Praise of Uselessness: The Worst John Wesley Quote

Posted by David
2016-02-22
in Justice, Pastoral Ministry, Spiritual Formation, The Wesleyan Church, Theology, Uncategorized
  I really like John Wesley. I am so inspired by the movement his ministry sparked, and for the astonishing spread of renewal he and “the Methodists” spawned.  He isn’t as...
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Why Denominations Matter

Posted by David
2015-11-20
in Emerging, Spiritual Formation, The Wesleyan Church, Theology
Download as a handout I left my denomination. Not for long, but it was a firm departure. It didn’t make a big difference when I left. Not even sure...
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Why 17 should be your favorite number

Posted by David
2015-11-6
in Spiritual Formation
What is your favorite number? It is your birth date? Anniversary? Maybe your favorite ball player’s number? My wife doesn’t like odd numbered years as much as even ones (weird,...
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Lost Faith and Piles of Laundry

Posted by David
2015-10-6
in Evangelism, Preaching, Spiritual Formation, Theology
I moved into my dorm room at college and unpacked a few suitcases and boxes. I took up half of the dresser and half of the closet. I had...
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When someone has an affair

Posted by David
2015-09-14
in Community, Crisis, Pastoral Ministry, Spiritual Formation
What do you do when someone has an affair? Several people I respect through the years have committed adultery. Some of them have been ministers, professors, or board members....
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When God Says Stuff Fathers Say

Posted by David
2015-08-27
in Being Dad, Friday (Family), Spiritual Formation, Theology, Worship
“Dad! Help me!” The kid is trying to program the DVR or change the thermostat, or she is working on her homework. The boy might be trying to get...
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PASTORS AND SOCIAL MEDIA “CALLING”

Posted by David
2015-08-20
in Community, Pastoral Ministry, Spiritual Formation, Thursday (Leadership), Tuesday (Faith)
PASTORS AND SOCIAL MEDIA “CALLING” My grandpa was a minister in the coal-mining hills of Pennsylvania. He has passed, but I still have the little booklet where he tracked...
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