Anne Jackson comments on Ted Haggard’s recent television interviews. He talked about going to some pastors and leaders to discuss his issues of same-sex attraction and seek direction. These “leaders” and “pastors” (I use quotations intentionally, because they demonstrated neither leadership or shepherding) withdrew or suggested he just work harder for God. There are a… Continue reading scandalous
Seth Godin explains what it is marketers are really selling. “Not powder or chemicals or rubber or steel or silicon or talk or installations or even sugary water. What marketers sell is hope. The reason is simple: people need more. We run out. We need it replenished. Hope is almost always in short supply. The… Continue reading selling hope
It can be difficult to maintain one’s “abundance thinking” in the middle of a giant global recession. But Tim Sanders urges us to obey: “More than ever, we need to find ways to avoid scarcity thinking. In my experience, there is a big difference between being paranoid and practical. When scarcity sets in, you forget… Continue reading the law of abundance
This weekend, South Hills Church is launching a new initiative, simply called RISK. It intentionally follows on the heels of our current series, Dangerous Church, which was subtly designated from the beginning as RATED R | RISK. Dangerous Church was based on John 10:10, which says the thief comes to steal, kill and destroy. There… Continue reading raise your risk
When we talk about big churches, the usual suspects come to mind: Saddleback Church in southern California (nearly 20,000 weekly), multi-site Life Church of Oklahoma nearly 11,000 combined, New Spring Church, 8,000. Yet in a recent article, Mimi Haddad, president of Christians for Biblical Equality writes, “five of the 10 largest megachurches are located in… Continue reading release your women
Physical abuse in marriage is not grounds for divorce, according to Saddleback pastor Tom Holladay. The Bible only gives two cases where divorce is acceptable: abandonment and a physical affair. A recent article by The Christian Post quotes Holladay as saying, “I wish there were a third [option] in Scripture… There is something in me… Continue reading divorce for domestic abuse
Today is a significant day in American history. The inauguration of a new president always reminds me how much we have to be thankful for: the freedom to cast an individual vote in an orderly election process, the peaceful transfer of power, the historic ceremony. The fact that this is the inauguration of our first… Continue reading it’s okay to celebrate
I love writing. I may possibly even be obsessed with words. And one of the things I’ve learned over the years is that people rarely write in the same language in which they speak. For some reason, they write much more formally, foregoing contractions and adding unnecessary phrases for the purpose of sounding intelligent. At… Continue reading an authentic voice
In looking over previous entries on the topic of serving and leadership (you can review them all in the category “Serving vs. Leadership” in the sidebar) I realized I’ve never actually compared the actual definitions of these terms. In considering whether it’s even possible to have a concept such as “servant leadership,” it seems important… Continue reading defining: serving & leading
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