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  • I just had to pass this on …

    Do traditional pastors have the courage and will to get out of the way of what God wants to accomplish if that means a threat to our lifestyles and security? Follow the links to the discussion on Dave’s pages. Continue reading

  • Roses On Our Noses

        First, I must credit Pastor Terri Purgason of Fresno First Baptist Church for inspiring these thoughts. Next, I must decide what these thoughts my be. Finally, I must type them, but not necessarily in that order. Terri was… Continue reading

  • Living the Proverbs

    A ministry in our church called Set Free introduced me to the practice of reading a chapter in Proverbs every day, corresponding to the day of the month. For instance, today’s reading was from Proverbs 16. Sometimes one will ring… Continue reading

  • This article is posted on The Religion Forum in response to my friend, Chris,  and you can comment here and/or there.  I have to confess that I take something of a "much ado about nothing" approach to the question while… Continue reading

  • Da Vinci Codes and Overloads

    First, let’s get the overload part out of the way as if I could because I have been (overloadED). It is all of my own making and that’s the way it is. But let me be the first to welcome… Continue reading

  • Politically Incorrect

    I hate to offend, but to never offend would be to never take a position on anything. And I am not sure this is a position. Nor am I sure I understand all the variables. I have been listening to… Continue reading

  • Critical and Strategic Thinking

    I am developing a workshop on critical and strategic thinking. I would value dialogue on this subject and am posting this framework as a launch pad.   How to Think Critically and Strategically   T  Topic – We must have… Continue reading

  • Blessed and Challenged

    David Wainscott blessed the socks off of me at a Pastor’s Cluster Good Friday service here in Fresno last week. After considerable begging, pleading, and bribery (just exaggerating), he posted his message on his blog. I was especially stunned (of… Continue reading

  • I’ve been exploring. This world of blogging is so fascinating and there is so much to learn that I often forget to write. I’ve been updating some of my Blogger postings over the last week. They are specialized and narrow… Continue reading

  • Better to Say …

    Someone, I wish I knew who, was first to tell me that if I had nothing to say, then shut up. It was very good advice. I have never really practiced it, but I am sure it was good advice… Continue reading