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  • Gleanings

    It has been a week of surfing and researching in several areas. In coming weeks, I’ll be quoting from these and tossing around ideas that I read here, but let me get them here in my journal for future reference for all of us. Hot Spots of the Blogsphere and Cyberspace: Brian McLaren’s blog. –…

  • There is a stimulating discussion of the house church movement on the Christian Fellowship Forum where Spencer (Ozpen) sites Barna’s research begining with message # Msg # 116158.: ——————————Have you read the latest research from the George Barna Group on the House Church growth in the USA? See: http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=BarnaUpdateNarrowPreview&BarnaUpdateID=241   You might be surprised at…

  • An Old Oak

    Empires come and empires go. We may not feel invincible ourselves, but we may believe that others are and dream of building a dynasty that nothing could collapse. Nothing and no one is invulnerable, but that is not to suggest that nothing is solid. (Matthew 24:35) Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words…

  • New Stuff on Pastor Tom’s Garden of Sermon Seeds & Sprouts

    I’ve added some preaching/teaching material at Pastor Tom’s Garden of Sermon Seeds and Sprouts . Most notable and enjoyable for me are a collection of Red Skelton quotes that I gleaned from Clown Ministry . Red’s enduring contribution to the world is that you don’t have to be crude to be funny. He also reminds…

  • More From Starbucks

    I posted my last note from Starbucks in Clovis (Armstrong and Shaw). As much as I had touted the new lunch menu, I had not tried it. Now I can report good news. The half a taragon chicked sandwich with cranberries I tasted as a sample was delicious. The young man who enthusiastically recomended it…

  • This Is It

    I was browsing through some old pictures and was reminded that this is the second summer I have not made it to Mexico for our annual home-building trek with Amor Ministries. I sure hope to get back next year. It is the best back-breaking, agony I ever enjoy. Every year I’ve been down there has…

  • No Excuses – Integrity

    As I set out to type this entry about Integrity and specifically, "no excuses," I kept hitting the "m" instead of the "N." As a result, I was getting MO excuses rather than NO excuses. I am absolutely certain that there is a lesson in that slip of the fingers.  In the processes of eliminating…

  • Emerging Church Resource

    There is such a proliferation of terminology in these days that one must carry a linguistic thermometer in his briefcase at all times to take the temperature of the times. Whether we agree or disagree with its non-existent premises, postmodernism (whatever it is) is going to factor into our daily conversations. We will at least…

  • Another Jess Sighting

    Not to be stalking Jess Moody, but here is another sighting. He responded to a quote and he seems to be doing well. I had no idea he was 80 and I would love to hear him preach out here in the West again. My funny bone needs to be awakened. From Pastor Tom’s Journal:…

  • Jess Has a Blog

    No sooner had I reflected on Jess Moody than I discovered that he is now blogging. You can read him at Jessays. and Moody Blog. Read and enjoy!