I mispell things!
I have written before concerning not being the biggest fan of Beth Moore’s groupies. While I may not be real happy with the manner in which some people aggrandize her I have nothing but respect for Moore herself. I may not connect with her studies but I admire the way she seems to live out …
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Pretty frequently I am told of a “thread” being involved in some act of service that has nothing to do with Tapestry. A few times I have learned of a group of “threads” establishing a small group Bible study that I didn’t know anything about. Let me make this blatantly clear, I LOVE WHEN I …
Last night we didn’t have our weekly small group (which Pam and I love – if you don’t regularly meet with a group of friends to talk with concerning faith and life I would highly recommend that you do so. If you want to join us as we finish reading through Brother Lawrence’s book “The …
To understand the nature of gospel preaching, we need to understand the nature of the Scripture itself. There is a fundamental syntactical distinction between saying “we question the Bible” and “the Bible questions us.” It is common, in congregations, to hear of subjects like “Using the Bible in Small Groups.” But we do not “use” …
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Just finished Sabbath as Ressitance by Walter Brueggemann and it is so good. Was reading it with the small group that Pam and I belong to. BTW we are officially the most awesome small group in the world because the Oberstadts made coffee cups for everyone saying so. Anyhow here’s a quote from Brueggemann’s book …
I love living in Wisconsin and being from the South. Ninety-five percent of everything is super cool because of the contrasts that I experience during my days because of the differences between the two cultures. However, five percent of the time the conflict is too great and I become frustrated. Yesterday Conor was the sources of …
I’ve found this quote from Eugene Peterson intriguing for a few years. I think it’s partly our sin. One of the Devil’s finest pieces of work is getting people to spend three nights a week in Bible studies. Peterson’s point isn’t that studying the Bible is a bad thing, he writes Bible studies after all. …
Just in case you don’t know this pastors tell stories to convey truth. I don’t mean stories as in lies (though that happens sometimes too). Nope I mean stories from what happens in our lives. I regularly tell stories during the messages I preach at Tapestry. These are usually stories of things I have seen …
I just saw this list from Shane Claiborne and Jonathan Hartgrove and I liked a lot of it, so therefore, I am sharing it with you guys. Here are 50 specific ways to love your neighbor. Fast for the 2 billion people who live on less than a dollar a day. Contact your local crisis pregnancy …
Many of my “thread” and Wisconsin friends won’t get this post. That’s ok. Just skip it. I love that part in C.S. Lewis’s “Mere Christianity” where he says “All sensible people skip freely when they come to a chapter which they find is going to be no use to them.” If this post doesn’t work …