Favorite Movies of 2008
This morning I caught myself singing in the shower songs from "The Sound of Music." Though I'm not really a fan of musicals and saw that particular numerous times, I found myself wanting to watch it again. That made me wonder what movies I enjoyed this past year and why. Here's what
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Posted on 01/09/2009 3:06 PM by Pastor Bob
When An Empire Falls
I have always been a military history aficionado, but after I taught world history for a few years I expanded my interest. Even though we as humans have great memories, can store vast amounts of data, and fill huge libraries with volumes of historical works, we don’t learn from history. Moreover,
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Posted on 10/08/2008 1:59 PM by Pastor Bob
Why People Leave Churches
I was musing this summer...
REASONS PEOPLE LEAVE A CHURCH:
o I was in the hospital and only the pastor visited me … and that was out of obligation.
o I was in the hospital and all these people visited me … except
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Posted on 09/08/2008 1:02 PM by Pastor Bob
Life at the Zoo: Caring for the Weak
I went to the zoo recently. Amidst all the wonderful elephants, leopards, and cobras, I noticed two themes being propogated on signs, displays, and literature. First, were the references to evolution. Second, were the promotions to protect endangered animals. I was confused. Wasn't the concept
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Posted on 06/07/2008 1:20 PM by Pastor Bob
I Don't Pray Enough
I spent the week at EXPONENTIAL '08 The National New Church Conference in Orlando, FL (www.exponentialconference.org/). It certainly got my juices flowing about starting new churches and reinvigorated my vision to create a consortium of churches that work together to start new churches in
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Posted on 04/25/2008 2:39 PM by Pastor Bob
