things i like. mostly ridiculous.
First, for far too long, the secular argument about government has been “small” government versus “big” government. Protestant theology, however, offers a completely different insight. It isn’t the size of government that is problematic—the issue is whether government is good or bad. Good government reflects the principles of neighborliness, creates a sense of common benefit, serves and listens to all of its people. Bad government serves only itself or an elite, cut off from any idea of a common good, and works to...
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Yesterday, the Presbyterian interwebs were a-buzz with the news that the new Book of Order was not going to be available this go-round as a free download as it had been in the past (Here's a link to a thread I started after catching wind of the frustration). The Office of the General Assembly will be offering the download for $10, the same as the price of a printed copy. Oh, the outrage. Reactions were numerous, but all seemed to center on a few themes: 1) "Why should anyone have to pay for a digital copy of a...
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Grilled pizza with carmelized red onion, fresh tomato, real mozzarella, pepperoni, and lemon basil. #slapyourmamagood
Why does any of this matter? Because McDonald's is a gigantic corporation, and even it can't stop a reputation-damaging meme all that effectively. So imagine how hard it is for an average Joe or Jennifer McDonald to do so. True, an online reputation manager or PR firm can help—if you can afford such things. But even if you succeed in solving your scandal problem, someone two or five years from now might innocently recirculate what you were trying to clarify or suppress—or resurrect misleading information, as what...
Click here to download: Pastoral Job Description FPC.doc (27 KB) (download) Click here to download: Pastoral Job Description FPC.doc (27 KB) This morning I had a meeting with the chair of our congregation's Personnel committee. Regardless of the purpose, pastors always get nervous for these meetings. Even when the member is a good friend (which mine is) we still get skittish.Today, my fears proved even more unfounded...
Please give me 15 minutes to explain to you why “like-mindedness” is a bad idea.(This post concerns thoughts surrounding the NEXT Church conference. For a recap of said conference and the debate following it, follow the link I reference below. In case you begin wondering, I was encouraged to post this to my blog by Rocky Supinger, who also helped me correct factual errors and who was kind enough to make sure my tone and tenor was appropriate. Also, in the spirit of full disclosure, some of this text is an adaptation...
I'm not someone you'd probably like. Unless you like people like that...then you'd love me.
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