tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58132282011-04-21T15:47:32.039-05:00Seeking Relics of Divine GoodnessSeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11038544535042610410noreply@blogger.comBlogger2341100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813228.post-37678937174073072442008-03-27T01:41:00.003-05:002008-03-27T01:41:41.502-05:00

I don't know what your church did for Easter services this year, but the Granger Community Church played "Simon." Their Pastor, Mark Beeson, used the game as a sermon illustration. I gotta tell you, this is a long way to go for a sermon illustration.

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I don't know what your church did for Easter services this year, but the Granger Community Church played "Simon." Their Pastor, Mark Beeson, used the game as a sermon illustration. I gotta tell you, this is a long way to go for a sermon illustration.

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The Palmer Perspective has moved. Your browser should have redirected you there automatically, but if not, you can find me at http://seanpalmer.wordpress.comThose of you who view the page RSS will need to reset it to the new blog.

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I've been working my way through Alan Roxburgh's The Sky is Falling. Here are some salient quotes from the first half of the book."America's religious history has been deeply shaped by the nation's history and social formation. Beginning with the massive suburbanization of the nation in the mid twentieth century, a deep conviction has developed (particularly among white, Protestant congregations)

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Truth be told, the church has never met my needs. That's odd to me since I've been in it my entire life and now serve her full-time. What's odd to me is that people in church keep telling me that we need to do things to "meet people's needs."Really?I mean, I suppose the church has met my deeper needs in some ways that I cannot articulate, but the meeting of needs I most frequently hear about have

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My wife, Rochelle and I have been talking and thinking a lot about missional living and radical giving. The world is such that there are people in need no matter where you look and everywhere you turn, which means there are myriad ways to offer gifts to those in need.Truthfully, I have always struggled with giving. Part of the reason for this has to do growing up poor and feeling as if you didn't

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11038544535042610410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813228.post-29797972874733015012007-05-19T17:03:00.000-05:002007-05-19T17:23:01.471-05:00

Each summer I select a slate of books to work through. In fact, I'll spend a good bit of my vacation - if and when I take some - reading. This summer I am delving more deeply in Missional Ecclesiology and Emergent literature. By "Emergent" I mean Emergent Village's recently published "An Emergent Manifesto of Hope."I'm looking forward to all the non-definitions that are sure to be found in my

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11038544535042610410noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813228.post-39057561534086025242007-05-18T11:13:00.000-05:002007-05-18T11:14:39.977-05:00

I'm thinking about moving this blog to another provider. I've loved blogger, but I think wordpress might be a little easier to use. Any input?

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I've been a San Antonio Spurs fan for years--since the heyday of David Robinson. I love the team and have celebrated each of their three championships with great joy. And yes, I want them to win it again this season! However, since my wife--who is also a Spurs fan--is from Phoenix we decided to root for whichever team won this Western Semifinal to win it all. The Suns are probably my second

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This video - featuring Brian McLaren - is for all my friends who are worship leaders. Each of them works hard to draw people into a communion with God and the pressure is often frustrating.At the very moment that someone in a church is praising them for how they experienced God that day, another person is waiting to fillet them about what they "didn't get." I hope this video gives us all some

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11038544535042610410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813228.post-72169621062972613522007-05-11T14:17:00.001-05:002007-05-11T14:17:06.054-05:00

In order to get more "reading" done, I've started to listen to books on CD. Last week I picked up the mp3 of Shane Claiborne's "The Irresistible Revolution."It is a powerful message that has been close to my heart for a long time, though I think I'm better at talking and writing about it than doing it. Claiborne's life challenges in the same way that Mother Teresa - whom he interned under -

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Truth be told, over the last several years, my feelings toward the church have eroded. What once to me was a flawed but useful, necessary body, slowly became completely useless in terms of rehearsing the Kingdom of God.The reasons for this disillusionment were myriad: First, I saw church after church make moves and decisions based on any reason you can imagine except for spiritual and

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One of the truths of my life is that I get a lot of attention. Certainly, some of that attention is negative and critical, but the lion's share is positive. I get to write some, travel and speak and have people gush about how I've blessed their lives. But today, I get to gush about someone who has blessed my life -- my wife, Rochelle.This morning, Rochelle and I taught a session at the Pepperdine

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I woke up this morning in beautiful Malibu, CA. The only problem was aI woke up at 4am to the cries of my 11-week old daughter and the the snores of my 3 year-old daughter. Nevertheless, 2 hours later when I arose for good, it was to brisk, clean air and sights of the moutains rising over the Pacific ocean. Each year I come to the Pepperdine Bible Lectures, I ask myself how any students or

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I've been talking to a lot of people about Missional Church. The scope of the discussion is extremely broad, and the language itself gets used by so many people many so many different things that it's difficult to get your head around. Though I've been immersed in the literature for about 6 years now, I am always fascinated by the folks who are really put off by the concepts.For those of you

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I know that I've already blogged twice about sermonic plagiarism, but evermore interesting thought concerning the issue continues to arises. Trust me, I'm not on a hunt to root out some plagiarizer, rather people keep giving me head's up when they come across something on the subject.This week our Administrative Minister handed me an article Dr. Thomas G. Long contributed to this month's The

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11038544535042610410noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813228.post-40756879614341748852007-04-16T11:16:00.000-05:002007-04-16T11:35:05.851-05:00

Lat week we hosted and led two memorial services for dearly loved members of our community. One was 93 and the other 74. In the midst of all this, one of our elders' wives was diagnosed with a brain tumor, which they thought was malignant at fist glance. To say the least, it was a hectic, emotional week.That explains my absence from my keyboard recently. My apologies for those of you who

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11038544535042610410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813228.post-27900691165445087592007-04-13T12:32:00.000-05:002007-04-13T17:11:04.760-05:00

I've been extremely busy that last few weeks, so a lot of my thoughts have gone unblogged. But if you're interested in what I think about the Don Imus fiasco, click here.I think Whitlock is on to something. What's more, Whitlock is a smart, thoughtful columnists, who had previously been berated by Imus over another issue.

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You’ve probably noticed that the blogs have dried up lately – nothing new in a while. Well, there are several reasons for that. First, I spent an extraordinary amount of time studying for a mid-term in Systematic Theology. I’ve probably never studied that long for a test – approximately 10 hours. Historically I don’t do well on test. I’m better at writing papers, I think. Memory is not one of my

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Noted profound thinker and pugilist, Mike Tyson, once said, "Everybody has a plan until they get hit." Surprisingly keen from someone who seemingly can't keep any part of his life in order, don't you think? But Tyson is right. Dead right!As I sat with my old prayer group from college this weekend, I began to think about life, plans and joking around. In school we would laugh and make fun of just

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Faithful readers might be wondering where I've been since the last post. Indeed, it's been a while, but the time away from the keyboard has been well spent. Here what's been going on...1. Last weekend I was at Men's gathering where Dr. Mark Love, professor and director of Ministry Events at Abilene Christian University, was the speaker. I was blown away with the thinking and writing Mark's been

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I just recently discovered this little piece. To me it is powerful, captivating, and dead on with where I want to take my life. Enjoy."I am hereby officially tendering my resignation as an adult.I have decided I would like to accept the responsibilities of an 8 year old again.I want to go to McDonald's and think that it's a four star restaurant.I want to sail sticks across a fresh mud puddle and

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I discovered the pen of David Roper about 13 years ago while interning for a church in Atlanta. Each day the interns had to read a devotional thought from Roper's book, A Burden Shared: Encouragement for Leaders. Each devotional takes about 2 minutes to read, but the thoughts are powerful, thoughtful, and yes, encouraging. I frequently return to Roper when in need of a fresh, grounded, incisive

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11038544535042610410noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813228.post-67341028841757086192007-02-20T01:42:00.001-06:002007-02-20T11:33:23.945-06:00

This video really captures much of the state-of-the-church. Like many things, it's funny because it is true.For readers of this blog, I don't have to go into a lot of detail about the commercialization of the church. You know all too well the temptation of churches to offer more and more religious goods and services in the hopes of drawing people, not to Jesus, but to the empires we are building;

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Having a child is a humbling experience. It's most humbling for the mother; who is poked and prodded; shaken and stirred as doctors and labor and delivery nurses enter and exit her narrow hospital room in their seemingly endless quest to "measure" something. Then there's the endless parade of nursery nurses and breast-feeding experts coming in and out of her room wanting to "check" to see how

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I've long held to the hypothesis that everyone has an "Inner Geek." What I mean by that is that whoever you are, no matter how cool, there is something - maybe even multiple somethings - that you are a geek about! I'm mainly a geek about church. When going out-of-town or away on vacation, one of my chief concerns is which churches I'll be able to go to. For instance, this spring I'm going to

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11038544535042610410noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813228.post-39252689747781527512007-02-15T20:23:00.000-06:002007-02-15T20:25:07.589-06:00

I’ve had a small problem all of my life: I’m a complainer. Well, not really a complainer as much as someone who gets very agitated when things don’t go as planned or when people – other than me of course – don’t do what they’re supposed to do when they’re supposed to do them. I’m a planner. But I am a planner in transition. As a matter of fact, several years ago I used to be teased about being

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11038544535042610410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813228.post-50689250999189929812007-02-12T18:17:00.000-06:002007-02-12T18:20:14.174-06:00

We did it! Well, my wife Rochelle did most of the work, but I was there by George! That’s right. This morning, my wife gave birth to a 7lbs 7 ounce baby girl; our second of the finer gender. Her name is Katharine (noble, pure) McKenna Palmer and she – just like her older sister – is special beyond compare. We’ll spend the next few weeks adjusting to life with a 3-year-old and a newborn, so I may

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The topic of sermonic plagiarism keeps coming up - a product of the internet and podcasting age, no doubt. Here's yet another article on the subject. I guess when The Wall Street Journal gets involved, it's news!Most public speakers and preachers "borrow" material at some point. We've all done it - even if only when we were new to speaking and more influenced by the thoughts of others more than

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11038544535042610410noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813228.post-1837968999384664772007-02-04T21:53:00.000-06:002007-02-04T22:09:48.880-06:00

I love Tony Dungy! And am so pleased that this man of deep faith, integrity, and character has reached the pinnacle of his profession. As I told my wife earlier tonight, "I like to see good things happen to good people." I've followed Dungy since his days as defensive coordinator in Minnesota and was sorely disappointed when he was fired from Tampa Bay, only to see the team he built go on to win

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11038544535042610410noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813228.post-4406071624843398322007-02-01T13:43:00.000-06:002007-02-01T14:28:43.564-06:00

Tomorrow my wife and daughter host their 2nd Annual Mother/Daughter Valentine's Brunch. This year Rochelle will be in the hospital recuperating from giving birth on Valentine's Day, so the brunch is happening a little early. Each year the girls eat brunch, tell and read stories, and work on crafts. This time the girls will be working on their craft in our daughter's new pink and purple room --

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11038544535042610410noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813228.post-37823295457011091802007-01-29T12:01:00.001-06:002007-01-29T12:01:42.919-06:00

Click to Play Here's another video for you all. Sorry the audio doesn't match the video. The Japanese to English dubbing was hard to do.

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You owe it to yourself to watch this video. There is so much that can be said about this, but I will refrain. Your own reflections will be commentary enough.

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Every now and then I'm struck by the fact that so many questions that rattle around in my head never get answered. They just remain questions. And at the same time I realize that more and more questions there are the less and less real answers seem to come. So today I thought I would just share some general questions that have been on my mind. Ready? Here we go, in no particular order.1. How come

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11038544535042610410noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813228.post-65247567825693779272007-01-22T12:09:00.000-06:002007-01-22T12:24:27.718-06:00

One of the books I picked up over the holidays was Erwin McManus' An Unstoppable Force. Here's a excerpt that I think is particularly good. It reminds me of what the church -- and particularly pastors -- are supposed to be up to. In particular, it is a call for existing churches to not rest on its laurels or traditions."It may seem inconceivable, but not long ago the job of church growth

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11038544535042610410noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813228.post-91066246651359731142007-01-21T21:31:00.000-06:002007-01-21T22:12:02.882-06:00

Two African-American coaches in the Super-Bowl. It's already a win for me! And, what's more, they're both good, good men! The real win will be the day when the color of the coaches won't matter.It's too early for me to pick a winner, but I'm torn. I have always liked Peyton Manning and I love Tony Dungy and feel that they lost the AFC Championship game last year in large part because Dungy's son

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11038544535042610410noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813228.post-24051727141705560202007-01-18T16:28:00.000-06:002007-01-18T16:30:48.220-06:00

I’ve noticed of late how easy it becomes to dehumanize people. A couple of things got me thinking about this. First of all, I have been talking to my wife, Rochelle, about theology, professors and the culture of critique that is inherent in the academy and the church; how most professors and preachers I know can deconstruct anything and tell you the missteps any other theologian or practitioner

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11038544535042610410noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813228.post-12606050422494363782007-01-17T14:49:00.000-06:002007-01-18T09:59:40.893-06:00

Today is my friend, Melanie's birthday. I kind of feel sorry for her. She was scheduled to participate in our church's Women's Bible Study and then have lunch with my wife and another woman they both respect a great deal. Alas, it was for naught, because icy streets in and around Houston have kept nearly everyone at home. I know from experience that spending your birthday alone -- and in her case

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11038544535042610410noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813228.post-78002543100474831622007-01-16T22:21:00.001-06:002007-01-16T22:21:54.573-06:00

The people that inspire me most are "possibility thinkers." These folks truly look at what is not and create. To me, Steve Jobs, the co-founder and CEO of Apple, Inc. has always been one of those people. 30 years ago venture capitalists asked him, "Why would anyone need a home computer?" Few of us can live without one now.He is a possibility thinker. He is the speaker of one of my favorite

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11038544535042610410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813228.post-63811797101125833282007-01-16T12:50:00.000-06:002007-01-16T13:06:06.472-06:00

Well, it's done. Today Barack Obama announced that he is forming an "exploratory committee" for a presidential run. Now, I know almost nothing about Barack -- and this is not a political blog -- but I do know that as we celebrated the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. yesterday and with Obama's announcement today, that the spoken word is powerful. Hardly anyone outside of Illinois knows much about

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11038544535042610410noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813228.post-20538270294719865092007-01-16T02:33:00.001-06:002007-01-16T10:57:08.325-06:00

As a life long member of churches of Christ, I grew up with a cappella music. It has always been a part of my life. At the same time, I also love the NBC Comedy Scrubs, particularly "Ted's Band" or "The Blanks" as they're known in the real world.The creator of Scrubs loves The Blanks, though many folks don't understand why anyone would be interested in music without instruments. The Blanks are an

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11038544535042610410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813228.post-21107801455144935232007-01-11T14:00:00.000-06:002007-01-11T14:34:47.333-06:00

For the sake of integrity, I feel that every now and then I should share my spiritual weaknesses with you all. It's true. I am not perfect. There are many areas in life in which I struggle. One of those areas is coveting.And you better believe that after watching Steve Jobs' keynote at MacExpo this week, I am in full coveting mode over the new iPhone. Now you should know, the "iPhone" name won't

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11038544535042610410noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813228.post-79146281033175523412007-01-03T11:31:00.001-06:002007-01-03T11:31:48.709-06:00

Even though every sermon any of us have ever heard about peace—particularly if that sermon originates from Galatians—has told us that peace is not the absence of conflict. The idea here is that we can be people of peace, and have communal and individual peace even when everything around us is in the midst of tumult. This is a Biblical view of peace, but in reality the way we practice peace in

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11038544535042610410noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813228.post-77083422806616339682006-12-31T15:59:00.000-06:002006-12-31T16:01:43.554-06:00

Peace is a good thing. Don’t get me wrong, I like peace and think that the church above all people groups should work for peace. What I’m aiming at is spiritual cowardice and poor leadership being masqueraded as “peace keeping.”Here’s a typical example: A church I know was considering making some changes in terms of the use of women in worship. Many church members had been patiently asking for an

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This post is one in a series dealing with the beauty and and pitfalls of "keeping the peace" in the church.--------------------------------------------------Could it be that peace is overrated? Please know I am committed to peace – in its true meaning and practiced correctly. As the apostle Paul writes, I try to do everything to “live at peace” with those around me and in the world. However,

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Thought these thoughts from Mark Driscoll were appropriate. One of the struggles I constantly face is dealing with people who have no clue about being in the culture. Many folks I know want people to convert more to the conservative, white Christian sub-culture than convert to Christ.

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11038544535042610410noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813228.post-35314559939091809762006-12-22T10:54:00.000-06:002006-12-22T11:05:29.925-06:00

During this Christmas season, when all of us are coveting more than should be humanly possible, you might want to check out The Global Rich List. Here you simply type in your yearly earnings and it calculates where you are on the global rich list. Now you can see where you stack up against the Bill Gates and Warren Buffets of the the world. And I think you'll be surprised -- I was.After seeing

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Tonight CNN will air After Jesus: The First Christians at 7 and 10 pm EST. It will be interesting to catch the news network's take on a small band of believers, with a crucified leader became one of the most dominant and popular religions in the history of the world. Tune in!

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I would like to be the first to congratulate me on being Time Magazine's 'Person of the Year'. Honestly, I can think of thousands of people who have had better or more interesting years, but it would be in bad taste to turn down such an honor.After all, this year has had it's ups for me. I was honored to be able to be a reviewer/reader for Sarah Cunningham's book, Dear Church: Letters from A

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I mentioned in my last post that I would be reading a number of books over the Christmas holiday. Well, I've begun, and much to the dismay of my wife and daughter, once I start reading it's hard to get me untangled.One of the books I'm currently reading has me asking some questions. The questions are not about the argument of the book, but rather the language of the text. In the book, terms

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OK, enough is enough! Two weeks ago I enjoyed my favorite meal from Taco Bell -- two double-decker tacos and a bean burrito. The next day people in the northeast were getting sick from eating at Taco Bell. Well, guess what. I ate at Olive Garden yesterday and now folks are getting sick from that. I hardly ever go out to eat, now when I do somebody dies.------------------------------Everyday

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I just finished reading Rowan Williams' book, Why Study the Past: The Quest for the Historical Church. I'm typically resistant to theological books that are on a "quest" for something. Usually they are an experiment in heresy and essential put forth some line of reasoning or argument that has long been debunked -- think "The Da Vinci Code". However, Williams work is different. At once it is

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Click to Play Reflections on the "Bridges to Life" Prison Ministry

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Click To Play

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**Warning! This post will be longer than usual, but most of us need to read it.Maybe even twice**_________________________________A friend of mine tells a story about walking through his neighborhood a few weeks before Christmas years ago. Here in Houston it never gets too cold so walks in December aren't unusual. Anyway, as he approached one house, he noticed the Nativity in the front yard.

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I'm part of a fascinating church movement, called the Restoration Movement. As with all things, there is both good and bad. Plus, there are things that were meant to be and have been beneficial, but turned out to be negative.One of these has been our emphasis on "ministry." Now, of course I'm not against ministry; I do it for a living. But the word "ministry" became twisted over time and the few

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This is Tim Keller, pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in NYC. I don't know a great deal about Keller, but he seems to be a thoughtful voice concerning church-planting, emerging churches, and missionality. Redeemer Church is doing some wonderful things reaching out to post-moderns and the unchurched in NYC.

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You knew it was coming. See more of my favorite commercials.

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Wow! There's nothing like coming home: your own bathroom, bed, and easy chair just can't be beat. Unfortunately, when you leave town for a week, all your work is still waiting for you when you get back. That's ok though, there are a lot of good things happening in my life and the Kingdom of God, so doing my little part is exciting.I hope your holiday was refreshing, too.

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It's easy for me to think that over time I become less and less like my family of origin. I suppose that comes from growing up and moving far away from home and not being able to get back very often. Over time, home seems less like the place that birthed you and more like a place that only seems familiar in the sense of a dream or past life.Returning home, however, quickly changes that sense of

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We made it to the Atlanta. I spent the entire day wife my wife, daughter and grandmother adding my mom to the mix after we arrived tonight. The entire day I reminded myself, "Enjoy the view."Hey, it isn't everybody that gets God commenting on his blog.Anyway, I just finished watching one of my favorite TV Shows, "Scrubs." It was the one when all the doctors parents come to visit and they have

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I'm not a fan of road trips.Never have been.The idea of sitting in a car going across the country is almost death to me. My brother, Richard, is the complete opposite. He loves being in the car and driving. A guy who cannot normally sit down for five minutes can drive for hours on end. I don't get that! He once thought about being a cross-country truck driver. That's how much he loves it. I

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I'm headed out this weekend to speak at a retreat for a church where a good friend of mine works as youth minister. I'm so grateful that the Lord continues to use me and the gifts he's given me to further His Kingdom and bless those who are trying to walk with Him.The theme of this retreat is "Praise You In This Storm." This youth group lost a young woman to murder this past summer. The crime was

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Apple announced Tuesday that it is teaming up with Air France, Continental, Delta, Emirates, KLM and United to deliver the first seamless integration between iPod and in-flight entertainment systems. These six airlines will begin offering their passengers iPod seat connections which power and charge their iPods during flight and allow the video content on their iPods to be viewed on the their

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I'm incredibly excited about another "first" in my life. Though both my wife and I have made our livings using words--both written and spoken--there have been precious few times when we've been able to use words together. Even though when one of us speaks in public, the audience is probably hearing us both, we have never shared the same lectern, podium, or stage.Well, all that's about to

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I come from a religious tradition that truly loves Scripture. Well, love might be the wrong word; "worship" might be a more accurate term. This love/worship of Scripture for the church and for the individual has been both a blessing and a curse.On the blessing side, I grew up learning, memorizing and reciting Scripture. It was important for us to know what the text said. Each Sunday my brother

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As four workman were working on my on my air conditioner, installing a new evaporator coil in the attic, I heard a knock at the door. When I got to the door there was no one there. What were there was two packages.The first one was a gratis copy of Spencer's Burke new book, A Heretic's Guide to Eternity. It is the pre-released, pre-proofed copy. Written across the cover are the words "

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Thursday mornings are hard at my house. On Thursdays my wife leaves for work about the time I wake up so I have to wake, feed, and dress both myself and my daughter for school and work. Then we have to fight 20+ miles of Houston traffic to get to pre-school--which is also in the building where I work--before the 2-year-old teacher looks at me with great disdain for showing up late. Often I find

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This weekend, while I was lying sick in my LA-Z-BOY, I wrote a brilliant, thoughtful and sensitive post for this blog about Rev. Ted Haggard. In the post I wrote about ways to think about all this if the allegations made by male prostitute, Mike Jones, concerning Haggard were true and ways to think if they were false. It ended discussing the nature of people to sometimes go to public battle about

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Drive Thru History AmericaI went to school with Dave Stotts, the host of Drive Thru History. He, like me, is also from Atlanta, so you know he's a good guy. What you get in the DTH videos--both this series and the original Drive Thru History--is pure Dave. I'll always remember he was doing a announcement in chapel He prefaced it by saying, "Okay guys, I'm gonna take you back, way back on this

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As you can see, I've been posting videos and thoughts about the One Campaign. I think it is a wonderful, hopeful campaign that is bringing people of different faiths and beliefs together to add their voice of concern to the on-going genocide, HIV/AIDS pandemic, hunger, poverty, disease and war in Africa. The problem there is enormous. For example, I recently heard that HIV/AIDS education is so

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Behind the Scenes of ONEThis week I've been focusing on the ONE Campaign. Here'sa video with some of the participants--particularly Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback--talking about why One is important.

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One VoteMy daughter has everything in the world she needs: books, more toys than she can play with, DVD's, markers crayons and coloring books, clothes, access the healthcare and medicine, a church who loves her, friends, great grandparents and great-grandparents. She has parents who think she spun the world into existence and she has so much food that she can eat as much or as little as she wants

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The ONE CampaignI am so pleased that the hearts of so many people--both Christians and non-Christians-- are responding to the tragedies of poverty, hunger and AIDS in Africa. The One Campaign--as this video shows--has brought together some of the most unlikely people to help people in need. I encourage you to visit the One campaign. You can simply click of the banner at the top right of this page

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Yesterday's sermon was entitled: A Community of Grace, Joy and Forgiveness. The genesis of my thinking on this subject lies in a phone call I recieved over two years ago from a distraught, hurting young woman. Honestly, in the preparing and even the preaching of the sermon I thought it was one of the worst sermons I had ever put together. The response from the congregation said otherwise--show's

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A new dose of my favorite commercials www.apple.com/getamac/-----------------For those of you who don't know, my wife, Rochelle, is pregnant again. She is due in February! My old college roomate, Chad, and his wife just had a baby boy. One of the guys in my current prayer group is expecting his first son in February. One of the kids I used to teach while I was in college is expecting her first

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Don't forget, October is Pastor Appreciation Month. Gifts are accepted!

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Last night, I hosted a group of folks from our church for what we're calling, The Wednesday Night Buzz. The thought behind the Buzz is to experience communal spiritual formation as we learn to think theologically in our world. Last night's topic was war; a subject near and dear to all of us. I simply shared some of the questions about war that are on my heart, things and ideas that I think about

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More Air BandingA few weeks ago I posted an air band clip from Scrubs. The hits on the blog went through the roof. I'm right in the middles of a lot of work at church and finishing some writing projects, so I haven't had time to continue some of my thoughts on the "Authentically Black" series. But I can tell you one thing: This clip is not Authentically Black...but it is funny.Here's more air

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A few weeks ago I posted a guest blog from Scot McKnight about plagiarism in sermons. Last night I read this article from the NY Times about the subject and the fallout from plagiarism for one particular minister. I post it here for your edification.------------------By MICHAEL LUOThe Bible does not discuss plagiarism. But it does say that thou shalt not bear false witness and thou shalt not

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Scrubs - Air BandOne of my favorite television sceens ever. I don't know if it's Authentically Black, but if it's not, what is?

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I know I'm in the midst of this "Authentically Black" series. I hope is has been good and helpful, but I just keep coming across other things that I also feel are "blog worthy."Today's blog is taken from Scot McKnight's "Jesus Creed" blog. Scot is a theologian and excellent blogger. The post is about plagiarism in sermons. Now most of us have heard a plagiarized sermon before, we just don't know

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I'm taking a break from the "Authentically Black" series to give everyone a heads up about a new book. Sarah Raymond Cunningham has written a wonderful book, entitled, Dear Church:Letters from a Disillusioned Generation.Dear Church is a series of letters from Sarah to the church concerning the issues she views as those most deeply affecting young adults and the young at heart. She is a thoughtful

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What now passes for "authentically black" really isn't! In reality it is simply hip-hop culture; urban slang, gangsta rap, baggy clothes, and the entire 'thug life' in general. Unfortunately, hip-hop as a brand name has been so successful that when people--black, white, red, yellow, whatever--think of "black" they envision "hip-hop."I have a hard time believing that folks like Martin Luther King

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I was in Portland, OR a few weeks ago and took the opportunity to swing by Powell's Books. Powell's is the world's largest independent new and used book store. It encompasses an entire city block and is about four stories high. I spent two hours there and could have spent much, much more. At Powell's I purchased two books on one subject that has become increasingly important to me as I grow older

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Recently, I wrote an article for our church bulletin. I liked it. I thought it was one of the more thought-provoking, interesting articles that I've written in a while. Well, I supose I was the only one since it was welcomed with thunderous silence. Usually, someone will say something about my articles, but this time nothing, except for someone asking me what kind of response I got from it. The

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Okay, I have to admit, I've been watching the World Cup. Typically, I make fun of soccer, even though I played it as a kid and enjoyed it very much. Well, I enjoyed everything but the constant running. I guess that's why I was a goal-keeper and sweeper.Anyway, the tournament has been fun to watch and interesting. I love seeing the fans! They are pumped and excited about what's going on. During

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Often I'm shamed by how infrequently I post on my blog. The truth is that I've been a little too busy for my own good--not to mention the good of my family. Since my last post (you know the one where I was speaking at a camp)I have traveled to speak to another church, been a participant in a church planting lab, and right now I'm preparing a presentation for a church in town, as well as getting

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I'm away speaking at a camp for high school students this week. The theme for the week is "Freedom." What a tough topic, huh? This is an interesting camp. Everyday we speak, pray, discuss, and praise about one topic. I supppose that by the end of the week the kids--and those of us charged with leading them--either discover something in the topic or are sick to death of it.The problem with

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I think I've mentioned that I sometimes hit patches that are a little too busy for me to blog consistently. I'm in one of those patches right now. However, I have had some blogs floating around in my head that I haven't been able to bring together, so here are a few things that should have become full length blogs.1. Previously on The West Wing. This blog would have been about my personal

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I'm sitting outside my room in Malibu right now while my daughter is sleeping and my wife is at a session experiencing God in worship lead by the Zoe Group. It's been a good day. I don't usually do "journaling" type stuff in this space. The way I figure it, no one is interested in the minutiae of my daily life, so I typically do more issue/interest driven topics. But I want to tell you all a

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There are certainly worse places in the world to spend a few days than Malibu, CA. Each morning my family looks out over the Pacific Ocean as we eat breakfast, and if that gets too stale, then we simply turn around and look at the mountains. While it is sweltering in my hometown of Houston, TX, the temperature has not topped 64-degrees here this week.There's only one problem, though.I'm

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I wrote an incredible blog about Oprah and the show she did today on world atrocities, but I decided not to publish it. It was just too mean. I'm so mixed on Oprah. I think she does a lot of good for the world, especially in raising attention to overlooked issues. But at the same time, I feel that she is often a pseudo-intellectual, condescending, self-important wind-bag. Anyway, part of what God

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1. I'm not dead, just busy. I'll be blogging again soon.2. Took my daughter to see Veggie Tales Rockin' Live Tour last night. There's nothing like hearing 1,000 adults singing, 'The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything.' Who are those videos made for anyway?

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Some time ago, I posted that I had significant news coming. I delayed in posting the news, and then I forgot about posting it. A few people have asked me if I was leaving Houston. At present I am not. But to answer the questions, I am now releasing the news.I have been asked to play a small role in the publication of a new Bible translation: The Voice. The Voice is a dramatic re-telling of

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11038544535042610410noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813228.post-1143172197837243492006-03-23T20:36:00.000-06:002006-11-13T15:42:32.176-06:00

I hope you are as disturbed as I am about the case involving Abdul Raman, the 41-year old former Afghan aid worker who recently converted to Christianity. Raman is currently facing the death penalty in Afghanistan for his conversion to Christianity. Apparently, converting to Christianity--or anything other than Islam--is against Islamic law!"Rejecting Islam is insulting God. We will not allow God

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Brian McLaren has helped give me a vision for the church and Christianity as an adult. Tony Campolo helped Jesus become meaningful for me as a teenager. Here are some words from their book, Adventures In Missing The Point.I love their take on what salvation means, and what Jesus came to do. It's a sharp contrast to what a lot of people are wanting to get out of Jesus."Salvation doesn't mean

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Here's another clue about my news.Clue #2: Voice

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I've got some big news, well, at least it's big for me, coming soon. So keep posted! Exciting days ahead.Clue #1: BIBLE

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Okay, so my doctor says I have to get my tonsils taken out. Well, I don't really have to, but if I don't have it done, whatever I eat will continue to get trapped in the back of my throat causing really bad side effects--you know side effects like funky breath and continues sore throats. Apparently, the condition is fairly common.Truthfully, I must admit it's a little embarrassing to have to have

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