[Rather than read this piece-by-piece, if you prefer, you can see the entire essay at barneywiget.com.] “My uncle told a good story with his life, but I think there was such a sadness at his funeral because his story wasn’t finished. If you aren’t telling a good story, nobody thinks you died too soon; they …
Letters To A Young Evangelical, by Tony Campolo
Recommending just about any Campolo book is a minefield. I heard a pastor introduce him as their guest speaker that day say, “You might not agree with everything he says, but this man deserves to be heard.” My old friends – especially the most politically conservative ones – might well either write me off or …
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Outer Circle Churches (Part 7 of 6ish)
[As you can see, this is a multi-post theme and you might find it helpful to begin at the beginning.] Those of you who have more brain cells than me might notice a discrepancy in the arithmetic above, yet I’ve got that covered in the “ish” part of the “6”. I always have more to …
Outer Circle Churches (Part 6 of 6ish)
[As you can see, this is a multi-post theme and if you might find it helpful to begin at the beginning.] If you were hoping I was winding down this topic, so so sorry, but some things have come to my attention since I started these rambling thoughts on how churches can and should be …
Outer Circle Churches (Part 5 of 6ish)
[As you can see, this is a multi-post theme and if you might find it helpful to begin at the beginning.] Here are three more things that distinguish an Outer Circle Church. An Outer Circle Church runs after the poor, not away from them. I have some urban missionary friends who recently moved their house …
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