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Dec 06
Musical Communion Liturgy
Our Pastor, Dr. Howard White, has developed a musical communion liturgy in which he as the leader sings and the congregation also sings in response. It is set to popular Christmas tunes. See the attached. (It is the Sunday Bulletin, which happened to also be our musical presentation by our music groups.) Bulletin-December-6 -2015
Nov 30
Online Advent Calendar 2015
Online Advent Calendar 2015 (This appears to be from the Catholic church. I’m not Catholic, but the ideas are good.) It’s a Shape Christmas
Nov 29
Christmas Presence: Giving What We Need and Want Most by Charles Moore
I came across a very nice Christmas story, titled, Christmas Presence: Giving What We Need and Want Most. It is written by Charles Moore. Here is an Audio Recording of the story. (.m4a file) (On an iPad, you may need to download it.) The text of the story can be found at: http://www.plough.com/en/topics/culture/holidays/christmas-readings/christmas-presence I know …
Nov 28
Missions Is Worth the Mess
http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/missions-is-worth-the-mess Quotes: Because we believe in the “already,” we can more readily and joyfully accept the messiness of the “not yet.” —- The Scriptures tell me that: I have to lose my life in order to find it. (Matthew 16:25) I have to count the cost of serving him. (Luke 14:25–33) Success isn’t always what …
Nov 26
Embrace your holy desire for greatness one small act of service at a time
The truly great over-focus on serving. Many good points… https://leadershipfreak.wordpress.com/2015/09/25/the-race-to-insignificance-or-issues-of-greatness/
Nov 10
66 Books of the Bible – using symmetry to memorize
I’d like to eventually memorize the names of all 66 books of the Bible. (Update: I have now memorized the names. Additional mnemonics and memory devices are listed in the PDF below.) Here’s the structure: Old Testament: 17 + 5 + 17 (the 5 in the middle being the 5 poetry books) To break it down …
Nov 06
Three Myths about *Finding a Spouse*
I’m not sure where I first heard this, and I can’t find it, so I’m restating it here. Myths about Finding a Spouse and Marriage There is a perfect spouse out there for you. (You should look for that perfect spouse.) Your spouse will fulfill your needs and your married life will be great. If …
Oct 20
Be Humble, Stay Hungry, Always Hustle – H3 Leadership
3 Traites for Leadership: 20 Habits to Build Your Leadership On H3 Leadership by Brad Lomenick is the result of experience and a lot of reflection. And we would be foolish not to benefit from it. When he reflected on the habits that propelled him forward he came up with twenty and organized them around …
Oct 17
James K. A. Smith on The Future of Religion in a “Secular” Age
http://www.slate.com/bigideas/what-is-the-future-of-religion/essays-and-opinions/the-future-of-religion-in-a-secular-age James K A Smith (http://www.calvin.edu/~jks4/) is a Philosophy professor at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI and a Christian. Dr. Smith makes some excellent points on this topic. I’ll pick a couple paragraphs (it’s better to read the whole article) The “spirituality” of the spiritual-but-not-religious often imitates this sort of excarnate religion, often without …