Book Review: Jesus Untangled

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Jesus Untangled: Crucifying our Politics to Pledge Allegiance to the Lamb by Keith Giles

Giles is an intelligent writer that has done his homework and presents his case well. He is right in saying that Americans have their politics wrapped up in their Christianity. There is no morally right political party and pinning all of your hopes and dreams on any party platform will leave Christian believers disappointed. Let’s begin by analyzing what he does a good job of in this book. Continue reading →

Happy Monday

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Valentine’s Day is tomorrow (last minute reminder there guys. February 14th, every year.) Not everybody does Valentine’s Day so we’ll feature a few things that are and a few things that aren’t today. We’re all doing Monday together, so here we go. Continue reading →

On Preaching: Expository and Topical

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preacherIf you’re thinking “Wow, this guy hasn’t written an actual blog post in a while” you’re right. The weekly Happy Monday posts will turn 5 this summer but I spend a lot more time now on social media (lots of Facebook, little bit of Twitter) than I do blogging. I’m pastoring a church and maintaining the church website, hopefully some readers are following that as well. There is an RSS feed in the left-hand sidebar, most of the posts are Sunday sermons.

The title of this post is not “Expository vs. Topical Preaching.” I’m not doing a straight compare and contrast of the two forms, but kind of hoping you know at least a little something about them. What I want to do is explain why I prefer one to the other without avoiding the other completely. Continue reading →

Happy Monday

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That’s what I call a super bowl. There are three reasons people come together for a Super Bowl party: 1) to watch the game, 2) for the food 3) and some just enjoy getting together with friends and everyone having a good time. With the Atlanta Falcons playing next week I will actually be interested in the game. But if that falls through there’s always the other stuff, plus the commercials so you know, something for everyone. Continue reading →

Happy Monday

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This week two years ago: Krispy Kreme pokes a little fun at Deflategate. Speaking of Tom Brady, he will be facing the Atlanta Falcons in Houston February 5th at Super Bowl LI. Continue reading →

Happy Monday

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Good morning Monday lovers. Sorry about the post being late, we’re all a little under the weather here. I’m actually going to skip the coffee and go back to bed. But first… Continue reading →

Happy Monday

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If the quote looks familiar we posted it last week. But it was plain white text on a black background. Later that same day I saw this. So pour that cup o’ Joe (or tea, hot chocolate, lemon water) and get ready to have a Happy Monday. Continue reading →