God speaks to some subjectively, and to others objectively, and each often forgets that Jesus is multilingual.
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Room at the Inn
December 24, 2011
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This Christmas, the question yet remains: Is there still no room at the inn? Take a chance. Embrace the Joseph’s and Mary’s of our age.
Read more Redemption
December 21, 2011
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If Jesus doesn’t work for the worst of us, then He works for none of us.
Read more I Am Content
December 15, 2011
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A poem of sorts to express my gratitude to the Lord and my love to my wife, Marianne.
Read more About Justice
December 8, 2011
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Jesus comforted the afflicted, and afflicted the comfortable.
Read more Grace, Mercy and Love
November 23, 2011
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Too often, we forget that there is a context to grace, mercy and love.
Read more The Road to Grace
November 21, 2011
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For the religious, the road to grace is the toughest journey they’ll ever face. But slowly, I’m finally starting to find it.
Read more A Hollow Gospel
November 14, 2011
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Broken lives and real people are inconvenient and demand more than your hollow gospel and podium-oriented focus can give. But praise God, you have great meetings!
Read more Silence = Death
October 21, 2011
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To those who have been violated, and to those who know, may God give you the grace to find the voice they took from you.
Read more I Saw Satan Fall
October 20, 2011
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Confession, forgiveness and repentance have become forgotten ordinances that we have twisted into ineffective spiritual abstractions. As a result, most churches have lost the ability to meaningfully administer those graces today.
Read more Limousine Liberals
October 5, 2011
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One afternoon a liberal congressman – well known for supporting expensive budget busting government programs to “help” the poor – was riding in his limousine when he saw two men along the roadside eating grass. Disturbed, he ordered his driver to stop so he could investigate….
Read more Hypocrisy and Courage
September 10, 2011
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If we don’t value the sexuality of our young enough to expose and stop leaders who have become sexual thieves, then why should we expect our young to also value sexual integrity?
Read more Beauty from Ashes
September 9, 2011
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I take on pastoral sex abuse cases not only because I believe in justice, but because I also believe in redemption. Often, I have the privilege of seeing God’s grace shine through as healing comes and the survivors begin to find the strength to reclaim their lives – and their stolen voices.
Read moreAbuse, Church, Grace, Gratetude, Healing, Justice, Mercy, Pain, Redemption, Woundedness
Government Run Amuck
August 6, 2011
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History demonstrates the utter folly of all state-sanctioned utopian schemes and confirms that the road to hell truly is paved with good intentions.
Read moreBeing the Church
July 31, 2011
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This short video brought tears to my eyes over my longing for authentic church to take root throughout our communities.
Read more The Buffers Between Us
June 6, 2011
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I was hungry and you were glad you voted for politicians who supported food stamps…
I was destitute and you wondered if there was a homeless shelter nearby…
Read moreAbuse, Compassion, Faith, Grace, Love
Confronting Abusive Pastors, Part 4: Civil and Criminal Law
May 30, 2011
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So you’ve tried to follow the procedure of 1 Tim. 5, as discussed in Part 3 of this series, by investigating and exposing church leaders who abused their positions of power and trust. But what if you were rebuffed? Or what if – despite public reprimand, confession and repentance – you reasonably fear that they [...]
Read more Confronting Abusive Pastors, Part 2: How Should We React?
May 28, 2011
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How should we react to an unrepentant pastor who’s used his position of trust and power to prey on women – often after turning to him for spiritual counsel and support during vulnerable times in their lives?
Read moreA Warrior’s Heart
May 2, 2011
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I thank God for the young men and women who defend our nation, and who have dedicated themselves to the discipline and skills needed to plan and carry out dangerous missions like yesterday’s assault on Bin Laden deep in the heart of Pakistan. May we never forget that it is God who creates the warrior’s [...]
Read more The Storm
April 28, 2011
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There is something in the prophetic personality that loves the thunder, the lightning and the storm.
Read more Understanding the Seven Motivational Gifts
January 2, 2011
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This PowerPoint presentation looks at the seven gifts listed in Romans 12, and the motivations and ways that different people use those differing gifts.
Read moreChurch, Community, Faith, Fellowship, Gifts, Grace, Leadership, Mercy, Prophetic, Virtue
Joy and Gratitude
July 10, 2010
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Today I marry a woman whom I love more deeply than I ever thought possible. The possibility of spending my life with someone who can love and receive love seemed impossible. But the Lord shows mercy to those who trust Him, by turning evil to good and creating beauty from ashes. To love someone who [...]
Read moreHelping or Enabling?
June 21, 2010
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It’s hard cut lose a man you’ve been ministering to and let him ultimately bear the full consequences of the mess he’s made of his life — not to hurt him, but to let him finally hit bottom. I am friends with and minister to men and women who most people, and many churches, shun [...]
Read moreThe Gospel vs. Religion
May 24, 2010
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Tim Keller, an author (The Reason for God, Counterfeit Gods and Prodigal God) whom I have come to deeply respect (and who also happened to attended Westminster Theological Seminary — although I don’t recall that we knew each other), developed this list comparing the Gospel to Religion. It’s a good focus for prayerful meditation as [...]
Read moreTrue Ministry
February 27, 2010
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Last night, we had one of our best times of “participatory church” as we seamlessly shared a meal, partook of communion, fellowshipped and ministered one with another — and none of it depended on me! The last several weeks have been very emotionally and physically exhausting for me. On top of my best friend dying, [...]
Read moreKen Hornby (1945 – 2010)
February 16, 2010
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Kenneth Lewis Hornby — a pastor, mentor, mutual confidant, fishing partner, flying buddy and friend who was closer than a brother — died early this morning after an extended battle with cancer. Although he was my best friend, Ken and I had a relationship that transcended mere friendship. We were so opposite, but so complementary, [...]
Read moreCompassion, Faith, Grace, Love
Lest We Forget
January 30, 2010
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A fellow pilot, David Lytle, discovered a cassette tape in a small recorder he purchased for $3 at a flea market last week. It contained a recording made in 1978 of a few World War II bomber gunnery crew members who hadn’t seen each other in many years and were reminiscing about their experiences during [...]
Read moreRegeneration
November 2, 2009
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A friend posted this short video on Facebook and it’s too precious, timely and relevant to pass up. As you listen, may God mercifully and lovingly wound you in order to heal you. It’s by Paul Washer, who I first mentioned in a blog back in March (see God Is Not Passive). His burden for [...]
Read more The Gift of Mercy
August 4, 2009
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Mercy is the most powerful, but most abused, of all the spiritual gifts.
Read more Gifts, Calling and Validation
July 28, 2009
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Like many, I found my validation in my gifts and abilities. If we understand the different spiritual gifts listed in Romans 12 – and find the one that corresponds to our personality – then we can instead begin to find our validation in pleasing the Father.
Read moreThe Church in D Pod
July 26, 2009
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This Sunday, like most Sundays, I will be fellowshipping with the “Church in D Pod” at the local jail. D Pod is a unit housing around a hundred men, and God has been pouring out his new wine in an exciting way among those inmates. A couple of months ago, I started shifting my focus [...]
Read more Understanding Chronic Fatigue
June 17, 2009
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As I struggle with an autoimmune condition called systemic sclerosis, I have begun to understand chronic fatigue and how to cope with its effects.
Read moreFellowship and Light
June 1, 2009
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“This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: But if we walk in the light, as he [...]
Read morePastoral Burnout
April 27, 2009
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Sunday afternoon I attended an authentic fire-from-heaven, slain-in-the-spirit, foot stomp’n, Pentecostal Holy Ghost church service with handkerchief-to-wipe-away-the-sweat-on-the-forehead preaching on — believe it or not — pastoral burnout. Although the topic could be viewed as a “downer”, it actually was a great time of refreshing and renewal!
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Teacher, pilot, foe of tyrants, world traveler, passionate, attorney, entrepreneur, friend of the dispossessed, Christian, thinker, reluctant counselor, occasional mentor, brother in the Lord, adequate cook, pretty good host and so-so bass fisherman.According to the internet tracking service Networked Blogs, Crossroad Junction is among the top 100 blogs worldwide on "Christianity" and also among the top 100 on "faith".
As a friend said on Facebook, "I don't write things people need to know. I share things. If people care, they comment." I invite you to care.
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- A Hollow Gospel
- The Mythology of Tithing
- Rethinking Missions
- Participatory Church
- Ordained to Fail
- Pimping the Gospel
- Dealing With Church Leadership Abuse
- Sufficient Grace
- Confronting Abusive Pastors, Part 2: How Should We React?
- Confronting Abusive Pastors, Part 4: Civil and Criminal Law
- Beyond Evangelical? – A Follow Up
- Beyond Evangelical? (Part 3)
- Beyond Evangelical? (Part 2)
- Beyond Evangelical? (Part 1)
- True Leadership
- Jesus at the Fringes
- The Priesthood of All Believers
- We Have Met the Enemy
- A Multilingual Jesus
- Planting Churches
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