full sail

For the last half dozen years or so three dear friends (and colleagues) have been working with me to create a whole new approach to congregational men’s ministry. We call it “Full Sail: Men Ministering to Men.” For the first time since we began our work together John Opsata, David Holden, Ed Huckleberry and I [...]

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mind meld 1.2

So where does one begin to seek answers to THE question, “what must we do to be faithful to God?” I can’t answer that question for you but I can tell you where God first led me when I  earnestly and faithfully began asking that question, to a campfire of sorts, to God’s conversation with [...]

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mind meld 1.1

“What must we do to be faithful to God?” This was the question Jesus sought to answer by his very life. His day was not much different than our own. The constancy of war, oppressive economic hardships, political division and class warfare within the community of faith, marginalization and powerlessness, and a pervasive sense of [...]

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melding of heart and mind

These are challenging times for the historic mainline churches in North America. I believe the answer to these challenges are found in answering one basic question, “What must we do to be faithful to God?” Under the category “Thinkin’ about the Melding of Heart and Mind,” I will wrestle out loud with you what the [...]

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