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Category Archives: Theology
The Cross of Christ
This time of year I usually try to observe Lent by engaging in a spiritual discipline of some kind that will help me to focus on the events leading up to the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. This year I … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Theology
Tagged books, Good Friday, John R.W. Stott, Lent, Pain and Suffering, Spiritual Disciplines, The Cross of Christ
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On Not Using “R” Word
“So how do you like being retired?” Having resigned my staff position at College Avenue Baptist Church last month, that’s the question I keep hearing from well-meaning folks who assume I’ve stopped working and have all kinds of free time … Continue reading
Posted in College Avenue Baptist Church, Ministry, Personal, Theology
Tagged aging, College Avenue Baptist Church, middle schoolers, Retirement
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Where is Your Keilah?
A few months ago I attended a conference for aging baby-boomers called “Recalculate.” I had a chance to reconnect with some good friends from my YFC and Forest Home days, Bob and Carol Kraning, their son Kent and his wife … Continue reading
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Tagged College Avenue Baptist Church, Keilah, Kraning, Pastor to Generations, Recalculate, the church
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Cross-Generational Ministry
Last month our senior pastor Carlton Harris preached a vision-casting sermon based on Ephesians 2:14-22. This passage stresses how Christ created a new humanity out of two cultures (the Jews and the Gentiles) that were previously incompatible with each other. … Continue reading
Annoying Expectations
Our pastor is fond of saying that Sunday morning begins Saturday night. I learned that same idea as a child growing up in a home where we always took Saturday night baths, shined our shoes, pressed our shirts and generally … Continue reading
Who Is Jesus?
To answer that question, I give the floor to rock star (and theologian!) Bono: