Just finished up a trip to the west coast. I bought Metaxs’ biography of Bonhoeffer before I left. I have enjoyed getting a good start on the 608 page book. It definitely put extra pounds on my baggage limits and I bought the paperback edition. Unfortunately it may take until Christmas to finish it. He [...]
September 29, 2011
Re-entry: super size me please
Everything seems so much larger here in the states. HOUSES, CARS, CLOSETS, SIZE OF SERVINGS AT RESTAURANTS, ETC.. I must admit in some cases it does not always take a long time to readjust. In fact some of these make it quite easy. Here are a few. The size of parking spaces seem so much [...]
September 27, 2011
Aspirations
I was recently at a church that had a baby dedication. I must admit it was the first one that I had attended in several years. I remember doing these as a pastor. I always thought they were fun to do. Almost anything can happen when you bring a family up front with small children. [...]
September 22, 2011
Re-entry – Choices
I started jotting down a few things that just come to my mind that seem a little like re-entry issues for me. Why do I get overwhelmed when I go to Krogers or Ingles or Target? Choices abound everywhere in the land of plenty. How many different types of yogurt does one need? Is it [...]
September 12, 2011
Quality traits of a Sending Church
Just finished being a part of the Live Sent Conversation in Orlando this past weekend. The next few days I am in Nashville as The Upstream Collective and Lifepoint Church Smyrna host a Sending Church Roundtable. Part of my conversation at these events is to talk about partnering overseas and what are some quality characteristics [...]
September 6, 2011
re-entry
I must admit I am going through some re-entry culture shock. Pretty normal. For sure I still have my East Tennessee accent. I want to try to do some posts on this topic but I need to start out with one that is just funny to me and really is not that profound. One of [...]
August 30, 2011
Thinking about Turkey
Thinking about Turkey Three times this past week I was reminded of my time in Turkey this Spring. First I read this excellent interview from Ed Stetzer and a worker in that part of the world. You should take time to read it. Secondly, I talked with two of the pastors that went with us [...]
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October 17, 2011
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