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My Greatest Hits
If you want to punish yourself by plowing through my archives, you will occasionally stumble across some fairly decent posts among all the chaff and flotsom and cosmic debris. I don't recommend that. Rather, if you're really all that interested in some of my previous posts, then start with the links below. They'll lead you to posts which I think are among my better stuff. These either have some redeeming value, or I just like them for some odd reason.
May 16, 2007:
Terror in the Courtroom
The day the woman judge went wacko.
April 25, 2007:
My Grandma, at the Edge of Heaven
Two miles away, my godly grandma is dying.
March 13, 2007:
Ministry Disappointments
One of those times for which I prayed and planned...but nobody came.
March 9, 2007:
Quit Your Church-Shopping and Commit
It doesn't take great insight to find fault with the established church.
March 7, 2007:
Don Brown - My Successful Failure
He died before I could present the gospel. Did I screw up?
February 14, 2007:
Totally Confused About Worship
Today, everything's about worship. I don't get it.
February 8, 2007:
Changing a Diaper. No Problem.
For the first time in my life, I change a diaper.
January 19, 2007:
Thoughts on Martin Luther King Day
Memories of racial baggage.
January 10, 2007:
Regrets of a Missionary Wannbabe
She had felt called to missions, but instead settled for merely raising good kids.
January 3, 2007:
Those Who Dare Greatly
In admiration of risk-takers.
December 28, 2006:
Making the "Best Church" Lists
The 50 Biggest, 50 Most Innovative, 50 Most Influential....
December 14, 2006:
Jesus and the American Revolution
Did God really want the revolution to happen?
December 10, 2006:
The Magic of Connor
At age 50, I finally hold a baby for the first time.
November 14, 2006:
Granger Community Church
Thoughts from a seminar at a megachurch.
November 2, 2006:
When Strangers Want Money
The guy in Indy needed money. Could I help him?
October 22, 2006:
The Christian College Rich-Poor Divide
Christian colleges in a constant pursuit of one-upping each other with their buildings.
October 18, 2006:
10 Great Movie Speeches
Great writing from the movies.
October 4. 2006:
God's Economy of Prayer
Where God places burdens.
October 3, 2006: Things I Don't Like.
General crankiness on my part.
September 5, 2006: Turning 50 and Getting Honest.
Working on my 50th birthday gift to myself.
July 18, 2006: God Created. Beats Me How.
No creation explanation satisfies me. Fire away.
July 14, 2006: Let Me Cut You a Deal
A telemarketer gets me all bent out of shape.
June 30, 2006: Hippies, Tongues, and Missing the Point
This high school concert really affected me. But our adult leaders didn't have a clue.
June 29, 2006: Those Who REALLY Fought for Freedom
About the slaves who fought for the British during the Revolutionary War, and did NOT gain their freedom.
June 17, 2006: The Non-Tortured Confessions of a Weenie
Satire and cynicism about my country's new role as a champion of state-sponsored torture.
June 11, 2006: Rethinking My Ten Years Alone
Belatedly realizing my need to engage with other people.
June 3, 2006: George Barna Invents a Revolution
Thoughts, mostly negative, on George Barna's controversial book Revolution.
May 30, 2006: Complex Coffee Understanding how Starbucks describes its coffees.
May 24, 2006:
Of Creeping Codgerism and Grumpy Old Guy
Fighting the urge to be condescending toward and crack down on the younger generations.
May 14, 2006:
More on Vertical and Horizonal Songs
Lobbying for more songs focused on community and the lost.
May 13, 2006:
It's Just Between Me and God
Worship services without community.
May 12, 2006:
Capture the Flag Blues
How Ron Cook ruined by chance for glory.
May 9, 2006:
Christians vs. Christianists Christianism as a political ideology.
May 8, 2006:
Burt Lange - the Day He Drove the Combine Remembering the night when I became a Christian, and the man in the pulpit.
April 18, 2006:
One of Those Perfect Days Nothing special. Just a glorious day with my wife.
April 3, 2006:
Thoughts on the F Word and Presidential Pardons Just wondering why we give a spiritual pass to Republican politicians who throw F-bombs.
February 28, 2006:
Whippersnapper Envy Why I dislike newcomers..at the table tennis club.
February 25, 2006:
How Many Michael Jordans Are There? A linguistic pet peeve.
February 17, 2006:
One (1) More Thing That Bugs Me Vexed by redundant parentheticals.
February 5, 2006:
Something That Bugs Me. A Lot. Will you please quit putting two spaces between sentences?
February 1, 2006:
I Resent These New People When new people invade my ping pong club, and my church.
January 3, 2006:
My Own "Farris Hassan" Moment My extremely naive foray into a migrant worker camp.
December 25, 2005:
Christmas Eve 2005 on the Rich Side of Town There's planty of money in this church, and some ambivalence in me about it.
November 29, 2005:
Learning Scripture in Code My all-time favorite Sunday school teacher.
November 19, 2005:
Of Lost Cats and Men You can't teach boundaries to a cat.
October 14, 2005:
Is This Some Form of Racism, or Not? A chagrinned double-take in the dentist's office.
October 5, 2005:
Going to Where It's Happenin' Why do we only target the rich suburbs in church planting?
October 4, 2005:
Who Sets Your Standards? Suburban angst.
May 24, 2005:
PromiseKeepers -- Fort Wayne God's economy does some wierd things.
February 28, 2005:
Altar Call Encounters Two ladies and me at the altar.
February 23, 2005:
Musings on Sunbeams Thinking about Curt Cobain.
February 05, 2005:
When Songs Retire When good songs no longer get sung.
February 02, 2005:
The Confidence of Gen-Xers Why kids from broken homes make better soldiers.
January 13, 2005:
When the Phoenix Suns Came to My School Childhood memories of Connie Hawkins, Paul Silas, et al.
January 9, 2005: Mugged in Our Church Parking Lot They took Joanna's purse and broke her leg. But her spirit was unphazed.
January 8, 2005:
Fathers in War and Death Thoughts on men who fought for their country.
January 1, 2005:
2004 - The Most Eventful Year A run-down of all the things that happened in 2004.
December 20, 2004:
Uncle Dad Observations at Panera Bread of a man and his son.
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