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The following from Buechner compares A.A. to the church. The church would look a lot more attractive if it learned a few things from A.A. Alcoholics ...
In yesterday's blog, I shared the story of a pastor I met in Cuba named Manuel who is fearless in the face of persecution. Here is another story he sh...
When I traveled to Cuba in 1995, I met Manuel Rodriguez, a pastor in his 50's at the time. The fruit of a lifetime of ministry is impressive. Growing ...
Families in America and in other western countries are too small these days. They barely keep up with the replacement rate (2.1 children per couple) a...
Third in a series on fathering We all incur wounds at the hands of our fathers. Even the best fathers have their shortcomings, leaving some sort of...
Second in a series on fathering Perhaps one of the most prevalent needs of a child for their father is to have someone to "launch" them into the wo...
First in a series on fathering If you're a teenager, you can easily pick out all the ways in which your father is letting you down. But what does a...
Buechner on the subject of answering a call to ministry is so good, he's poetic. "I hear you are entering the ministry," the woman said down the lo...
Jesus is poorly understood by Evangelicals on the subject of the Kingdom. Buechner lends us a helping hand here. It is not a place, of co...
Our culture prizes comfort and perpetuates consumerism. It locks us into a lifestyle where we expect the soft, the savory and the entertaining on a da...
