Halloween Outreaches Galore!

steve sjogren

Some church people think of Halloween as a dark time on the calendar – a time when godly people should go the other direction as fast and far as possible. I disagree. Of course, there are elements of weirdness in dark spirituality here and there on October 31. On the other hand, October 31 is…

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Sjogren’s Top Tens: Books (of all time)

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Top Tens – Books (of all time) It’s difficult to boil down to a short list the books that have most influenced my thinking and practical theology-leadership. The following is a stab at that task. Next year I may change my mind and have a fairly different list, who knows. I do highly recommend these…

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Sjogren’s Top Tens — Top Ten Lists (of all time)

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Top Tens – Top Tens (of all time!!!) Top 10 Ways You Know You’re in a Bad Church Top 10 Ways You Know You’re Having a Dysfunctional Family Christmas Dinner Top 10 Worst Father’s Day Gifts Top 10 Rejected Easter Songs Top 10 Ways to Finish Your Fast Top 10 Ways We Can Relieve Overcrowding…

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Sjogren’s Top Tens — Movies (Worth Seeing)

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Top Tens – Movies (Worth Seeing) DISCLAIMER: The movies listed below are not necessarily movies that I can scene-for-scene recommend. When I view a film that has a disturbing scene or two I tend to walk away and forget the specifics that offended me and capture its essence more than the particular specifics. You may…

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