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How To Pastor During the Holidays… After the Loss of a...

There are probably more in your church who've experienced loss than you realize. At a time of festivity, some in your congregation are struggling....
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Heaven’s Lessons

If you haven't read this yet, go for it. http://youtu.be/5l4jugXqiBU Know someone who is skeptical about the reality of heaven? This might be the book for...
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8.5 of My Favorite Mistakes of 2015

“Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly.” – G. K. Chesterton I take a bit of time at the end of each year to take an...
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Sjogren’s Top Tens — Top Ten Lists (of all time)

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...
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An Un-Intuitive Dream

God Speaks I am one who openly and regularly makes it clear in my writing and speaking who believes that God continues to speak to...
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You Can’t Have Too Many Friends…

Still at the California shindig. It is good to see old friends. It is good to re-connect with long-term friends that run, in some...
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Chasing Off Religious Attitudes

Getting my long-promised tattoo on my right upper arm of the Nazarene movement. I have spoken at many many Naz events over the past...
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Petty-ness That Divides Us

I like Tom Petty and his band the Heartbreakers. Trivia – they got their big break when they were the backup band for Dylan...
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Things to Do before You Die

I have been noticing the many books and sites popping up lately, “1000 Things to Do Before You Die” or “X Number of Places...
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Speak With Passion

For those reading this blog who will speak/communicate this weekend, no matter how you do what you do, no matter what you focus upon,...

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