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Don't Make Stuff Up: The Ninth Commandment
This week a very kind, patient, and inquisitive woman stopped by the church to offer me Sun Myung Moon’s autobiographical book as a gift. If you are not familiar with Moon there is a lot I could say, but for now it… -
Why We Did Not Preach: Ministering Without Words
My church hosted a neighborhood Block pPrty this past weekend. We had free food, ice cream and popcorn for anyone, plus some other activities for the kids. At night, we showed the Disney Pixar movie Up in our parking lo… -
Learning from the Devil: Reflections on The Screwtape Letters
This is a summary and reflection upon C. S. Lewis' book The Screwtape Letters. Currently, I am taking a class on the theology of C. S. Lewis. It has been very enjoyable. The Screwtape Letters is a fabulous work of ficti… -
Kindness and the Gospel: They Cannot Be Separate
Kindness and the Gospel must come hand-in-hand. If the church does nothing else, we'd still be doing okay. I spoke with a woman last night who is about ready to make a confession of faith that Jesus is Lord and Savior.… -
The Creation Story is Not a Weapon: Reclaiming Hope
I have to admit that preaching on Genesis 1:1-2:4 was difficult for me. It was difficult because, in choosing to speak about the genesis, the beginning, I was entering into very dangerous waters. As I mentioned in my s… -
Pastoral Advice on Drinking Alcohol
John 2:1-11 is the story about when Jesus turned huge barrels of water into wine for a wedding party that was quickly becoming a bore. Though it is a story intended to reveal Jesus' glory and encourage "his disciples [t… -
Christian Ethics and the Story of God
"The God of Israel, the creator of the world, has acted (astoundingly) to rescue a lost and broken world through the death and resurrection of Jesus; the full scope of that rescue is not yet apparent, but God has creat… -
Discipleship and Self-Realization
Here's a quote that basically sums up one of the major problems I've noticed since becoming a pastor. The church has lost its ability to be a disciplined community because we're now, religiously, in a buyer's market. C… -
When Is It Okay to Say, "Not In My Back Yard"?
I'm going to get straight to my question. Is it ever acceptable for a people to say, "Sorry, we just don't want that in our home/town/city/state/country"? This is the question I have after reading an article about how… -
Church Membership Requirements
Since becoming the pastor at my church, there have been a few things I've changed about how we operate. One of these changes concerns membership. In our denomination, it is very easy to become a member of a church. All…
About soy_esteban@xanga
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- From: soy_esteban@xanga
- Name: Esteban
- About Me: I'm a pastor of a small church, though I never intended to be here.
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