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we need to rediscover the path

On 26 July, 2010 · 5 Comments

I read a stat yesterday that I honestly don’t know what to do with.

“While 40 million people died of starvation in the last decade, chuches spent $10 billion on campuses.”

Anger was the first emotion.

Then disappointment.

Followed quickly by frustration.

And then I remembered the line that the article started with: “Thirty-four million [...]

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you did it for me

On 12 July, 2010 · 6 Comments

It’s easy to get wrapped up in the institution of church. There are programs, teams and systems to run.

For me, when I heard of hungry people, I thought: we have a team that handles them.

I wasn’t engaged (or even aware) of the global water crises.

I really [...]

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collaborate

On 8 April, 2010 · 8 Comments

About two years ago I was totally and completely burned out as a pastor.

It’s a horrible place to find yourself, because you have one of the greatest jobs on the planet, and you basically work for God, so you’re not supposed to be able to burnout. But I found myself physically, emotionally and [...]

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