The D-Word (3)

The last two days I’ve been writing about divorce, because I have several friends who are talking about it. As I’ve written the last two days, for a Christian divorce should not be an option. Jesus said so, and Christ-followers have decided to follow Christ. And we took vows in our wedding before God. Those…

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The D-Word (2)

Yesterday I shared that currently three of my favorite couples – all Christians and involved in ministry at some level – are at least talking about divorce. I thought I’d share what I hope are a few helpful thoughts for all of us. In my last post I talked about prevention – how do you…

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The D Word

I currently have three couples – three of my favorite couples, all who are involved in ministry at some level – who are all at least talking about divorce. I am holding onto hope, and praying hard, but it seems like they are headed quickly in that direction. So I thought I’d share a few…

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The Extra Chunky Church 2: The Body of Christ?

Have you ever had your thinking completely changed, by a complete stranger, as you got into his car, on your way to getting a chicken parm sub? It’s not an everyday occurrence for me either, but it did happen once. Interestingly, the stranger was a young seminary student, the topic was church, and the person…

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From Ecuador

The trip to Ecuador has been great so far.  Three days down, two to go. We have visited the country office of Compassion International, and seen four of their projects (places where they have partnered with Stadia – starting a church and implementing all the Compassion Programs).  And the Compassion programs are amazing.  They have…

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