I really need to do something about my blogroll. I’m not sure if it’s some type of integration with my rss reader or a separate page, but it’s been a mess for a while.
If your site/blog would still like to be on the list on the sidebar here, or currently are not, and would [...]

Posted in Ramblings, tech Commentsblogroll...2007-11-26+13%3A32%3A34Lon

In our seminary, expository narrative preaching is emphasized quite a bit.
Where traditional sermons have multiple points that are supported in a variety of ways, in narrative preaching the stories and metaphors are the points. The key is that with any good ’story’ tension is created and held for impact until nearly the end of [...]

Posted in communication, preaching, sex CommentsTantric+Preaching...2007-11-23+13%3A52%3A35Lon

My question of the day:
Is the role of a pastor today conducive to following Jesus?
If you liked that post, check out…A generation enslaved by Lon on March 27th, 2008Jackie Chan’s top ten stunts by Lon on March 21st, 2008Immortal longings… by Lon on January 19th, 2007Leaders take responsibility… by Lon on February 8th, 2007

Posted in Character, Christ, Leadership CommentsPastoring+vs.+Jesus2007-11-22+15%3A36%3A35Lon

Yesterday I had a coffee catching up with my friend Alan (who’s also a young married adult with a master’s degree from seminary)
Where some people struggle with not having enough in life and the injustice of it all, Alan and I struggle with feeling of being unbelievably blessed and the weight of expectations that seem [...]

Posted in life CommentsHaving+it+all...2007-11-21+22%3A30%3A02Lon

Interesting conversation with a friend of mine last week.
Often we find ourselves sharing about how we’re absolutely loving where we are in life and the things that we’re involved with.  However, this time I guess I was whining a bit about how I had to preach this past sunday, and then had to preach again [...]

Posted in life, preaching CommentsPrivilege...2007-11-20+15%3A29%3A08Lon

I just stumbled onto Outreach Magazine’s annual “Fastest Growing Churches” list.
Here are the official stats in pdf form.
Now I haven’t looked in-depth at this list, nor am I really in any place to say anything like this - but here were two thoughts that came up
1. Would God make a list like this? (well, course [...]

Posted in Church planting, Ramblings CommentsFastest+growing+churches...%3F2007-11-18+04%3A05%3A25Lon

How Awesome is He who created everything I see!
Such beauty, and wonder, such majesty!
I look at my daughter, and see the marks of His kiss,
I look at my hands, are these fingerprints mine or are they His?
If you liked that post, check out…Asian Liberation Theology… by Lon on April 29th, 2008Built [...]

Posted in Christ, life, stellar CommentsHow+awesome...2007-11-16+22%3A28%3A05Lon

Oh goodness, I’m such a geek…

Posted in Ramblings, video CommentsMore+than+meets+the+eye...2007-11-14+00%3A53%3A35Lon

If you liked that post, check out…The thinker… by Lon on January 13th, 2007Back from the Nation’s Capital… by Lon on February 6th, 2007Stellar Photos… by Lon on May 4th, 2007I’m pregnant… by Lon on May 23rd, 2006

Posted in stellar, video CommentsStellar+crawling...2007-11-14+00%3A50%3A04Lon

I’ve been volunteering weekly at Sanctuary for the last few months.
The first time I was there, I was surprised how many guys were playing bridge…
I ask, “Where’d you learn to play bridge?” (As I’m thinking only grannies play bridge).
“Jail”, one guy says
“oh”.
I talk to another dude who’s sketching and has some wild tattoos on his [...]

Posted in Culture, poverty, stories CommentsBread+or+Beauty%3F2007-11-12+22%3A56%3A53Lon