Category: Leadership
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Scapegoat: A Love Song
To the tune of Titanium (by David Guetta) Inspired by the example of Jesus. [Verse 1] I may have flaws, but not the ones you’re calling out You’re talking lots, not saying much I’m criticized, so you can cover up your pain You tear me down, I don’t fight back…
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Processing Anger
Until my twenties, I was almost never consciously aware of my anger. Over the last few decades, learning to identify and process my anger — especially towards God and people I love — has been a critical skill in enabling to break through spiritual strongholds and grow in maturity. I…
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Cavern of the Bells: A Parable
“The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface…” — Genesis 1:2 At first, it seemed there was no sound or light of any kind. But as my senses adjusted, I heard a faint tinkling of bells. Straining my eyes, I saw tiny patches of light scattered…
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D-Church Panel: Redesigning Church in the Digital Era
Live Event hosted by Analog. Thu, April 27, 2017 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT Google Mountain View Campus: LMK-2 Diller 1883 Landings Drive Mountain View CA 94043 US Update: Podcast audio now available. Abstract The modern church was born in the era of broadcasting: mass-market publishing, sound systems, radio,…
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RohAnjali Prayer for 2017
Dear God, Thank you we can start the new year together. Bless our family, school & church. Help us become more responsible. Teach us to always be kind. In Jesus name, Amen.
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D-Church: What God is Doing Next?
“I am D-Church, You are D-Church, We are D-Church together….” God seems to be doing something new in the body of Christ.
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RohAnjali 2016 School Prayer
Dear God, Thank you for a new year at Valley Christian Elementary School. Help our dog Qhuinn and us to adjust to our new life. Lead us to honor you and care for other people. Teach us to be kind, forgive, and grow closer as a family. In Jesus name…
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The Criminal’s Prayer
A hardcore version of The Sinner’s Prayer. From a dream I had on December 26, 2015. God, I am a f***ing sinner, and I deserve to die. Save me from myself. Do whatever you have to do to burn away all the sin in me, so that I can become…
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RohAnjali’s New Year 2016 Prayer
Dear God, Thank you for the new year, and new beginnings. Please make us more like Jesus So everyone will know how much you love them. Lead Daddy to the right job. Draw our family and church closer together. And help us have fun! We ask this in Jesus name,…
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Toward a Discipling Church
Vision Becoming, Making, and Gathering Disciples of Jesus Who do Better than Us
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Institutions
How can you scale to change the world? In a word: Institutions. A word that is largely despised today, but at the root of almost all long-term successes. Our culture caricatures institutions as slow, bureaucratic, and dehumanizing. But institutions are what makes us what we are. Some institutions were created by…
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Anjali’s Princess Prayer
Dear God, Thank you for making me your special princess! Teach me to trust and obey my parents and teachers who love me as you do So I can help my friends feel special too! In Jesus name, Amen.
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Rohan’s School Prayer
Dear God, I want to have a great day. Watch over me as I learn and play. Help me to listen and obey my teachers, my parents, and you. Remind me to always be a knight Show me how to do what’s right And walk away from every fight. In…
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Does Seminary Conquer Sin?
A kind friend pointed out that the seminary focuses I dissed in my last post: Theological knowledge Pastoral skills Relational experiences may not be sufficient for spiritual maturity, but are necessary. In fact, what I should have said is that the latter require the former:
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What Makes Spiritual Maturity?
[Based on a letter to my cousin-in-law, who runs a seminary in Chicago.] Most seminaries focus on: Pastoral vision and skills Theological knowledge Community and relationships Those are all good things. But are they the right things?
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Christian Elementary Schools in the South Bay – 2013 Open Houses
My son Rohan is now “4 and 3/5ths” and will be graduating from Hearts and Hands Christian Preschool in the fall. We are wrestling with which school he should attend next. The primary criteria are: Christian formation Academic challenge Convenient location This appears to be Open House season, so I…
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The Virtue and Emotion Pride
One of the most controversial aspects of Knight Club is that it treats pride (“By Myself”) like anger (“Not Fair”): an emotion which is prone to sin, but is not necessarily a sin — and can even be a virtue. While it is true that the vast majority of Bible…
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Superhero Workout
Here is the SUPERHERO WORKOUT we did for the last few Knight’s Club meetings. THOR- Arm Circles FLASH- Run in place SUPERMAN- Super Jumps SPIDERMAN- Spider Walks WOLVERINE- Scissor Jump Claws HULK- Wall Smash IRON MAN BLASTS- Side Lunge and Punch CAPTAIN AMERICA- Duck, Step, Dodge INVISIBLE TORCH- Side Jumps
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