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  • A Call for Sonship in the Body of Christ

    Historically, the Body of Christ has relied on three interdependent roles:• Infants, who receive what they are taught• Mystics, who seek their own truth• Paternalists, who create the context for Infants Matthew 23:9 And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in…

  • Unsolicited Fatherly Advice

    Unsolicited Fatherly Advice

    Based on everything I have learned over the last several years, here is my current practice for how to confront someone I love that I am concerned about. It reflects many painful learnings about what I have found to be counterproductive, but I am sure there is still room for…

  • DADS Confrontational Devotion

    Dedicated to my Father. DECLARE Truth God is in control. We are absolutely on track for the future He has for us and our loved ones. How quickly and thoroughly we yield to Him determines how fast and painful it will be to reach that future ASK Better Questions a)…

  • TGR-S5E6: Questionable Authority

    This week on The Great Reset, Ernie argues that his apparent incompetence and immaturity is actually part of a brilliant plan to demonstrate the need for more Christ-like models of authority. TED Summary In this document, Ernie: Claims the authority structures he grew up with were built around the Law…

  • TGR-02: 3-D Fathering

    From an interactive Zoom call at 10 AM Pacific on Friday, April 10th, 2020 AD for Episode 2 of The Great Reset: Becoming the Church Decentralized. Question: How does God loves us? Why is that Good News?

  • Body Talk

    Is it true? Christ on the cross, sacrificing his body for the sake of the world. He was only doing what he saw His Father doing.

  • A Few Words With The Old Man

    We walk along the shore to our favorite fishing spot.  I walk on the sand. He walks on the water…

  • LEAD! A.9 Spirit’s Conviction

    In Which Jesus Sends the Comforter, and We Are Convicted By Him This week we move from the Father and the Son to the third person of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit. This also continues our theme of God restoring His Image by saving us from our rebellion. And as…

  • LEAD! Syllabus for “Theological Foundations”

    LEAD! Syllabus for “Theological Foundations”

    In thinking about it, I realized I should take my Curriculum one step further, and actually identify the passages and key learnings for each lesson. Not only will this help ensure I’m on the same page as my pastor, but it would enable others to write some of the lessons…

  • LEAD! Curriculum Reset for “Theological Foundations”

    LEAD! Curriculum Reset for “Theological Foundations”

    So, the good news is that our church is gearing up to start LEAD! on September 4th, and already taking applications! That’s also the bad news, since I’ve only finished three classes. 😦 Still, it only takes me about four hours per class, which is two late night waiting-to-feed-Rohan sessions…

  • TELL: Theological Essentials for Lay Leaders

    As a counterpart (or even prequel) to my previous article about “safety skills“, I wanted to identify those theological topics essential for lay leaders to understand. In particular, I believe lay leaders need a more concise and practical “boot camp”, in contrast to the multi-year “officer’s training school” provided in…

  • Song: GraceFather

    This song was inspired by the narrative idea of “creation-corruption-redemption” as illustrated in The Grace Cycle. I awoke that Sunday with a heart full of praise, but didn’t have the words to express how I felt. The word “GraceFather” (a la GodFather) came to mind, but it was intertwined with…

  • Calling Out (Rite of Passage 1/2)

    March 20, 2005 [Inspired by Chapter 3 of Healing the Masculine Soul] As usual, I’m lying on the couch reading, with our dog Rajee by my side.  Probably a Hardy Boys or Tom Swift Jr. novel; maybe an Isaac Asimov sci-fi story.  I rarely play outside or have friends over.…