It may be that one of the best things I can do is refer you to some great blog posts that have had an impact on me this week.  On previous blogs I have tried to come up with 10 posts each week, but you know something, some weeks are slow, and there just aren’t ten great posts to share.  So here are my referrals for this week:

1. We will start off with a challenging one about a pastor who admits that he may not like all Christians.  You really have to read his points and not just the post title in order to understand.

2. While the church I am at has never sponsored a ONE Sabbath event, I have used the materials prepared by ONE in order to engage our congregation, particularly our teens, about global poverty and what we can do to help.

3. I have never thought about Peter walking on the water in this way before, so I appreciate a new viewpoint.

4.  There are two posts from Swerve’s series this week on being lukewarm that I felt were particularly great.  This first one talks about lukewarm pastors, but I beleive it could just as easily say lukewarm Christians, although for the one about sermon preparation you may want to substitute your yearly “daily” Bible reading. You know, the one that typically ends somewhere around Numbers.  The second one addresses leadership.  I firmly believe that you can only lead people as far as you have gone yourself, so if you are lukewarm, then most of the people under you will be as well.  Those that are “on fire” will typically be misunderstood by the leadership and will likely find other avenues for exploring and expressing their faith besides the avenues provided through the local congregation.

5. What advice would you have for this young minister?

Enjoy, have a great weekend!

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