Category Archives: Church

An Old Preacher’s Admonition: Please, Quit!

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Gene

Years ago, when I was a young pastor in California, some well-meaning chowderhead gave me a book titled, Dear Preacher, Please Quit!  (If you were that chowderhead, I apologize…for not telling you sooner.) The book’s author was no Rhodes’ scholar. … Continue reading →

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Worship is More than Good Packaging

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Gene

A week or so ago, I received an email from the Editor-in-Chief of an Internet sports site to which I contribute. It was addressed to all of the Featured Columnists. He admonished us to think more about packaging and less … Continue reading →

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Fly Right — A Devotional

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Gene

Dead flies putrefy the perfumer’s ointment… Even when a fool walks along the way, He lacks wisdom, and he shows everyone that he is a fool. Ecclesiastes 10:1a,3 Here’s another fly Solomon found in the ointment: the hypocrisy of a … Continue reading →

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The Law of the Jungle and the Law of Christ

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Gene

Galatians 6:2,5 (NKJV) Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ… For each one shall bear his own load. From Rudyard Kipling’s timeless classic, The Jungle Book, comes this morsel of wisdom: “Now this is the Law … Continue reading →

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