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MrAdventist: April 2011
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Commentary on the life and work of Adventist pastors by an an old, White, liberal Adventist pastor. Thursday, April 21, 2011. The Job of Pastors at Funerals. I've posted a narrative at God, Rocks and Souls that talks about the proper role of pastors at funerals. Click on the link at right. Links to this post. Wednesday, April 20, 2011. The Greg Mortenson Debacle. This is a danger for traveling evangelists, revival speakers, and spiritual stars. The more a preacher travels, the more he or she is admired, ...
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MrAdventist: May 2010
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Commentary on the life and work of Adventist pastors by an an old, White, liberal Adventist pastor. Sunday, May 30, 2010. Apologetics for Liberal Readers. He addresses some interesting stuff from contemporary physics. This is where I think he is most helpful. Links to this post. Saturday, May 15, 2010. Noelle, a movie about pastors. Just watched a movie that examines the role of a pastor. "Noelle" 2007, 90 minutes. Directed by David Wall, Kerry Wall and Sean Patrick Brennan, I think. Links to this post.
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MrAdventist: December 2009
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Commentary on the life and work of Adventist pastors by an an old, White, liberal Adventist pastor. Wednesday, December 9, 2009. I am a lousy evangelist. Which is puzzling to me. I have always liked talking about God and spiritual life to people who are not believers. I trained under two different evangelists with solid reputations–Roy Naden and Harry Robinson. My church attracts non-Christians. On the other hand, I did not call my OB friend for advice when my son had a sudden onset of pain in his groin ...
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MrAdventist: March 2009
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Commentary on the life and work of Adventist pastors by an an old, White, liberal Adventist pastor. Sunday, March 29, 2009. Neutering of Adventism: A Review. Adventism: Right but no Fun. A review of The Apocalyptic Vision and the Neutering of Adventism by George R. Knight. This book is Knight’s answer to his own question: Why be Adventist? Secondly, it is his prescription for preventing (or perhaps, correcting) the “neutering” of Adventism. Knight himself does not really want. The conclusion: We must pre...
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MrAdventist: The Greg Mortenson Debacle
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Commentary on the life and work of Adventist pastors by an an old, White, liberal Adventist pastor. Wednesday, April 20, 2011. The Greg Mortenson Debacle. This is cross-posted at http:/ www.liberaladventist.blogspot.com. At the end of this post I've added a few more comments about the relevance of this to pastoral ministry. This is a danger for traveling evangelists, revival speakers, and spiritual stars. Extraordinary gifts of preaching and storytelling have no essential connection to character. Pastors...
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MrAdventist: March 2010
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Commentary on the life and work of Adventist pastors by an an old, White, liberal Adventist pastor. Tuesday, March 2, 2010. I'm headed to the desert for three weeks. There will be no more posts until April, 2010. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). God, Rocks, and Souls. McLartys Farm Blog for Kids. Sermon audio from North Hill. The Divine Fairy Tale- Another take on Revelation. Enumclaw, WA, United States. View my complete profile.
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MrAdventist: The Other Hitchens
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Commentary on the life and work of Adventist pastors by an an old, White, liberal Adventist pastor. Friday, June 4, 2010. An article by Peter Hitchens, brother of Christopher. Peter is as devout as Christopher is impious. Interesting reading. Enjoy. Http:/ www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1255983/How-I-God-peace-atheist-brother-PETER-HITCHENS-traces-journey-Christianity.html. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). God, Rocks, and Souls. McLartys Farm Blog for Kids. Sermon audio from North Hill.
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MrAdventist: February 2010
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Commentary on the life and work of Adventist pastors by an an old, White, liberal Adventist pastor. Sunday, February 7, 2010. My Faith or Our Faith? In our church services, I invite people to text any comments or questions they have. At the end of the sermon, an "editor" inputs the questions into powerpoint and they are displayed on the screen and I answer them. Often the questions are quite probing. (The editor is responsible for filtering questions are are not directly related to the sermon.). Pastor, ...
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MrAdventist: Bending the Rules
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Commentary on the life and work of Adventist pastors by an an old, White, liberal Adventist pastor. Wednesday, June 1, 2011. God gave the Jews very strict rules for the observance of Passover. He also, apparently, blessed deviations from these rules. A particularly outstanding example is found in 2 Chronicles 20. It is true that one of our jobs as clergy is to maintain the rituals and traditions of our faith. We believe these rituals and traditions have come to us from God. God, Rocks, and Souls.
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MrAdventist: September 2009
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Commentary on the life and work of Adventist pastors by an an old, White, liberal Adventist pastor. Saturday, September 26, 2009. Make Friends or Suck It Up. 1 Church is about sublime truths and ineffable encounters with God. 2 Church is about making friends and cultivating social circles. Several things jump out from Paul’s list. Second, Paul’s “church circle” included a substantial number of relatives. “Greet Andronicus and Junias, my relatives who have been in prison with m...Fourth, women played a ma...
