Confessions of an Idiot Pastor
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3 Loves, 1 Huge Disappointment
Watching the first week’s course was a mixed bag. First my 3 loves. 3 Favorite Quotes: The Bible wasn’t written to make you a smarter sinner. It was written to make you more like the Son. There is no growth apart from the word of God. This book will keep you from sin – or…
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Take My Favorite Seminary Class With Me
I went to Dallas Theological Seminary, Western Seminary, and Moody Seminary. After taking a zillion hours due to moving and switching schools, my favorite class was… My first class. And my first class was… Bible Study Methods – but DTS called it Hermeneutics. That’s because they are a seminary, and the class cost $900 back…
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Unreal Reunion
If you ever feel like your life is worthless, have a Reunion. A Youth Group Reunion. It’s great therapy, even if it is unreal. Back in the 90s I was Youth Pastor for Del Norte (now New Life) Church. I was paid to organize trips to Mexico, Disneyland, Mark Matlock and Magic Mountain; to go…
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An Easter Confession
For pastors like me, Easter can be too busy to worship. Well, we go to worship, lead it even, but the sit-down-get -your -personal-life-in-order-contemplative worship isn’t happening. It’s ironic, stupid even, but true. There’s extra services, extra set-up and tear-down for us portable folks, eggs to color and a special service to plan. Who has…
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Cooley 2015 End of Year Letter
COOLEY CHRISTMAS LETTER 2015 – written by our son Micah So you know how we always get me [Micah], your favorite grandson/nephew/cousin/somehow related person, to write the Christmas letter, and how it’s always stupid, and how I always procrastinate to the last minute and it winds up being a “Year in Review” letter rather than…
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John Ortberg and I
John and I, we have so much in common. Like short names. Anyhow I was thrilled to learn I was listed with John as recipients of an Evangelical Press award for 2015. So, here is my unashamed bragging blog… The article states: The Evangelical Press Association is a professional association of more than 300 Christian…
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