John March

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  • Consumerism in the Church

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    Check out this interesting commentary by Skye Jethani on consumerism in the church in this short video: I think he raises an interesting point about the assumed cultural values the medium of our church experience communicates.  If Sunday morning church experiences are dedicated to the “entertainment” and “comfort” of the parishioner, then it is no surprise…

  • Happy Birthday to My Wife!

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    Today is my wife’s birthday, so I thought I’d take a moment to honor her here with a list of top ten things I love about Mary: She is a wonderful cook.  There is nothing like one of Mary’s homecooked Korean meals! She is empathetic.  She has a tremendous capacity to feel the pain other…

  • Sobering Statistics in the PC(USA)

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    There are some sobering statistics about the on going flight from church reflected in a recent report released by the Presbyterian Church in the USA.  Here’s the money quote: LOUISVILLE — Membership in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) fell by 69,381 in 2008, the Office of the General Assembly (OGA) has announced in its annual statistical…

  • Seeing Faith Through the Eyes of Others

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    My article on authority in the Evangelical church, which is reposted here from its original post on patheos, a website for interfaith dialogue.  My article was a part of the Evangelical perspective answering the question “Who Speaks for Us?“ Early in my Christian experience I spent some time at a church that would have been…

  • Soul Ache

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    I get soul ache.  Every once and a while I feel uncomfortable in my own skin.  I’ll feel like the man who’s afraid to fly when he is stuck on a airplane.  Or, like the women who’s claustrophobic who is forced to ride the subway.  Life in this fallen world sometimes makes me feel sick…

  • Don’t Give Up

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    Do you ever feel like God has abandoned you?  Do you ever feel like the path that you set out on isn’t going to work because God is no longer leading you?  Do you go through ups and downs spiritually or emotionally as you wonder about God’s involvement and direction in your life?  I do.…

  • Hunch

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    I just came across a cool new site called hunch that helps you make decisions.  I’ve gone through a few decisions — some serious and some out of curiosity, like should I attend a Christian church.  They ask you questions, and then it makes a probability suggestion for what you should do.  Pretty fun.

  • The Myth of a Christian Religion

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    In the book The Myth of a Christian Religion, Greg Boyd explores what he understands to be the true calling of the church and the ways religion often gets in the way.  He argues that the true calling of the church is to represent and proclaim the Kingdom of God, which he defines as: the Kingdom…

  • Self-Love or Flesh-Love

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    from tweetingtoohard.com: it makes me sad, the more I have success the more people don’t like me…. OMG i was saying how i couldn’t afford the gas to fly daddy’s jet to the riviera this summer, and this barista totally rolled her eyes at me Went to the gym this morning. As I left, everyone…

  • The Narcissism Epidemic

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    Even almost sociopathic narcissism feels right at home on My Super Sweet 16.  Atlanta teen Allison tells a party planner she wants to block off part of Peachtree Street so there can be a parade for “my grand entrance.”  Peachtree is a major thoroughfare, the planner reminds her.  She responds, “My sweet 16 is more…