John March

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  • N.T. Wright, A Critical and Laudatory Conversation

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    A couple of weeks ago over the weekend of April 16-17, 2010, Wheaton hosted a conversation that engaged N.T. Wrights scholarly work.  Wheaton has made the these lectures available for free in mp3 download format.  I’ve just downloaded them, and I look forward to listening to what the presenters have to say.

  • The Dark Side

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    Ruth Haley Barton says there is a dark side to leadership.  A church planting coach I recently heard, says that the biggest issue church planters and young leaders have to face is their past emotional baggage.  When leadership seems oppressive, difficult and emotionally taxing, what dark habits will emerge in your life?  What old emotional…

  • Are You in Control?

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    Race car drivers control their cars.  Pilots are in control of their airplanes.  Athletes control their bodies.  Control is synonymous with excellence.  The better you become at flying a plane, driving a car, or contorting your body as you fly through the air for a lay-up the more “in control” you are.  You are a…

  • God Doesn’t Hate You

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    I’m not sure if this is just human nature or if it’s been indoctrinated into me by my culture: When things don’t go well, I’m tempted to think God hates me.  When a series of unfortunate events unfold, I feel like God is out to get me.  When I get lost, then get a speeding…

  • You Can’t Always Get What You Want…

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    Life’s hard isn’t it?  At some point we’ve all had to come to terms with the fact that we aren’t going to get what we want.  The thing that we won’t get can be as mundane as a new camera or as meaningful as a new job, a spouse, or a child.  Sometimes, even with…

  • I’m so Thankful for God’s Wrath

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    Angry people are so unbecoming.  Wrathful people are even worse.  They come across as vindictive.  When these people unleash their latent anger, watch out.  You may or may not have been the one to upset them, but you better get out of their way once they’re mad.  They seem set on destruction — the destruction…

  • A Virtual Spouse

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    I just saw an incredible story on CNN about a man who married a made up, virtual girlfriend!  In the video, we learn about a young Japanese man, Sal, who actually went through with a marriage ceremony with his virtual girlfriend on his Nintendo DS.  He admits that the wedding was done tongue-in-cheek, but from…

  • Leadership In Community

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    As a church planter in a community that is attempting to be more relational and organic, Parker Palmer’s words on leadership really strike a chord.  He argues that it’s in the less rigidly defined community that leadership is most important not in the structured and hierarchical system: Unfortunately, our idea of leadership has been deformed…

  • I Kill Myself…With My Thoughts

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    As a child, I remember talking to myself.  I remember thinking through conversations with myself in my head and sometimes even mouthing them out with my lips.  I would replay conversations that I had earlier in the day, or I would try and act out and anticipate upcoming conversations that I knew I would be…

  • A Good Coach is Hard to Find

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    For as long as I can remember living in Minnesota, my dad has had season tickets to the Gopher’s basketball games.  I’ve cheered for the gophers for about two decades.  Going to “The Barn,” the home court of the Gophers, is my favorite sports viewing activity.  I love the intensity of college basketball.  I love…