What Are You Doing Next Sunday?

by drwinn

Another Sunday has come and gone in which I spent a short period of time inside a building where we followed a pattern that has come to be called church. We gather. We drink coffee and have surface conversation. We sing. We hear announcements. We listen or not to someone teach/preach. We are invited to [...]

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Megachurch Is a Factory

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In the video below according to Seth Godin, megachurch is a factory. He also suggests that most leaders are managers and that a leader says what she/he believes and see who follows. He also think that if you help folks find what they want to do and then get out of the way and let [...]

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What’s in a Name?

by drwinn

I originally wrote this blog post May 28, 2003 and thought it would be fun to post it again. Today while visiting a mall I took a moment to step into the “Christian Bookstore.” The store is about one-third books and two-thirds “Jesus Junk.” I guess to be authentic it should be called the “Christian [...]

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Celebrate 400 Years

by drwinn

Happy 1-1-11 While not the first English Bible to appear, the KJV was the most successful and long lasting, still dominating some church groups today. We have entered into the 400th year of its publication (1611-2011). While I have not read this concept anywhere , but surely it is out there somewhere, the NIV plans [...]

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Goodbye 2010, Hello 2011

by drwinn

“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” —Jimmy Dean Goals are important. We either set them or we don’t. One thing is sure. If a person doesn’t have something to shoot at, she/he will most likely hit nothing or everything. Having no goals [...]

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It’s a Marathon Not a Sprint

by drwinn

It’s been busy the last couple of weeks. I have had two cataract surgeries. The second one was a bit tougher than the first one. I can see colors that I had lost from my vision. I can see clearly now at a distance. In addition, I wrote a paper for the Society of Vineyard [...]

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Merry Christmas 2010

by drwinn

I look forward to this time of year. But, for some reason this year, it has just flown by. It seems like it was just summer. Time drags along when you are a kid, but it seems to be in warp speed the older I get. Here’s a link to our annual Christmas letter. I [...]

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Society of Vineyard Scholars Paper

by drwinn

Today, I am submitting a paper for consideration for the upcoming Annual Society of Vineyard scholars’ meeting which will be hosted at Vineyard Community Church February 3-5, 2011. The paper is entitled “Individuals As Sinner or Saint: Which One Do Communities of Faith Produce?” Below is an introduction to the Society of Vineyard Scholars. More [...]

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The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall

by drwinn

On a family vacation several years ago, we visited Washington D.C. to tour the sights. One of the places we visited was The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. I remember the sense of awe, the reverence of place, the silence of those visiting. Some reaching up to touch/rub a specific name, others placing objects at the [...]

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It’s Black Friday.

by drwinn

Yep! It’s Black Friday, 2010 Merchants all around the country hope to “get into the black” during this present economic downturn. Web hosting is a big business. If you are happy with your present website hosting company, you don’t really need to read this. But, you might, if you are interested in saving money on [...]

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So Go Ahead and Laugh a Little

by drwinn

Below are some podcast that are at different places on drwinn.com that I though I would bring together in one place for you enjoyment. On to the encore. Go ahead and make your comments below. Here’s UnHoly Night, watch out for the high notes. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] And here’s Porky Pig [...]

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