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Monday

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December 2018

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The Characters of Great Stories (and Parables)

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Most stories (whether good or bad, fiction or nonfiction) contain a similar set of characters. Jesus’ Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10) uses five of these classic characters. I challenge you to examine them and then consider the stories at play in your own life. Context Asking a preacher what one must do to […]

Thursday

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September 2018

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The Attack on Social Justice

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Social justice is a term coined from the church’s concern for the mistreatment of the poor. It’s been around for more than 150 years and recently has come under attack in the headlines. As someone who has felt dismayed by some things written and said, I have three goals here: (1) Warn those who are unnecessarily […]

Saturday

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August 2018

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Monday

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June 2018

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Coffee with Roseanne Barr

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Hurried business lawyers, talkative hipsters, and a few homeless folks all frequent my favorite Tulsa coffee shop. I think every single one of them noticed when a recognizable lady opened the door, skirted the line of early-morning-risers, and slid onto a wooden chair across a table from a fairly young guy with floppy hair. He’d […]

Wednesday

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May 2018

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Three Rules For Social Media

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Last week a friend asked me a great question in light of my new book: “What advice would you give for using social media?” It’s a wise question. We know that social media, at its worst, can turn into a goopy cesspool of slander, gossip, self-loathing, ignorant spewing, and addiction. I don’t need to convince […]

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