The Best of Fire and Grace 2010

As we spend the final days of 2010 here are my 12 most popular posts for 2010.

January: A Seed is Planted - No More Church As Usual - the beginning of my quest for a more meaningful and vibrant church!

February: Who Gets to Go to Heaven? - Some times we get tangled up in who is good and who is bad. That is not the point at all!

March: Sexual Services, Unions and Health Care - Where Do You Draw the Line? - Just read it! The title says it all.

April: They Are Going to Tax the Rich - what the new health care bill really means beyond all the rhetoric and finger pointing.

May: Don't Touch That Dial - thoughts on rewriting history while omitting the facts.

June: Everybody Thinks They're Right - every Christian thinks they are 100% right, are you one of them?

July: 5 1/2 Things I Don't Think I Need to Hear in Church Again as Long as I Live - the lighter side of common clichés in evangelical preaching.

August: 5 1/2 Ways to be Relevant - in the search for more entertaining church services is it possible we've lost sight of Jesus?

September: Do You Really Need a Miracle? - Do You Even Believe in Them? - how come we continue to deny good character in the decision making process, while balancing that against the supernatural power of God to transform our lives.

October: 10 More Hot Button Church Issues! (Rated With Devils!) - some things that make church a little more dramatic than it needs to be!

November: Gold Dust - God's Glory Manifest - the manifest power of God, where do you stand?

December: My New Mini-Book - the latest revision of my new mini-book!

Did you have a favorite Fire and Grace blog this year? Tell me which one.

See you in 2011! Happy New Year!

Comments

photogr said…

Happy new year David.

December 31, 2010 at 8:26 PM

Mad Libs: An Unforgettable Church Service

Hopefully you have heard of Mad Libs (R) ! They are stories that you blindly fill in the blanks for articles of grammar and then read the completed story. Since I was a kid, these have always been a hoot. I decided to make up my own. Just fill in the blanks next time you are at small group and then read it back. It is sure to shake up a few religious spirits. An Unforgettable Church Service We arrived at _________ ( time of day ) at the Church of the Holy _________ ( noun ). It was ___________ ( day of week ) and we got out of the _________ ( mode of transportation ). We were dressed in our __________ ( day of week ) best. We all held _________ ( plural body part ) as we crossed the street. Today was special because it was ___________ (holiday) and the kids look forward to receiving _________ ( noun ) as part of the celebration. Pastor _________ ( name ) was there to greet us and shake our ________ ( body part ). He welcomed my __________ ( family member ) with a big _________ ( bodil...

Touchdown Jesus! - Vessels of Grace and Channels of Power

My blog title is grammatically correct. Jesus did not get a touchdown, that was the nickname a 62 foot tall, upper torso sculpture, of Jesus was given. The sculpture, off I-75 in southern Ohio, was struck by lightening and burned to the ground. HERE is the Yahoo News story. I an not going to segue into some prophetic sign of how the End Times are upon is. Much more interesting, and relevant, are the comments on the article by some 3,500+ readers. Here is one by Joshua - "God and Jesus was just made up in a book too. Same with Lucifer and every other angel. Anyone who says Zues is just made up cant prove it. Nor can anyone prove Jesus or God is too. Anyone can write a book and make up some higher being and some poor fools will buy into it." This is one of my favorites from What122: "I wonder if their insurance will cover it, or will the insurance company say it was an act of God?" One commenter characterizes Christianity by using the Bible against itself. Be...

God is Great, Beer is Good, and People are Crazy

There was a discussion on Facebook today about how some people think Christians are "whack jobs." Regardless, God is still great. I don't really know much about beer. I haven't had one in just about 30 years. There are a lot of folks that consider themselves to be Christian. Some because they do good, and others because they have faith in God or are born again-- and others because they grew up in a Christian denomination. Far be it from me to decide who is in, and who is out. Some say we'll be surprised at who is going to be there, and others say who think they are in will be surprised when they are rejected at the Pearly Gates. Hmmm... But let's say you are a real Christian who is feeling passionate about doing something for God. You know something beyond throwing a few bucks in the offering plate and trying to be a good person. The church calls it service or ministry, which could include such things as: reading scriptures on Sunday morning, planning a harves...

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