Month: August 2011

John Shore has written a piece that is full of wisdom, common sense and stating the obvious… which perhaps is why it runs so counter to what many traditionalist Christians believe. This is a must read… These days, every Christian who is ?again… →

Here is a quotation from a gay member at Willow Creek: In my view, [Hybels’] response reflects the teachings of Jesus Christ?that God is pro people, loves everyone, and everyone is welcome. We are not anti-gay and don’t hate gay people. I felt tha… →

via youtube.com Great interview! Would love to hear your thoughts… →

via youtube.com This interview is definitely worth watching… THOUGHTS? →

Yesterday, at our monthly men’s fellowship breakfast at my church, we talked about transitions. One of the guys in the group made the observation that it seems like we are always in transition. I think there is a lot of truth to this. Most of us t… →

If I lived in the Chicagoland area, I would attend Willow Creek Community Church — and be excited about it. This, despite the fact that I strongly disagree with Willow’s position on homosexuality. So, you ask, as a gay Christian, why would I go t… →

In past years, I have blogged about each session at Leadership Summit. This year, I decided to tweet through them instead. To be honest, I didn’t really have the time or energy to blog on all the sessions. But here are my thoughts/take-aways from … →

via youtube.com Here are the full comments from Bill Hybels. Pretty much exactly what I predicted and expected — gracious and a good model. On the specific issue, I would say I agree with Hybels about 90%. The only major difference between what h… →

The twitterverse and blogosphere are a buzz (at least within an active subsection) about Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz’s decision to withdraw from Willow Creek’s Global Leadership Summit this year, apparently under pressure from gay-rights groups. … →

Tomorrow I will be attending the Willow Creek Leadership Summit, along with over 100,000 other leaders from the church world, non-profit sector and business. One of the speakers I was excited to hear from was Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz. However,… →