The Different Life

Mostly random thoughts from an established church guy trying hard to figure out and live out what it means to be a missional Christian leader.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

The People I Love

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I spent a couple of years in a serious depression.  I was in it long enough that I didn't really know the difference anymore.  I've ...
Tuesday, May 11, 2010

The Church as We Wish to Know It

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The most recent edition of Leadership Journal featured and article entitled, The "We" We Want to Be .  It was a very thoughtful ex...
Friday, May 7, 2010

Things I Cannot Change

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I recently checked a friend into a long term alcohol treatment program.  It got me thinking about the serenity prayer, especially that ...
Tuesday, May 4, 2010

A Good Weekend

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I had a really good weekend.  I think the church had a really good weekend.  I preached a sermon on the impact Christian love should have on...
Friday, April 30, 2010

Peeves and Obstacles

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I'm not a very patient man.  I've gotten a little better over the years, but not much.  Impatience is a character flaw for anyone wh...
Monday, April 26, 2010

So, Now What?

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I'm painfully aware of how presumptuous it is to assume one has a grasp of the problems, much less the solutions.  I've read more th...
Thursday, April 22, 2010

Problems First, Then Solutions

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In keeping with the spirit of my last post, the role of the critic is to use what may be wrong to point to and encourage what might be right...
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Doug Parks
I'm a follower of Jesus and a homeschooling dad of four beautiful children. My wife Lisa and I have lived in Colorado for several years now and we love it!
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