Category Archives: ‘CHOP Talk’ Blog
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Take-Home Bible
Posted on September 28, 2015 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.Perhaps you had the same experience in elementary school. When it was time to do math or English, the teacher would ask a student to distribute the textbooks stored in the cabinet. As the class drew to a close those textbooks would be collected and returned, ready for the next time they’d be needed. […]
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Twelve Questions About Forgiveness
Posted on September 14, 2015 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.Would you invite a child molester into your home? How about a smooth-talking con man who prowls about looking for a point of entry? Or on a different note, would you leave an infection in your body untreated, allowing it wreak havoc? That’s pretty much what we do when we allow anger or its […]
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ReMembership
Posted on September 10, 2015 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.I begin each Session meeting with a devotional. September’s had to deal with holiness but ended up talking about church membership. I read from Hebrews 12: “Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord” (Heb. 12:14). My emphasis was on the need to strive for […]
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Sermon Preparation – It’s not just for the preacher
Posted on July 8, 2015 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.Flash back to high school. Remember the days when your body would be in its seat for English Lit, but your mind would be playing hooky. Especially if it was a nice day out. You got credit for being there but you got very little else out of the class. After all, when it […]
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Coming Out
Posted on June 22, 2015 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.Mourning has broken. Hearts are heavy with the news that the senior pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church has broken covenant with the wife of his youth. Assuredly, there are those from the spectator seats of the world cheering and jeering. But I suspect there are also those within the larger church who are […]
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Baptism and a Box of Corn Flakes
Posted on May 19, 2015 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.My Presbyterian congregation entered 2015 with six women pregnant with child. So far, two have been born. Four to go. For a small church that’s a lot of babies in one year. And a lot of babies means a lot of baptisms. Baptism is a point of contention for some, and misunderstood by many. […]
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Treating Toxicity
Posted on May 11, 2015 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.There’s a lot of talk about toxicity nowadays. Toxic people. Toxic relationships. Even toxic churches. When people speak of toxicity they have in mind something poisonous that creates an atmosphere unconducive to sustaining life. Toxic people can infect others with their critical spirit and negative outlook. Their negativity sucks the life out of others […]
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Shepherding – the rest of the story
Posted on April 20, 2015 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.People like T. M. Moore and Tim Witmer have done the church a great service in recent years by drawing attention to the shepherding role of God’s leaders. Twenty years ago I used T. M.’s workbook on Shepherding God’s Flock, reviewing for my elders the design of a shepherd in the model of Christ […]
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When Bad Things Happen to God’s People
Posted on April 13, 2015 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.James has an interesting take on trials. He tells us that we are to consider it all joy when we face them. Whatever shape or size the trial takes, we are to meet it with joy and expectation. Why? Because we “know” the adversity is a kiln to the strengthening of our faith and […]
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Whether Kelly or Shaquille
Posted on April 6, 2015 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.I’ve been in a full-leg brace for several weeks. I wiped out on ice, went flying in the air with my hands full and landed on the edge of my walkway step outside my home. The result was a strained and partially-torn quadriceps muscle. The good news is that it was not a complete […]
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