Monthly Archives: July 2009

Dear Mr. Fish Car

Posted on July 31, 2009 by brianmpei

I noticed your stylized fish on the back of your minivan today as you cut off the car directly in front of me. As you picked up speed, no doubt singing along to the praise and worship cd blaring from … Continue reading →

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Pay Attention to Authority?

Posted on July 29, 2009 by brianmpei

I attended a “webinar” today. It was on a “Postmodern Hermeneutic”. Pretty much makes you postmodern just saying you “attended” a webinar I suppose. It was an interesting presentation by Derek Morphew. Clearly a smart guy. My guess would be … Continue reading →

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How Does A Marriage Crumble? (final)

Posted on July 28, 2009 by brianmpei

Here’s the wrap up to the series. How does a marriage crumble? First, it happens a little bit at a time. A little erosion, “It’s no big deal.” We think. Until one day you’re standing on one side of the … Continue reading →

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How Does A Marriage Crumble? part three

Posted on July 20, 2009 by brianmpei

If you’ve been reading the first two parts of this then you already know that I don’t think this is a simple question to answer. And by “simple” I mean that it’s not always a matter of obvious choices or … Continue reading →

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How Weird Am I?

Posted on July 18, 2009 by brianmpei

These days it seems like the Church in the western world is going through a little identity crisis. Without doubt it has gone through all the phases of Elvis (young, revolutionary, drunk on success, bloated, comeback, old, country, etc.) and … Continue reading →

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What Makes A Fat Person Fat?

Posted on July 17, 2009 by brianmpei

Here’s the simple answer: they eat. Here’s the simple solution: stop eating.

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How Does A Marriage to Crumble? (part two)

Posted on July 15, 2009 by brianmpei

The other day I was watching a movie. It’s was written by Paul Haggis and it focuses on a group of inter-connected relationships that are all in some state of transition. One couple, who aren’t married because the guy just … Continue reading →

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How Does A Marriage Crumble? (Part One)

Posted on July 13, 2009 by brianmpei

One of the cool things I get to do as part of my regular gig is officiate at weddings. That means I go to a lot of weddings. It also means I’ve met with a lot of couples before their … Continue reading →

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Consumer Church

Posted on July 12, 2009 by brianmpei

I’ve been thinking this week about the trend in NortAm towards “Consumer Church”. McChurch. I know the popular terms are “emerging” and “missional” and “attractional” but I’m wondering if our culture hasn’t created this hybrid “consumer church” thing? As I … Continue reading →

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10 Things That I Miss

Posted on July 10, 2009 by brianmpei

Doing some thinking lately. So far on my holidays I’ve been doing chores and that gives me a lot of thinking time. This is potentially dangerous to all mankind. During the 5 month gap between getting my final credits and … Continue reading →

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