Ian Kirk
Just a pastor navigating the world
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No Perfect Witnesses
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In my denomination, there has been a lot of conversation regarding the Last Supper/The Feast of the Gods vignette 2024 Olympics Paris Opening Ceremonies. Perhaps conversation might be overstating it. There have been a lot of words, and I’ve shared the words of others. What is prompting this particular post is It’s Not What…
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Touchy VR
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I shared this article a number of years ago. Virtual reality objects you can FEEL just like on Star Trek’s holodeck move a step closer thanks to new ‘universal law of touch’ I shared it to a Discord group I’m part of again today. I’ve searched for this article so many times on my…
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The DARVO Christian
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In my social media circles, there is enough commentary, revelation, condemnation, accusation, pain, abuse being revealed and reported, that I really didn’t want to add to it. That was until I saw Tony Ray write, “DARVO is the Christian way“. DARVO is the acronym for deny, attack, and reverse victim & offender. In what…
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A Little Bit of Happiness
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I was in a class last week about Holiness (John Wesley, American Holiness Movement, Church of Nazarene) taught Dr. Diane Leclerc, and we were reminded (for me, it might be even taught) that a “holiness” people seeking holiness (not in a self-righteous, judgmental, legalistic way FWIW) find happiness through the desire for and pursuit…
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Your Translation Is Wrong!
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This was originally a Facebook post. I figured I might as well put it here, too. With the risk of offending some Facebook friends, I have to finally deal with this one. It keeps coming up in various places, and here, at least, I want to answer it. This is a purported “proof” that…
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Father A.I.
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I’m an advocate of tech (shocking, I know). Yet, I’m wary of how AI has been used. The latest use I’ve run across (even with my better than minimal understanding of the Roman Catholic church) is the former Father Justin (now, “just” Justin). In her article, The real lesson behind the ‘Father Justin’ AI…
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ZCal for Deputation
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Our District Deputation Manager asked me to setup a way for churches to better directly schedule a missionary speaker. Being the nerd and cheapskate that I am, I decided to use ZCal.co for this project. Having already made enough mistakes myself getting this setup, I decided to make some quick and dirty videos covering…
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Rule of Life
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I’ve long been interested in the monastic life. Not sure I could handle it, honestly, but then again, God’s not calling me to it, either. That is normally a prerequisite. However, there are certain aspects of it that entice many of us, because we understand that there is indeed something very different about such…
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One Place Is Me
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Since I am coming to that holy room, Where, with thy choir of saints for evermore,I shall be made thy music; as I come I tune the instrument here at the door, And what I must do then, think here before. Whilst my physicians by…
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Blinded By What We Know
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Church buildings are still the headquarters of discipleship. More than half of U.S. Christians being discipled say church is the primary place where discipleship happens, emphasizing a need for church spaces that promote such engagement. Christians overwhelmingly favor in-person over online interactions. While not completely opposed to a hybrid approach to church, Christians also feel activities…
