Everyone who knows me knows that I hit the proverbial jackpot when Stephnie Diane Rankin agreed to become my bride on June 12, 1984. They also know that I married so far above my station in life that some of them probably point to our marriage as proof that God exists and is still doing … More The Wonders and Joys of a Godly Wife
By “most generous” I simply mean that this site sent a lot of people to my site. LlamaMomma had the distinction of being the second most prolific “people site” in sending traffic to the chosenrebel blog. Besides being a friend, LlamaMomma is the mother of some very active boys, two of whom are twins. She … More Number 2 Most Generous Site – goes to LlamaMomma’s Blog
By “most generous” I simply mean that this site sent a lot of people to my site. The site from which the third most blog hits came in from was Ed Stetzer at LifeWay Research. This was a surprise to me and I am honored. Ed is a friend and we are scheduled to teach … More Number 3 Most Generous Site – goes to Ed Stetzer’s Blog
Today the Chosenrebel’s Blog passed 25,000 page hits in less than 12 months. It has been an interesting year. We started out with the plan to move north and plant a new church closer to the seminary. The hope was that we could reach a new community with the gospel and have more opportunity to … More Milestone Reached: Thanks for the Last Year
No time for new posts, still working to my deadline on an 80 page paper. But here is a great quote from Augustine on prayer and preaching from Kairos Journal. “A man of prayer before becoming a man of words’”—Augustine of Hippo (354 – 430) Augustine of Hippo—famous bishop, pastor, theologian, and philosopher—was a superlative … More Augustine on the Connection between Prayer and Preaching
This is one the top 5 posts from 2010 that I thought would have garnered more discussion. It was a post designed to be controversial and so it wasn’t surprising when a few people jumped into the discussion. What was surprising was how few jumped in given the mammoth ministries these two men have. Maybe … More John MacArthur and Joel Osteen Pastor the Same Type of Church (2)
I’m giving my list of posts from 2010 that I wish had garnered more discussion. Here’s #3 on my list. This post is one of those that takes to task the modern penchant for redefining things and renaming things and calling it “improvement” or “refreshment” or “re-imagining”. I’m not saying that there is no value … More Word Association: Discipleship or Spiritual Formation?
Don’t be too impressed. Chris Fabry, the host of the program is a former member of the church I pastored and a Facebook friend. He saw the post on Networkedblogs and called me up to do an on air interview with callers asking questions. It was a much appreciated and fun opportunity but a little … More This One Got an Invitation to an Interview on a National Radio Broadcast
I am still busy pouring out pages for a Doctoral class, up to 70, now and have little time to post new material. So, I am reprising some material from 2010. I started off with the top 5 most read posts. Now I’m moving on to my top five posts from 2010 that I wish … More Emphasis on Justice and City-Transformation is Not Enough (2)
On Friday I am going to start another countdown, the five blog posts I wish had captured more discussion in 2010. Today I am posting some information on a the Gospel Boot Camp by Dr. David Nicholas. David wrote me today and asked if I would put a plug in for the seminar–something I was … More Gospel Boot Camp Opportunities
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