This post continues a theme begun here. There is a growing movement to find “multiple salvations” in the Bible. It is all part of the “that’s-your-truth” mentality of the relativistic age in which we live. But I don’t think looking at “multiple salvations” is helpful or consistent with a solid hermeneutic of Scripture. The Savior … More City Transformation and Justice is Not Enough (Part 2)
Thursday is for Discipleship In the book Follow Me: Experiencing the Loving Leadership of Jesus, Jan David Hettinga, writes: “Jesus did not call the cross or His death and resurrection the good news. For Jesus, the kingdom was the good news. The magnificent work of the cross is the beginning. Atonement, reconciliation, redemption, justification, and … More Do Good, But Start with and Never Forget the Priority of Proclamation
Wednesday is for Prayer A forty-page paper for a doctoral class is due at the end of the week and I am only 20 pages in. I’m rushed but I want to make time for neighbors, even if it is brief. I come home and as I pull into the driveway, I notice that my … More A Windstorm, a Hatchet, and a Neighbor
Tuesday Missional Discussion You are angry. You don’t like my title and you disagree with it intensely. Or … You are happy and you knew it all along. Don’t get ahead of yourself. I love house churches. I love them theoretically. I love them historically. I love them for their missional potential. I love them … More House Churches are Not Missionally Engaged
Attractional Churches Create Barriers to Ministry. This post is now over a year old but I just rediscovered it and I am really thankful for the contributors comments.
Monday Discussion In March of last year, I posted a blog titled, MacArthur and Osteen are Pastors of the Same Type of Church. That post and the post that followed it Attractional Churches Create Barriers to Ministry, generated quite a bit of good discussion and some great ideas from many of the responders in the … More Shut Down One Sunday a Month and Hit the Streets
Weekend Musings Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight. Important things get emphasized over and over again. Growing up, I had a tendency to try to do too much. I was involved or wanted to be involved in every sport and … More Living a Focused Life
The following links are informative and provocative but they are not necessarily endorsed in whole or in part by me. Enjoy. Personal Growth The Humble Brag (Sin is always crouching at the door) Is Your Christianity Too Comfortable? (Brian Dodd) Answering Important Questions Is God a Moral Monster? (Eternity Matters) Former Atheist Defends Resurrection (Apologetics … More Issues We Ought to be Concerned About
Thursday is for Discipleship The day would end with Peter walking on water but it began with John’s head on a platter. His cousin had just been brutally murdered and he knew that his own brutal death was approaching. When the news came, he wanted to get away so he withdrew to a place of … More It Began with John’s Head on a Platter
Wednesday is for Prayer We had a slogan for this at the church I planted in Bolingbrook, IL, “LIVE for an Audience of ONE. Os Guinness says it well in this one and half minute video. When we learn to live, breathe, decide, laugh, parent, work, mourn, eat, sleep—when we learn to live for an … More Becoming the Blessing Our God Wants Us to Be
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