If you tolerate sin in your life today, you will tolerate more tomorrow.
September 21, 2011
If you tolerate sin in your life today, you will tolerate more tomorrow. A re-post from the archives.
Month: September 2011
“Stunted, Dwarfish, Clipped” Prayers: The Malady of Our Age
September 20, 2011
Wednesday is for Prayer “I am afraid the private devotions of many are most painfully scanty and limited; just enough to prove they are alive and no more. They really seem to want little from God. They seem to have little to confess, little to ask for, and little to thank him for. Alas, this … More “Stunted, Dwarfish, Clipped” Prayers: The Malady of Our Age
How to Kill a Pastor’s Heart
September 19, 2011
Tuesday is for Preaching And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………—Acts 6:2 (ESV) The death of a pastor’s heart is when his call to preach becomes the administration of programs. It will … More How to Kill a Pastor’s Heart
“Why Do We Have So Many Deluded Christians?”
September 18, 2011
Weekend Musings “But be doers of the word and not merely hearers who delude themselves.” (James 1:22) It was a problem in the first century so our problem (in the American church) is not new. Two questions: “Why do we have so many deluded Christians?” “What can we do about it?”
Evaluating the Multi-site Phenomenon
September 18, 2011
Evaluating the Multi-site Phenomenon. It is a new phenomenon and its impact will only be understood in a generation or two but that doesn’t mean we can’t begin to evaluate some of its pros and cons. Every movement has unintended consequences. What will they be of the multi-site church?
MIT Global Warming Research; Issues for Church Planters; and the Failure of the Mega Church
September 16, 2011
Weekend Links for September 17, 2011 Some really interesting and helpful reads here. Science, Church Planting, the Arts, Growing in Christ, Politics, Economics, Apologetics, its all covered here. As always, I thought it was interesting, or helpful, or thought provoking, but that doesn’t mean I agree with every position taken. Global Warming News MIT Scientist … More MIT Global Warming Research; Issues for Church Planters; and the Failure of the Mega Church
Dead to Sin and Alive to God
September 16, 2011
Friday is for Heart Songs Working through some old files and tossing much to make room for more. Found this short dialog I wrote in 1982 while meditating on Romans 6:1-14 during a day of prayer. Still trying to figure out what it means to die to sin and live to God. Being Dead is … More Dead to Sin and Alive to God
Money is to be a Servant Not a Master of Our Lives
September 15, 2011
Friday is for Heart Songs Our “stuff” (money, homes, books, cars, everything we call “ours”) is not to own us but we are to use it for the glory of God, the relief of the saints and compassion for the lost. An early Christian writer, Clement of Alexandria, wrote about the issue. Source: Kairos Journal. … More Money is to be a Servant Not a Master of Our Lives
The Thinness of Theological Reflection in Our Age
September 14, 2011
Thursday is for Discipleship I picked up the following excerpt from John Newton’s autobiography (An Authentic Narrative) over at Stand to Reason Blog. Newton, for those who don’t know, was the slave trader / ships captain turned Christian convert, pastor, and hymn writer who wrote the most famous hymn of all time, Amazing Grace. I … More The Thinness of Theological Reflection in Our Age
May You Be Ravished by a New Vision of Christ
September 13, 2011
Wednesday is for Prayer We are wise to learn from the great saints of the past how to pray. Here is one of those great prayers from a previous generation that we would do well to pray for ourselves every day and for all those we love. May all your study and all your work today, … More May You Be Ravished by a New Vision of Christ
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