Thursday is for Discipleship Time is drawing near. The fullness of time is pregnant (Galatians 4:4). It won’t be long now. The disciples sense a turn in the face of Christ. When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. (Luke 9:51) The cost of … More Dying for Jesus isn’t Very Popular These Days: Neither is Living for Him
Sunday is for Prayer Before Matt Chandler, before Francis Chan, before David Platt, (three young men we should all be thankful for God raising up in this generation), before even John Piper, there was George Verwer. Radical, passionate, creative, missional, fully engaged and calling the Christian world to be more and do more for the … More Revival Will Not Make Spiritual Warfare Easy
Tuesday is for Preaching It is so tempting, consciously and unconsciously, to trust in our education, our training, our experience, our personality, our mentors, our past successes, and the smiles and good favor of the people in front of us, rather than the Spirit of the Living God. Don’t let it happen brother. “Spurgeon used … More “I believe in the Holy Spirit” —Spurgeon
Monday Discussion Two years ago, Ed Stetzer had post about a paradigm shift that needed to occur in all of our churches (meaning, all our churches in America of every denomination). But while this needs to happen in all of our churches, church plants in particular need to lead the way. We don’t need 1,000’s … More Thinking Better about Mission
Sunday Musings I want to officially report this tree as an escapee from the Dr. Suess movie set. It was last seen in Watseka, IL.
Sunday Musings God’s indictment of ancient Israel: “Your love is like a morning cloud, like the dew that goes early away.” (Hosea 7:4b) “Oh God, how is this not exactly like what You would say to American Christians? Please Lord, make us different. Don’t let my love for You ever be … More The False and Vaporish Love of American Christians
Weekend Links Great list of posts including some I wish I didn’t have to post (see the section on LEADING BETTER). Can’t vouch for all of them but all of them will challenge your thinking. Cultural Engagement Burning Fuel into Fertilizer Good for the Environment Obama vs Reagan: Why it’s Important (Bill O’Reilly) Watchdog Press … More John Piper Controversy; Tornadoes; Eric Metaxes; Taxing the Wealthy; Gay Suicide; Jarrid Wilson
Friday is for Heart Songs John Piper has recently come in for some criticism for a post on the Desiring God website related to the tornadoes that swept across Indiana, Kentucky and Illinois. You can read what he wrote here. I heard from a facebook™ post that there was a controversy “all over” the blogosphere … More New John Piper Controversy: Let it Be Brothers
Thursday is for Discipleship 1 Thessalonians 2:13-14 (ESV) And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers. For … More Proofs of Authentic Faith: Reception and Suffering
Wednesday Last Year I posted these in January but I have been more than a little busy so here they are for those who are interested. All comment threads remain open. The Tidal Wave Coming to the American Church Making Disciples with Asparagas Betrayal: Every Leader’s Experience The Apostle Paul is Flinchless Band of Brothers … More Top Posts from 2011: People Read the Strangest Things
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