Sunday Musings Tomorrow I get to worship and celebrate with a church we helped to plant ten years ago and now is well over 600 worshipers. I love seeing the church of God grow. Jubilee Baptist Church in Bolingbrook is a church born out of crisis, led by a mountain of a man in Dr. … More Celebrating the Grace of God with the People of God
The Myths of Cohabitation (From Kairos Journal) Traditional marriage is on the rocks in the West, and not just because of the influence of the homosexual activist community and the introduction of so-called gay marriage. Heterosexuals are also to blame for marriage’s bad press. Since the 1960s and 70s, heterosexual cohabitation outside of marriage has skyrocketed. In … More The Myth of Cohabitation — The Slow Crawl to Destruction
It’s that season again! Don’t miss any opportunities to interact with your neighbors. Create some new ones. Here’s a reminder from last spring. Making Disciples with Asparagus.
Weekend Links Some very interesting links here including a blog post from the leader of my new favorite band of the moment (Gungor). The link to Carl Trueman’s thought provoking and penetrating post on Multi-site churches and the whole Multi-site phenomenon is something that could only be written now, i.e. after the experiment in Multi-site … More Zombies; Purpose of the Supreme Court; Divorcing for Unhappiness; Homosexuality and the Gospel; Reconsidering Blue Like Jazz and much more
Friday is for Heart Songs One of the most comforting verses in the whole of Scripture for a pastor is Psalm 19:7. 7 The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. It tells him that the … More The Pastor’s Comfort for the Task of Preaching
Thursday is for Discipleship My old copy of Bonhoeffer’s Letters and Papers from Prison disintegrated and my daughter graciously purchased another copy for me. As I reread what this brother endured for the cross, it affirms once again the conclusion that it is times of duress not peace, it is turmoil not calm, that produces … More Wearing Out Old Books and Relearning Old Truth
Wednesday is for Prayer When the things that we pray for are dominated by financial need and the restoration of health, whether ours or a family members, when the things for which we thank God are filled with the answers to such prayers and the joy we have in those answers, we are not participating in the … More Our Prayers are Weak, Selfish, and Powerless
Tuesday is for Preaching Matthew 9:36-38 (ESV) When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out … More Can Compassionate Preachers Be Trained?
Monday Musing I am busy editing a book today and have no time to write something new. So here is a great article by Marvin Olasky that I found some time ago at Kairos Journal and was waiting for an opportunity to pass on. Today is the day! Enjoy working out your compassionate expression of the … More Seven Principles of Compassion from Marvin Olasky
Sunday Musings “The real trouble is that the pure Word of Jesus has been overlaid with so much human ballast–burdensome rules and regulations, false hopes and consolations–that it has become extremely difficult to make a genuine decision for Christ.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship, (p. 35) Praying that the Word that was preached all … More The Burdensome Ballast of Human Rules on the Gospel
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