A friend, Don Burgess (that’s him on the right), posted this on Facebook. Don is a pastor with a wonderful life story to share, a former radio correspondent with Voice of America in the Middle East, a great mind who took a risk of getting his theological training at a new and experimental seminary, and … More Recreating THE Story for a Visual Generation
Today’s post is from Kairos Journal. I have simply underscored certain comments with bold type, a few bracketed comments [ ], and added a question at the close of the article. This is an important theme that Christians need to take to heart and fight the long fight with grace and mercy. Happy thinking to … More Cross Carrying with a Joyful Heart
A wise mother’s legacy to her son. Have the best of Christmas’s this year. Remember Who (Jesus) and what it is all about (Salvation)? 9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear. And the angel said to them, … More Have a Blessed Christmas from a Dead but Living Black Woman
Monday Discussion Below is a depiction of the countries from which this blog has had visitors over the last 10 months. It represents men and women who want to be trained and equipped to reach their neighbors for Christ. It represents thousands of men and women who are looking for content on the internet that … More Graphic Representation of the Need for Workers
Weekend Links Standing on the Bible and being able to defend your position is becoming more and more dangerous but that is where faithfulness is tested. Conservative viewpoints are systematically censored. Paganism is reasserting itself and the culture seems oblivious to both its danger and its silliness. G.K. Chesterton was right, if people will not … More The Oscars: Cru Loses a Staff Member and Maybe Much More; Repentant Leaders; Mark Driscoll
Weekend Musing The Week after the election I did a message on the book of Habakkuk. In the second service, I did a mini message on “Habakkuk’s First Woe” (Hab. 2:6-8) that I wish I had included in the first service. The following week, during our Thursday recording of the message, I asked our team … More Getting Something for Nothing and What God’s Word Says (Video)
Friday is for Heart Songs The following is from Kairos Journal. Jeremiah’s point to Israel was that they should have been weeping tears of repentance rather than boasting about their supposed security. Join me in prayer after you read it. Sinful Confidence 4 Do not trust in deceptive words and say, “This is the temple of … More Sinful Confidence–Another Bane of our Age
Thursday is for Discipleship Saw this on a LinkedIn post and was about to puke when I came to the conclusion that it had to be a spoof. It had to be a joke. It had to be? It couldn’t be serious? It had to be a comedy sketch, right? Clearly this was satire, wasn’t … More Seriously Puke Advice on Church Planting
Wednesday Discussion An example of looking for opportunity where some might least expect it. Just ran across this today (Saturday) while reading Dr. J. Edwin Orr’s first book, documenting his travels around Ireland and Britain in 1933. The book was published in December of 1934 and tells the story of his “preaching tour” to stimulate … More Being Shrewd and Honest in Moving the Conversation to Christ
Tuesday is for Preaching “Turn off the television. It is not necessary for relevance. And it is a deadly place to rest the mind. Its pervasive banality, sexual innuendo, and God-ignoring values have no ennobling effects on the preacher’s soul. It kills the spirit. It drives God away. It quenches prayer. It blanks out the … More A Path to Better Preaching Most Will Never Take
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