Thursday is for Discipleship Can a person be a good Christian and not be highly committed to Christ and his church? NO! There, I said it! However, if you cross out good, you could say it is possible for a person to be a mediocre, disobedient, lousy, … More High Commitment in a Low Commitment World
Sharing Things Worth Sharing Another reason why missionaries are heroes to me and why I encourage reading missionary biographies, and going on mission and praying for missionaries. I can’t be home right now. Why?. (Short video)
Wednesday is for Prayer Kevin was only five years old when his father carried him up the stairs to bed. As he crawled under the covers, the two of them folded their hands to say their prayers before falling asleep. Little Kevin was so tired, he shifted into automatic pilot and prayed … More Learning How to Pray Again
Tuesday is for Preaching Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need to have anything written to you. 2 For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 3 While people are saying, “There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come … More The Second Coming of Christ Will be Horrific
Monday is for Discussion Don’t know who said it first but it sure seems like sound advice to me. I just ran across the three words in a book called Pivotal Prayer (John Hull and Tim Elmore, Thomas Nelson, 2002) Stop. Drop. Pray. Is there a better way to deal with confusion, loneliness, anger, bitterness, … More Stop. Drop. And Pray.
Sunday Musings The second coming of Christ is more sure than your next breath … 15 For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord himself will descend from … More Jesus Isn’t Going to be Sneaky
Weekend Links All these links are an attempt to equip readers with new ways to build bridges to our culture. Bridges can be large or small, short or tall, beautiful or ugly, but they must be functional. They must take you from the place you are to the place you want to be. I hope … More Gospel Legends? Missional Halloween? Strange Fire? Legalize Contract Killing? and much more
There are certain things in life that are unwise to enter into without a lot of thought and prayer—marriage, job changes, choosing a college, starting a family—these are the kind of things that need a lot of thought. Outreach to your neighbors, generally, falls into another category. The category of “things done in the spur … More Don’t Over Think Your Outreach
Our present age would be wise to listen to the wisdom of great Christians of the past. Wilberforce was mightily used of God, along with others, to end the slave trade in England half a century before it ended in America. In the past few years there has been a resurgence of interest and writing … More The Social Benefit of Religious Faith
Thursday is for Church Planting [Note: This particular post is now out of date but you can find more conferences and training opportunities at DCPI.org.] Dynamic Church Planting International is the most prolific and effective church planting organization around the world. Here’s a list of their upcoming training around the world. Anything I can do … More Most Prolific and Effective Church Planting Training Around the World
