We Need a Savior Because We Do Not Act as We Ought to Act
March 31, 2018
C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
Month: March 2018
The Silent Saturday Between Horror and Glory
March 31, 2018
Originally posted on ChosenRebel's Blog:
Weekend Musings on Holy Saturday Artist: Correggio, completed in A.D. 1525. Style: Mannerism, Late Renaissance. Oil on Canvas Sabbatum Sanctum or “Holy Saturday” is the day between the horrors of the crucifixion and the wonders and glories of the resurrection. Jesus died at 3 PM on Friday after a…
Unknown to the World, Famous in a Small Village
March 30, 2018
I love missionary stories. Full stop. I love them. God delights to use the broken to change the world.
Testing Your Manhood
March 29, 2018
In response to an interview question, “What is a great lover?” the Actor Ricardo Montalban, famously replied, “A great lover is someone who can satisfy one woman her entire lifetime and be satisfied with one woman his entire lifetime. It is not someone who goes from woman to woman; any dog can do that.” Montalban … More Testing Your Manhood
Are You a Church Marketer or a Missionary?
March 28, 2018
Some of you who follow this blog know that Michael Frost and I don’t always see eye to eye. We are sometimes sandpaper to one another’s personalities. But Michael is a brother in Christ who I appreciate nevertheless, and one whose thoughts and production are worth considering. Some 15 years ago now, Michael and Alan … More Are You a Church Marketer or a Missionary?
Growing a Church that Does More than Cook Fish
March 28, 2018
Excerpt: “Churches assembled by such a process in both cases are evangelistically challenged. They may believe the gospel. They may preach the gospel on Sunday mornings in their “services” but they have formed not around new believers and their nascent faith but around the felt needs of the already converted and their desire to grow … More Growing a Church that Does More than Cook Fish
Why are Christians So Immature?
March 27, 2018
If you spend much time around as many churches as I do, you meet some truly great saints of God–men and women whose growth in grace inspires a longing for a deeper walk with Jesus in ways that jump start renewed zeal for holiness. At the church I planted in Bolingbrook, IL I met some … More Why are Christians So Immature?
Weep Over the Greatness of the Gospel
March 19, 2018
Those of you who know me know that I am an unabashed, constant propagandist for missionary biographies. There is such wonder and glory wrapped up in the stories of simple faithfulness, even amidst tragedy and heartbreaking loss. When faithful believers in obedience to Christ tell others of the wonder of the Savior and trust God … More Weep Over the Greatness of the Gospel
The Doctrine of “Self-Safety”
March 17, 2018
Saturday Morning Musing Christianity is Not Safe. Christianity is not safe because Jesus was not safe. He sent his first disciples out into the world “like lambs in the midst of wolves” (Luke 10:3) and He hasn’t changed. He still sends us out to give testimony to Him at the risk of us. He knows … More The Doctrine of “Self-Safety”
‘The Foolish Quest for a “Silver Bullet” in Global Missions’
March 14, 2018
Recently found this article of sanity on the need to simply proclaim the gospel. Good read. Click on the link below and have your heart both instructed and encouraged. Source: The Foolish Quest for a “Silver Bullet” in Global Missions
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