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.” … More Testing Your Manhood
Are You a Church Marketer of 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 of 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?
