Sinner, Follower of Christ, Husband, Father, Son, Church Planter, Professor, Writer, Speaker, Mentor and Coach, and did I say Sinner?
Saturday Musings “Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may be just.” —Blaise Pascal Perhaps we should have all police departments in America and around the world study the moral philosophy of Blaise Pascal? Come to think of it, maybe we should have … More Justice and Power
Tuesday is for Discussion Thirty years before, the apostle Paul commended the church at Ephesus for its great love. “your love for all the saints” (1:15) “an incorruptible love” (6:24) But just 30 years later, Jesus diagnosed the soul of the ancient church in Ephesus and gave a heart-breaking assessment of the same church. You can … More Why Love Dies but Lives Again
Sunday Musings I am starting on my third copy of Bonhoeffer’s, The Cost of Discipleship, having worn out two copies already. It is embarrassing to see how much I don’t know, haven’t comprehended, and failed to discern in my previous readings. That said, I’m excited about how God is going to use the book to … More The Church is Drowning in Cheap Grace
Saturday Musings So last Sunday you heard your pastor open up the word of God for you and your family. Chances are high that at your church, someone spent between 10-30 hours that week working on understanding a text in its original language and cultural setting, interpreting the text, meditating and praying over a text, … More What are You Going to Do with that Sermon You Heard Sunday?
Friday Musings “The discipling process seeks to deliver people, develop them, and deploy them into the harvest field. Making disciples is the only way to develop healthy Christians who reproduce themselves in their own home area.” —Bill Hull, p. 13 The Disciple Making Church It is simple. The church is to make disciples. If … More Deliver, Develop, Deploy to Change the World
Monday Discussions on Mission This post was originally written in July of 2010, almost 6 years ago. Has anything changed in your church since then? Is this still not one of the greatest failures of our churches in this era? Thom Rainer is reporting that a survey reveals the following about American Christians. I haven’t … More Weep, Weep, and Pray until Your Praying Turns to an Open Mouth for the Gospel
This link was broken (I suspect it was sabotaged by some atheists who did not appreciate it). It’s fixed now and ready to give you encouragement about the foundations of your faith in Christ. Saturday is for Apologetics Here’s a great video from Dr. William Lane Craig who takes on a young atheist who is … More Atheist Get’s It Right Between His Pomposity
An excerpt from the book, Experience the Passion of Christ. Today is a day of meditation and prayer. I will be reading about the events of the last hours of Christ on the cross, thinking and praying about the messages I will give this afternoon and evening at Ashkum (4 PM) and Watseka (7 … More Good Friday: The Great Exchange
Thursday is for Preaching The language is from another time. The spelling is from another place. The truth behind the quote is trans-cultural and timeless. “A man preacheth that sermon only well unto others which preacheth itself in his own soul. And he that doth not feed on and thrive in the digestion of the … More Preparing to Preach Easter
The following brief bio is from Kairos Journal. I confess. I love these short snippets on the lives of great men and women. They give me a window to how others have lived a cross-bought life and shape a desire in my heart to live in similar patterns of courage, boldness, and sacrifice for the cause … More The Cross-Bought Life
