Sinner, Follower of Christ, Husband, Father, Son, Church Planter, Professor, Writer, Speaker, Mentor and Coach, and did I say Sinner?
The following article is from Kairos Journal. Let’s be a generation that does this well. Passing the Torch of Truth – C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) Respected scholar and author, C. S. Lewis taught at Oxford for 29 years and later held the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge until his death. Guided by a Christian … More “One Generation Shall Praise You to the Next”
Tuesday is for Thinking Six realities that have to be faced up to about the American Church We are not as mature as we think we are. Survey after survey confirms this. Whether we are talking about doctrine or practice, the American church is embarrassingly thin in the maturity department. We are not as bold … More Six Realities and Two Dreams for the American Church
Sunday Musings I didn’t expect it. The video was about sanctity of life. It was about abortion. It was about putting something on screen that would leave an indelible imprint on the heart through the medium of the eye. It was about writing a script that would put in proper perspective the tragedy of 58,000,000 … More Surprised by a Left Hand
Saturday Musings I wonder how often we miss the greatness of what God is doing because our hearts are hard to the truth that cuts across and against the grain of what we want God to do? For more see: Fury at Jesus.
Friday is for Thinking There are times when the prayers we utter challenge our Christian life. We start praying, we start down a path in prayer and suddenly a number of things happen: our prayers become saturated with a biblical text, the Spirit then brings another text or thought to mind and suddenly we understand the … More When Our Prayers Raise Questions for Our Souls
Friday Musings Perhaps the perfect word for our media-saturated, insta-everything expression age in which we live. “Often we combat our evil thoughts most effectively if we absolutely refuse to allow them to be expressed in words. It is certain that the spirit of self-justification can be over come only by the Spirit of grace; nevertheless, … More Bonhoeffer on Combatting Evil Thoughts, Building Better Relationships
When you find good information, a powerful video, or a great message repost it to your social networks. We need to learn how to use Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Tumblr, Google, Delicious, BLOGs, Pinterist, Pocket, StumbledUpon, etc. in ways that do more than pass on cute cat and dog videos. You could start by passing this … More “… for you are a man of war.”
This one created some push back both on the BLOG as well as in the FaceBook universe when it was first posted two years ago. But I still believe that these five questions need to be seriously addressed by both our churches and every one of us who claims Jesus as his or her Savior. … More Five Evaluation Questions for Your Church Plant (or soul)
Three Obstacles to Pastoring and Caring for the Flock[1] The Individualistic Nature of the Culture. Example: An attitude that basically says, “It’s none of your business.” Analysis: The result is that people are islands of festering wounds. They are isolated, diseased, and . … More Three Modern Obstacles to Pastoring and Caring for the Flock
Applying a Sunday Message Today was a wonderful service celebrating the dedication of seven children at our Watseka campus. All of these children are gifts from God and it is both wonderful and exciting that God has entrusted them to both their parents and to our church family as well. Pastor Bart did a great … More “… for you are a man of war.”
