Parables for a Sleeping Church: The Parable of the Forgetful Farmer
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Sinner, Follower of Christ, Husband, Father, Son, Church Planter, Professor, Writer, Speaker, Mentor and Coach, and did I say Sinner?
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Sometimes life sucks. I’m not talking about debilitating illness or tragic losses or accidents that complicate life and strain finances or betrayals of loyalty and love that hit us like a freight train with sadness and weight. These are the kind of things that are more than painful. They are frightening. And they are soul … More Loving Through Hurt
The king was evil and powerful. He knew what he wanted and was willing to do anything to get it. He was a fist-in-the face-of-God leader and was willing to pay for the answers he wanted. Four hundred of his lackeys were flattering his ego. And one lone prophet of Judah stood up to him … More For the Love of Christ, Give Us Preachers Like This!
This is an older post but I am traveling again in a number of church planting circles and these are the kind of issues that some of my friends are struggling with. If you know a church planter or a member of a church planting team, pass this link on to them. And pray for … More Recruiting Tips for Church Planters
After the nation watches a man die, . . . the call for a nation to repent. A Mid-Day Prayer for Revival (from the summer of 2020) “Lord, today has been a day of wicked responsesto wicked acts by men with power in Minneapolis.There are some among us who delight in chaos,who use wickedness as … More When a Prayer from 2020 Breaks Your Heart Again
277 times in the book of Deuteronomy, the prophet Moses writes as a reminder to Israel, that it is “The LORD your God“ with whom ancient Israel had to contend. God had rescued Israel. He redeemed her and made her His own possession, treasuring her above all other peoples, and making her the one through … More “He Loves You too Little”
A Prayer for Revival “Spirit of the Living God,Fall fresh on me.Spirit of the Living God,Fall fresh on me.. Break me; . melt me; . mold me; . fill me.Spirit of the Living God,Fall fresh on me.” … More We Pollute the World with Sin
A Morning Call to Worship for the 24th Day of the Month You will face a dozen things today that you had no clue about when the morning sun beckoned you to open your eyes. And in the rush to “get on with it” you may loss sight of Him. There is a shower to … More Whether We See It in the Moment Or Not
Crying Out to God for Deliverance from Ourselves. American Christians need to come to grips with the fact that God wants our humiliation before Him. He wants to strip us of our pride so that we would humbly bow before Him and gain a new vision of His glory and majesty and new purpose for … More A Mid-Day Prayer for Revival
An updated article that seems more appropriate every day in our media saturated, self-image, self-promoting, self-asserting, self-expressing, self-agrandizing, and almost completely self-centerded age and culture. How we all need a good dose of humility to saturate our spirits and step on our abudance of pride. https://chosenrebel.me/2018/04/08/malcom-muggeridge/