Friday is for Heart Songs “The disappearance of nations would impoverish us no less than if all people were made alike, with one character, one face. Nations are the wealth of mankind, they are its generalized personalities: the smallest of them has its own particular colours, and embodies a particular facet of God’s design.” —Alexander … More Thinking about Multi-ethnic Ministry
As the church planter of a multi-ethnic church that at one time had as many as 23 countries of birth represented in the congregation, the vision of the nations coming together to worship the King of Kings is near to my heart. But a multi-ethnic congregation that bows to Christ is far different from the … More Multi-ethnic — Yes. Multi-cultural — No!
Friday is for Heart Songs We say we are. We say we are a people of the Book but I wonder. I wonder about myself, I wonder the same thing about the congregations of America. I wonder if we know what we are talking about? If we were truly a people of the Book wouldn’t … More A Test: Are We a People of the Book?
Friday is for Heart Songs We are in the middle of 21 days of praying for friends an neighbors to hear and respond to the gospel during the Easter season. “Knees on the Ground” or “Elbows on the Table” are two of the slogans, code words we are using to remind the whole church to … More Encouraging Pastors to Teach on Fasting
Teaching My Soul its Place on a Friday I don’t need to be used … honored, respected, acknowledged, understood, desired, needed, useful, adored, loved, perked, comped, served, significant, important, noticed, valued, sought out, I need to be salt, light, broken, humble, joyful, a servant, loving, prophetic, bold, a bond-slave, a brother, a Christ-one, a follower, … More Things I Don’t Need
Friday is for Heart Songs Then Moses and the Levitical priests said to all Israel, ‘Keep silence and hear, O Israel: this day you have become the people of the Lord your God. You shall therefore obey the voice of the Lord your God, keeping his commandments and his statutes, which I command you today.” … More Loving Holiness
Tuesday Discussion Live passionately for and like Jesus. Living passionately for and like Jesus. Training men and women to live passionately for and like Jesus. Planting churches that plant churches filled with people living passionately for and like Jesus. These are the phrases that have dominated my thinking, studying, preaching, teaching, and living for the … More Living Passionately For and Like Jesus isn’t Very Popular
Monday is for Heart Songs “Joy” said C.S. Lewis, “is the serious business of Heaven.” —(Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer, 93) “Lord, make my heart serious about joy. Make my heart desire the greatest joys knowing that the passionate pursuit of real joy, will always lead me to You.”
“Six days you shall work, but on the seventh day you shall rest. In plowing time and in harvest you shall rest.” —Exodus 34:21 (ESV) While this verse is directed perhaps most appropriately to farmers, it applies to all. What does resting one day out of seven do? It demonstrates obedience It demonstrates trust. It … More A Challenge from God to Farmers
Friday is for Heart Songs Continuing my goal to reread all of C.S. Lewis in 2014, I read this today from God in the Dock. It was a great reminder to me that those churches who are on track to equip the next generation best are churches that take seriously the discipleship of not only … More Discipling the Whole Family for the Glory of God
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