I am out from 8 AM to 4 PM on a police ride-along on Saturday in the one of the target communities for the cluster of house churches we are planting. Looking forward to the day. No posts till the evening.
The title of today’s post is a paraphrase of what one non-Christian said to the church of the Netherlands some 200 years ago. I think the modern culture is saying something similar to us today. They are looking for some evidence that we are not “mere men.” They are looking for some evidence of a … More “You Christians Will Have to Sing Much Louder Before I Believe Your Religion”
“Deep in our bones, we seem to know that rapid change and constant motion are hazards to our spiritual health.’ —The Wisdom of Stability, p. 12 “The heart’s true home–the foundation we long for–is a life rooted in the love of God. But this love is always God’s mercy directed toward us before it is … More Quotes from Some of My Weekend Reading
My wife is a 3G woman—godly, gorgeous and goofy. All the things that I could ever want in a woman are wrapped up in the wonder of who she is. Here’s something she just passed on to me from her reading this weekend. We need more hearts like Tozer and my wife for the worship … More Another Reason I Love My Wife
A plea for existing churches to be Kingdom minded rather than fiefdom focused on the narrow interests of their shrinking congregations. My brothers, your congregation will grow when you begin to pray for workers and send some from you to plant other churches for the glory of God. Quotes from my weekend reading “The only … More Exisiting Churches: “Stop dragging your feet on church planting”
Friday is for Heart Songs The following comes from the archives of my old blog, July 15, 2009. It was part of the confirmation of God’s call to move toward the planting of a new church in Mundelein/Vernon Hills with a third target being the campus of Trinity International University. It is good to go … More Remembering God’s Call
[From the Archives of my old blog, August 19, 2008. This was originally written about a friend two years ago but it has particular relevance for an old friend in a new situation. I first reposted this when Glen Kehrein of Circle Urban in Chicago lost his adult son (Nathan). Glen himself has now gone … More Devastating Loss of a Child and Grace for Eternity and Now
Friday is for Heart Songs [From the archives of my old blog, August 25, 2009] Deuteronomy 4:9 “Only take care, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your children and … More Caring for Your Soul
Friday is for Heart Songs He is holy, He is love, He is light He is holy, He is love, He is the light He is HOLY, He is LOVE, He is the LIGHT of the world He is all that I am not all that I should be all that I am in Him only … More The Gospel is Glorious Beyond Words
For 18 years I had lived 8 houses away from Barbara. In Spring of 2010 I met her for the first time. Crushed over the new and horrifying news just reported by Ed Stetzer (researcher on the modern church), that last year only 3% of American Protestant churches participated as the primary financial support for … More 18 Years of Ineffective Living
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