This stimulated so much discussion and some good thoughts and ideas on Facebook that I decided to bring the whole post and discussion back on the BLOG so that it will be easier to respond to and find. I saw these facts on a meme that I think was designed to be incendiary rather than … More Getting Past the Rhetoric on “Gun Control”
Friday is for Heart Songs Today I was reading the most recent DCPI (Dynamic Church Planting International) newsletter and ran across this great story from a church planting training that just occurred in Cambodia. I have said this before but it is worth saying again, DCPI is the most effective church planting organization in the … More The Gospel Makes Hated Enemies into Brothers
Friday Musings “Christian.” “I am a Christian.” “I am not ashamed of the Gospel.” “I am a follower of Christ.” Those words have gotten many people killed down through the centuries. It’s part of the cost of being a follower of the Prince of Peace. Jesus promised that it would happen (cf. Mt. 5:11; 10:23; … More Invited to Live by Dying
Friday Thoughts You’ve heard the pundits. “This is a Christian nation” or, with equal fervor, “This is not and never was a Christian nation.” The reality? America was never a Christian nation—in any biblical sense. First, America is not a Christian country. It is a country with a veneer of Christianity. That Christian veneer was … More America Was Never a Christian Nation — not in any biblical sense anyway
Friday is for Thinking Late September 1974, Fall Semester at the University of Maryland. Bob Avellini graduated the year before to become a quarterback with the Chicago Bears. On Campus, the names Lefty Driessel coach of the basketball team, John Lucas, Len Elmore, Steve McMillian, and Brad Davis are near legendary even though they are … More How to Learn the Difference Between Truth and Posturing
About a year ago (now 8 years ago), God gave me an amazing new internet friend. Graham Short is a British artist who contacted me after seeing the post HOW TEACHING MEN TO PRAY MAY BE THE SECRET TO EFFECTIVE DISCIPLE MAKING. Actually, I am pretty sure that the picture associated with the post is … More Graham Short’s Amazing Art and a Lesson for All
Another Post-Easter Reflection on the Wonders of the Resurrection April 9, 1945, is the death date for Bonhoeffer, but for him, a beginning. 70 years ago he breathed his last breath as a testimony to his faith in Christ, the truth of the gospel, and the wickedness of National Socialism (the Nazi’s). Today he lives. … More 70 Years Ago, Bonhoeffer Died in Christ
A sensitive, non-sectarian affirmation of the Church from a political leader who seems to be more in touch with what is going on around the world and unafraid to stand for Christians who are facing persecution than our own leaders.
What is offered by Christ is unlike anything we have experienced in this life. Forgiveness: The Word We Most Need to Hear.
Friday is for Thinking Yesterday, I read a quote from THE REFORMED PARISHIONER that showed the genius and insight of C.S. Lewis in a new way. The author was summing up an observation from Tim Keller’s book, The Prodigal God (highly recommended). C.S. Lewis’ quote is a reflection on the results of the loss of his … More C.S. Lewis on How Friendship Reveals Christ
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