Tuesday is for Discussion Ever driven a car that was misaligned? Besides doing things like what you see to the tire on the right, it is not a pleasant thing. Misalignment of your tires is one thing but misalignment of vision in a church can be devastating. Three principles of a philosophy of ministry that leaders … More Alignment of Vision: Why it is critical and why it is hard.
Monday is for Discussion Jesus has risen. His purpose has been accomplished. He appears to his disciples. The ones who ran and hid, . . . the ones who declared loyalty and failed, . . . the ones who he had told to not let their hearts be troubled (John 14:1), . . . Those … More The First Command of Christ and The Cure for Depression
Monday Discussion Spoiler alert: Read no further if you have not seen last night’s episode. I Repeat: Spoiler alert: Read no further if you have not seen last night’s episode. Last night was the season ending episode of the wildly successful BBC production Downton Abbey. The acting is superb, for the most part, the writing … More Why Downton Abbey is Can and Can’t Miss TV at the Same Time
Monday Discussion Missional leaders lead God’s people on the mission of God, to the world of God, for the glory of God. You can call yourself a missional leader. You can read all the right books on missional leadership. You can sling all the right names around from the missional community. But unless you are leading … More Missional Leaders and Phonies
Monday is for Discussion Luke 22:31-34 31 “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, 32 but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.” 33 Peter said to him, “Lord, I am ready to go with you both … More Preparing for Life after Failure
Monday is for Discussion My friend Scott Zabel sent me some observations and reflections on last week’s dusting of snow. I love it when the people of God are attuned to the moment and looking for something that will take their hearts back to the cross. When Scott sent me this, I thought of a … More Guest Blogger: Scott Zabel—Making Tracks for God
Friday is for Heart Songs “Parables for a Sleeping Church” (Video Version HERE) All of these parables are being story-boarded now and eventually, all of these modern day parables will be made into videos for use in churches who want to stimulate their people to make disciples of the nations.* Hear then, . . . … More Parables for a Sleeping Church: The Parable of the Forgetful Farmer
Musing on a Friday Morning Downloaded the complete works of E.M. Bounds on prayer to my Kindle last week. Started reading Power Through Prayer two days ago. Nearly wrecked on every sentence. Conviction. Sorrow. Grief. But also hope, wisdom, and joy in the knowledge that God is not finished working out the life of Christ in me. … More Sometimes “I Swear there Must be Blisters on My Heart”
Monday is for Discussion “The presence of a sinless man among universally sinful men would be as much a miracle in the moral realm as would a virgin birth in the physical realm.” —J.Oswald Sanders, The Incomparable Christ, (Moody Press, 1952), 93. “The value of the atonement is intelligible only upon the assumption that the two … More The Virgin Birth of Christ is Not an Optional Belief
A wise mother’s legacy to her son. Have the best of Christmas’s this year. Remember Who (Jesus) and what it is all about (Salvation)? 9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear. And the angel said to them, … More Have a Blessed Christmas from a Dead but Living Black Woman
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