Monday Discussion Water Science Photo Gallery All of Earth’s Water in a Single Sphere “This picture shows the size of a sphere that would contain all of Earth’s water in comparison to the size of the Earth. The blue sphere sitting on the United States, reaching from about Salt Lake City, Utah to Topeka, Kansas, … More A Challenge to Christians Related to Conservation
Monday is for Discussion This is a discussion, I started over on LinkedIn. I thought it might be helpful to bring both it and the start of the discussion thread over here to the blog. Russell Wimberly • House churches will not penetrate anything if they are not evangelistic/missional minded. This is the prevailing problem with house … More Give three ways house churches might help penetrate our growing post-Christian culture.
Monday is for Discussion Yesterday, I ended the Lord’s Supper Celebration Week services at Trinity Church in Watseka IL, with a benediction from 2 Corinthians 13:11-12. “Finally, brothers, rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. Greet one another … More Pastor, Don’t Throw that Benediction Away
Monday is for Discussion The churches of America are weak, spiritually anemic, prayerless, biblically illiterate, apathetic about personal holiness and unengaged with their neighbors at any meaningful level. Are there exceptions? Of course. But the stark reality is that we are almost irrelevant in effecting change of our culture toward godliness despite our numbers. We … More Christians Have Pickled Themselves in the American Dream
Monday Musing I am busy editing a book today and have no time to write something new. So here is a great article by Marvin Olasky that I found some time ago at Kairos Journal and was waiting for an opportunity to pass on. Today is the day! Enjoy working out your compassionate expression of the … More Seven Principles of Compassion from Marvin Olasky
There was an “intentional withness” to Jesus’ discipleship pattern. He called them to himself that he might send them out to preach. They were going to observe something in him and from him and they were going to be sent out to do similar kinds of things (Cf. Luke 10) The apostle Paul seems to … More “I Can’t Change the World, I’m Amusing Myself to Death”
Monday Discussion We live in the age of the resurrection. We have always lived in the age of the resurrection, but like the disciples who forgot that Jesus said he would rise from the dead, we too quickly forget that the fact of … the knowledge about … the belief in … … the resurrection … More Resurrection Day +1
Monday Discussion Yesterday was the beginning of the last week of the life of the Savior before he laid down his life as a sacrifice for sin and rose three days later to announce to the world that sin and death had been conquered. It is a a great time to remember the wonder of … More Transforming the Arts for the Glory of God
Whether Ninety or One Year Old, Every Church Needs to Change I’ve been thinking of writing this post since last Thursday. It occurred to me on Saturday, that with the exception of #8, all of these would apply to any church, of any size, and any age. Even #8 could apply to younger churches. The … More Every Church Needs to Change: how to get there from here
Monday Discussion “I told you that you would die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am He you will die in your sins.” (John 8:24) According to Jesus, no one can be saved if he does not believe in the divinity of Jeuss. Therefore, the doctrine of the incarnation is critical to … More “Jesus Isn’t Almighty God” or How to Destroy Your Gospel Presentation
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