Saturday Musings Yet another reason to dust off your copy of THE COST OF DISCIPLESHIP and read it again. Bonhoeffer continues to be relevant. I think as the culture both overtly and subtly puts more and more pressure on Christians to conform to its lower moral code … Nominal Christians even in Bible teaching churches … More The Likely Future in Many Churches
Saturday Musings Can’t wait to preach tomorrow’s first Christmas season message. Tonight I am going to relax with my wife and enjoy the evening. Enjoy your weekend. Cling to Jesus with all your heart. “Your vision must be clear before you can cast it, consistent before they can understand it, celebrated before they can own … More Great Quotes for Your Weekend
A lesson in commitment: Our is an age that has forgotten the value of commitment. Here’s a story that will challenge Christians to rethink how much Jesus really means to them. For More See: Graham Short’s Amazing Art and a Lesson for All
Here’s a great article on the Lord’s Supper from Kevin DeYoung (link in blue below). Whether you celebrate the Lord’s Supper every week, or once a month or once a quarter, it is a good thing to give significant thought and prayer to the next time so that we will not do what the Corinthian church did … More Kevin DeYoung: “Reformation Gave Us a Seat at the Table”
Saturday Musings I can’t remember when I first made the decision, but for more than 20 years, I have not known what I was paid. I told the elders at New Song Church and the elders of Trinity Church that I didn’t want to know what I was paid. My wife handles our finances. I never … More Pastors, Do Not Seek Riches (or Power)
Saturday Musings My reading interests are … eclectic. There are stacks of books everywhere in our house and some people in the past have called my office, “the Library”. I like books. Last night I was reading in a tiny tome published before I was born. “My Way of Life: Pocket Edition of St. Thomas; … More Aquinas on the Enchantment of God’s Goodness
Musings It’s no secret to readers of this site that I am a huge fan of one-to-one relationships when it comes to forming Christ in others (and our own) lives. Great things happen in small groups. Wonderful things happen in corporate worship. Breath-taking discoveries can happen in personal Bible study and meditation. But for radical … More The Power of One-to-one Mentoring
Saturday Afternoon Musings It’s not a biography. It’s not a novel. It is partly both. It’s a series of imagined conversations that Bonhoeffer could have had, based on his books, and papers, sermons, and interviews with those who knew him written by a writer who respects and wants to honor his legacy. [Thanks to Darlene Cooke … More How the Church Cheapens Grace
Saturday Afternoon Musings “A surprisingly large number of people who think of themselves as Christians never get further than accepting the truth of Christianity. They believe that God is there–but they have never met him. They believe that God is able to forgive sins–but they have never allowed God to forgive their sins. They believe … More I Believe—What Do I Believe?
Saturday Evening Musings Great marriages are built not by perfect circumstances or perfect people, not be perfect bodies or perfect sex, not by perfect communication or perfect sensitivity, but by couples who learn how to love one another through the disappointments of life. Every marriage has its ups and downs, its joys and sorrows. Every … More Learning to Love Through the Disappointments of Marriage
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