Christianity is the Best Thing that Ever Happened to the World

Sunday Musings This afternoon, I was reading New York Times best seller Dinesh D’Souza’s What’s So Great about Christianity, and ran across this thought provoking paragraph on page 71: “In ancient Greece and Rome, human life had very little value. The Spartans left weak children to die on the hillside. Infanticide was common, as it … More Christianity is the Best Thing that Ever Happened to the World

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Following Your Passion

Sunday Musings Someone followed me on twitter the other day with the tag line associated with their name of “chase down your passion like it’s the last bus of the night.” I like that. So greet the new week with that exhortation. The weekend is over, Today is the first day of the week. Pursue your … More Following Your Passion

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Reinventing Ineffective Wheels

Sometimes we create new wheels that are clever, creative, new, interesting, innovative and different. Of course, none of that necessarily guarantees that they are better, effective or blessed by God. Interesting Transportation Church Planter: Make sure you understand the book of Acts before you start reinventing ineffective wheels.

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Longing for the King and His Kingdom at Christmas

Sunday Musings The Final Question to the Westminster Shorter Catechism is Question 107. What does the conclusion of the Lord’s Prayer teach us? Answer: The conclusion of the Lord’s Prayer, which is, For thine is the kingdom, and power, and the glory, forever. Amen, teaches us to take our encouragement in prayer from God only, … More Longing for the King and His Kingdom at Christmas

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The World We Live In Needs Us to Befriend Them

I ran across this when WordPress automatically linked it to one of my posts as having similar content. Must have been a tag that was similar. The author is a good writer. She is insightful and paints graphic pictures of the meaninglessness of much of what Americans fill their lives with. She is a cynic, … More The World We Live In Needs Us to Befriend Them

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Training Church Planters from the Northeast and Canada

Weekend Musings Sunday I leave for Schenectady, NY to train church planters at a conference with Dynamic Church Planting International (DCPI). Usually, I teach the track associated with Churches Planting Churches but this time I will be teaching the Church Planting Essentials track. I’m excited about the opportunity to work with church planters and those … More Training Church Planters from the Northeast and Canada

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