The article below is from Kairos Journal and its brevity is no reflection of its importance. Just this morning as I was driving into the office, I was thinking about the need for Christians to live their lives without apology for what they believe. We must live with humility but we must live with boldness. … More “Are You an EE-VAN-gelical?”
Thursday is for Discipleship The same question, over and over. Church after church, meeting after meeting, church folk of every stripe and level of leadership are asking the same thing, “What is a disciple?” The standard answers follow. “A follower of Christ. “A learner.” “A fisher of men.” “A Christ one.” “A little Christ.” “A … More The Discipleship Circus and Our Defunct Vocabulary
Thursday is for Discipleship Henry Oursler, a friend and former classmate, who started the ministry Bringing Truth to Life and has been involved in church planting internationally through the Grace Global Network, posted the following on Facebook™: Thinking today about five serious questions: What kind of people does it take to change the world? What … More What Kind of People Take Over the World?
Just a link. More than a link. Admiration. Hope. Encouragement. And maybe … a challenge to live more fully for the glory of Christ and the joy of others. Link: Three Words to Change a Life “Then you came”
“But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated … For more see: Our Suffering is Not Wasted.
“Luther said that a Christian only really has two days, today and ‘that day’ (i.e. ‘the day of the Lord’).” A good word for all of us. For more see: Eschatology is About a Hope-saturated Praxis.
Thursday is for Discipleship Doing some research for this week’s message and ran across this in an old microfilm newspaper copy from World War II: “Christianity has for its common symbol a cross, signifying the glory and divinity of a Life-laid down” for a cause. Selfish footprints all lead away from Calvary, and not toward … More “A Laid-down Life” :: What it will take to reach this generation for Christ
Thursday is for Discipleship “Father in Heaven! What is man without You! What is all that he knows, vast accumulation though it be, but a chipped fragment if he does not know You.” —Soren Kierkegaard, Purity of Heart is the Will to One Thing I need a soul with a broader band width. That’s my struggle. I am a perpetual learner. That’s … More I Need a Soul with a Broader Wave-band
Thursday is for Discipleship I’m not completely comfortable with even starting this post. But I think it is important to the health of the Church for the next generation. Part of my discomfort is that I am a friend of Brian McLaren. We went to the University of Maryland together; we took three classes together … More Joel Osteen vs Brian McLaren: Which is the Greater Distortion of the Gospel?
An Unforgetable Experience Last year we hosted an experiential walk through the final day of Christ’s life. Over 700 people from 30 different churches came and experienced what they said was one of the most meaningful experiences of their spiritual lives. This year, in order to provide this opportunity to more people from local communities, … More The Last Night: Experience the Passion of Christ
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