I hope the picture gets your attention but I hope even more that this brief article helps our church and your church get off the criticism of other churches band wagon. Critiquing others isn’t going to change the world. Living passionately for and like Jesus will. It’s Empty Headed to Think that Criticism Rather Living … More An Open Letter to My Cranky Ana-Baptist and Reformed Young Friends

“WE” need this because we are driven by the individual passions of this age. And my fear is that we don’t even have antenna for understanding what we are missing and failing to comprehend about what it means to be “in Christ.” We are called to a communal NOT an individual life. Source: Choosing “Us” Over … More Choosing “Us” Over “Me and My”

Going to do some training at Manchester Creek Community Church on the 29th of January 4:00-5:30 PM on this concept. Helping our people understand these issues is how we will begin to penetrate our neighborhoods with the gospel. Indisputable 21st Century Facts: Relationships in our neighborhoods with our neighbors are characterized by three things, They … More Necessary, Normal and Natural–NOT!

In honor of the passing of Dr. Jean Garton, author of WHO BROKE THE BABY?, this is a repost from a year and a half ago.  Well done, my sister in Christ. We will miss you. Sunday Afternoon Musings Confucius, the ancient Chinese philosopher, was once asked what he would do to set the world … More By any logical, biological, and theological definition …

Being a winsome evangelist doesn’t have to involve compromise but it does involve being thoughtful and avoiding needless adverserial confrontation. Maybe this snippit from an online conversation will be of some help as an example for your own testimony to a watching world. The following is a response I gave a number of years ago … More Engaging the Non-Christian Mind

From the first year of the BLOG.New Observations on Intensely Local Ministry Intensely local ministry is an investment and investments take New Observations on Intensely Local Ministry Intensely local ministry is an investment and investments take time to compound and grow. —financial investments take time to grow and so do relat… Source: Missional Musings on … More Missional Musings on Intensely Local Ministry

Question:  How significant in your discipleship process is the teaching that Christ is coming again and that we ought to live today as if Christ might come today, everyday? Source: How We Destroy Spiritual Formation at its Initiation

Originally posted in September of 2010 but still a problem in the church (and in my own life). The reason we aren’t progressing, growing and becoming more like Jesus will shock you. You aren’t growing as a Christian because you don’t need him. “But,” you say, “I do need him. Without Christ, I have no … More You Aren’t Growing as a Christian Because You Don’t Need Him