“The Savior is not looking for men and women who will give their spare evening to Him–or their weekends–or their years of retirement. Rather He seeks those who will give Him first place in their lives.” –Hopkins There’s more where that came from at: Undying Allegiance.
Wednesday is for Inspiration We are saved by faith. Nothing but faith in the finished work of a mighty Savior. Our only contribution is our sin. His grace is the siren call to our heart to trust in him alone. But we know that the faith that saves is never alone. It pulls us toward him. … More Undying Allegiance
Wednesday is for Thinking Sometime back, a friend (thanks Mike) and campus pastor of another church asked this question: (Mike’s words in blue) “Hey guys I’d like a little input. Our pastoral team here at ___________ is discussing, “How to measure our effectiveness of making disciples? (beyond Sunday attendance, offerings and buildings). How do you measure … More “How Do I Measure Discipleship?”
Sunday Afternoon Musings “If we are going to call ourselves followers of Jesus Christ, we should be making disciples. But most Christians today are not known for making disciples.” —-Francis Chan, Multiply, chapter 1 If we love God and love people, we will make disciples. Period. Let’s make our churches known for making disciples of Jesus. … More What is Your Church Known for?
Friday is for Heart Songs 12:21 AM. I had been tossing and turning, and thinking, and definitely NOT sleeping for about 40 minutes. I gave up. Grabbing my Bible, my feet wandered to the living room, and my hand turned on the light while my eyes got busy and began to read the next psalm from … More When an Unknown Anxiety Steals Sleep
We cannot find the Cross of Jesus if we shrink from going to the place where it is to be found, namely, the public death of the sinner. For more see: The Courage to Confess Sin—What Bonhoeffer Still Teaches Us.
In fact, Jesus’ pattern is decidedly non-us.Jesus never put on a seminar on how to preach. He never conducted a class on how to do evangelism. He never put together a school to train disciples how to pray. Paul doesn’t either. In fact, there is a total absence of any of our typically Western forms in … More Jesus Had a Better Idea–Let’s Try it Ourselves
A Cry of Lament for the 6th Day of the Month Read Psalm 6 first. (Part of the Poetry Project) Suggested by Psalm 6 Extremity Extremity. Is that what it takes? Must we be driven to cliffs of sorrow Sheer walls of rock climbing to sky While troubles rise like a flood below us? Is … More Extremity: A Meditation on Psalm 6
Originally posted on ChosenRebel's Blog:
It’s Empty Headed to Think that Criticism Rather Living Like Jesus is Going to Change the World There is a vicious new sport in our culture that is destroying spiritual passion among many of God’s people across denominational lines. It is currently running rampant in the Evangelical tribe of…
Weekend Links My bride is away this week and next visiting the wonderful woman who gave here birth and the house is lonely without her and her beautiful smile lighting up the room. Yesterday, I went for a twenty mile bike ride, pretty good for a fat tire bike weighing 40 pounds powered by a … More Worship Wars aren’t Over; Bart Ehrman; Mark Dever; Tom Nettles; Verge Network on Multi-site; and much more
ChosenRebel's Blog 