Monday Discussion There is a thinness to evangelical piety in America that is in danger of undercutting everything that the church is doing in the world. Such is not the case with the following sound clip from Dr. Wayne Grudem. It is apparently something from a class that Dr. Grudem was teaching at his home … More What is a Biblical Response to the Death of Osama Bin Laden?
Wednesday is for Prayer Letter from a missionary out of the jungles of New Guinea. “Man it is great to be in the thick of the battle, to draw the old devil’s heaviest guns, to have him at you with depressions, and discouragements, slander and disease. He doesn’t waste time on lukewarm Christians on the … More Praying Worthy Prayers
Thursday is for Disciple-Making Thoughts on the “Jesus Way” revealed in Mark chapter 1: The Jesus Way is saturated with prayer (v. 12) The Jesus Way is a bold proclamation of the gospel that includes a call to repentance and the announcement of the Kingdom of God having come (v. 15) The Jesus Way is … More Is there a Discernible “Jesus Way” of Disciple-Making?
Crisis focus. Earthquake, tsunami, followed by 100’s of large aftershocks, and now the threat of nuclear disaster. Japan is traumatized. In addition, though media have rightly affirmed the Japanese for their calm, their patience, the lack of rioting, protest, or looting–they have not reported the sad underbelly of Japanese culture. For all of its beauty … More Helping Japan in Her Hour of Need
“We didn’t inherit the land from our fathers, we are borrowing it from our children.” (Old Amish Proverb) Take care of the land. It is a gift from God to allow us to care for our children.
Intensely local ministry is not defined by programs advertised but by people touched by gospel love and compassion. Intensely local ministry means we step in to stop the fight between kids who aren’t ours. Intensely local ministry means being the chaplain to the neighborhood, on the spot whenever a need arises. Intensely Local ministry means … More This Past Week’s Tweets on Intensely Local Ministry
By “most generous” I simply mean that this site sent a lot of people to my site. LlamaMomma had the distinction of being the second most prolific “people site” in sending traffic to the chosenrebel blog. Besides being a friend, LlamaMomma is the mother of some very active boys, two of whom are twins. She … More Number 2 Most Generous Site – goes to LlamaMomma’s Blog
By “most generous” I simply mean that this site sent a lot of people to my site. The site from which the third most blog hits came in from was Ed Stetzer at LifeWay Research. This was a surprise to me and I am honored. Ed is a friend and we are scheduled to teach … More Number 3 Most Generous Site – goes to Ed Stetzer’s Blog
Today the Chosenrebel’s Blog passed 25,000 page hits in less than 12 months. It has been an interesting year. We started out with the plan to move north and plant a new church closer to the seminary. The hope was that we could reach a new community with the gospel and have more opportunity to … More Milestone Reached: Thanks for the Last Year
#4 Based on Reader visits. This was a surprise to me. It seems that people really are interested in why God hides the future. From my perspective, it is kind of a no brainer. I mean, why should God trust us with the future when we can’t even be trusted with the present? Anyway, here’s … More Number 4 Most Popular Post in 2010
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