Eye on Doctrine For about 12 years, in the classes I taught at Trinity (TEDS), I suggested that the doctrine of the Trinity was going to be increasingly challenged in the 21st century. The advance of Islam, the immigration of Muslim background people to the United States, and the lack of intellectual reflection by pastors … More Getting the Doctrine of the Trinity Right
Easter is over but we live in the midst of resurrection power. Yesterday, thousands of men and women, boys and girls all around the world placed there faith in Christ for the first time. The media isn’t going to report that. They would much rather focus on sex abuse in the Catholic Church or that … More Thousands of Men and Women Trusted in Christ Yesterday
Easter Sunday This is of first importance (1 Cor. 15). Jesus died for sins. Dead, buried, alive, living, making intercession, preparing a home, coming again to judge the living and the dead. It’s all true, wonderfully true. Believe it. Rejoice in it. Live it. Proclaim it. For an interesting thought on what it means to … More Alive! Jesus is Alive and that is No Metaphor
After years of avoiding the term, I can avoid it no longer; I am officially a Senior Pastor. When I planted New Song Church, I had the title of Church Planting Pastor, that morphed into Founding Pastor, which morphed into Teaching Pastor, and then Pastor for Preaching. Now that I am planting Communitas, a cluster … More I Became a Senior Pastor Today
Three books: The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis The Prodigal God by Tim Keller The Prodigal Sister by John Piper A past classic, a current classic and one that compliments it. “…if we accept Heaven we shall not be able to retain even the smallest and most intimate souvenirs of Hell.” (Lewis, 6) Piper moved … More Rereading Some Classics over the Weekend
Ours is a time that has a remarkable number of great, nationally known preachers, I think of men like John Piper, C.J. Mahaney, Ligon Duncan, Tim Keller, James MacDonald, and yet a growing neglect of preaching by both pastors and congregations. Too many want fluff and sentimental stories rather than The Story of redemption. The … More Preaching the Gospel in Gospel Denying Culture
Weekend Musings The blog has been up for 5 weeks now and just went over the 1000 hits threshold [Update: up for 20 months and now over 54,000]. Thanks for all of you who have contributed your thoughts in the discussions and for all those who have visited and (I hope) taken something away that … More Is There a Discernable Pattern to this Blog?
Trip was long, exhausting and productive. My Dad’s sister is laid to rest. The family grieves with joy in the hope of the resurrection. My aunt Alice was one the happiest people I ever met. She wasn’t a complainer. She loved everyone. Everyone. And she always seemed to believe the best both in and for … More Back from Pennsylvania
Who will be the first denomination to truly take church planting seriously and begin to plant churches rapidly, reproductively and globally? When will American churches stop hoarding their resources and spending them on themselves and truly seek to reach the harvest that is being prepared by the Spirit of God? Here’s one way to make … More Double Your Denomination’s Size in Five Years
According to my pedometer, I walked 8.2 miles today just shoveling snow in my driveway and two neighbors driveways. When I wake up in the morning, there will be more, and it will be another opportunity to talk to neighbors and help them dig out so that they can get to work. Think of what … More Snowcopalis!
