Weekend Musings One of the guys that makes me tick. We need more lions for truth, people, the gospel and Jesus like my old friend Bill Iverson. The link below is to an article about one of my spiritual mentors, Dr. Bill Iverson, who, at the age of 83 is still planting churches. Bill is … More One of My Mentors, Still Planting Churches at 83
Weekend Musings “Could it be that in these two acts, repentance and baptism, we have the hub or locus of a Christian conversion? Could it be that this is the twofold pivot on which the whole experience hangs, and by which the experience becomes a true and good beginning to the Christian life and ultimately … More Rethinking Conversion and How We Start Discipleship
Weekend Musings Ever heard of a thing called “dispositional sins”? Me neither. But when my wife sent me this devotional from A.W. Tozer, I knew that I had seen them too often in my own life. Every read of Tozer is an apologetic for reading “older books.” Spiritual Warfare and Sin: Dispositional Sins Let all … More Spiritual Warfare and the Beast Within
Weekend Musings Jesus can’t be added to your worldview. He wants to radically overturn everything you ever thought about everything. That’s why we call him Lord. This morning, I shared with a group of men at a Men’s Breakfast in Dyer, Indiana, two of Jesus’ shortest and most pungent parables–the blue-collar parable and its white-collar … More What Happens When a Man is Captured by the Kingdom?
Don’t miss this story. Don’t waste your life. Spend it in the service of God and the peoples of the earth.
Being Popular vs Being Powerful. Powerful words from A. W. Tozer.
The article below is from Kairos Journal. I am away at a conference and will be positing sporadically for a few days. Neither a Borrower nor a Borrower Be The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender. Proverbs 22:7 (ESV) Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan … More Shakespeare Got it Right. So Did His Bible
How Great It is to Be Married to a Woman Who Loves Tozer Unity is a great value. But how do we go about pursuing it? What is the best process for uniting hearts in a vision that sustains a Christological focus? Jesus began with prayer. …that they all may be one, as You, Father, … More One Hundred Pianos: Finding Unity in the Chaos
Weekend Musings Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight. Important things get emphasized over and over again. Growing up, I had a tendency to try to do too much. I was involved or wanted to be involved in every sport and … More Living a Focused Life
Weekend Musings What does it take to change a neighborhood? What does it take to reach a neighborhood for Christ? How do comfort-loving, convenience-oriented, security-driven American Christians overcome their tendency to wait for people to come to them and instead, take the gospel to their neighbors in ways that their neighbors can see the beauty … More Intensely Local Tweets from the Past Week
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