This weekend I will be going on a vision trip to examine a potential church for our next appointment. I would appreciate your prayers. Wisdom in analyzing the community and the church needs. Wisdom in discerning God’s call. Wisdom in how to be most helpful to the church while I am there. Wisdom for … More Our Next Move
Yesterday I had the privilege of preaching at the Chinese Christian Union Church in Chinatown, Chicago. The worship team was outstanding as they helped us to give homage to the King before my message from Galatians 6:1-10. One of the songs we sang as a congregation was “Christ is Enough”, (The acoustic version below is from … More Last Sunday
Sunday Afternoon Musings The Christian life is a life or expectant hope, a life of not giving up, a life of doing good to everyone, everywhere we can, every day we can. We don’t quit. We don’t give up. We keep on doing good for the glory of God and the good of all people. Galatians … More “In Due Season”
Before refrigeration and big grocery stores people had more gardens and carrots had more variety. Then TV came, grocery stores got big, refrigeration became easier, and Bugs Bunny convinced everyone that the preferable carrot color was orange. But God’s color pallet is much bigger and these heirloom carrots are going to be good in some … More Part of the Fun of A Home Garden
A few days ago, one of the original elders of New Song Church, a man whose friendship and wisdom I have relied on, benefitted from, and whose generosity and kindness toward my family is unequaled sent me an email about baseball and so much more. Bill Bauer has been a guest blogger here on the ChosenRebel … More Baseball Lessons for Life
In the early church, the understanding was that if you were alive to God you were a new man. Not a perfect man or woman but new–changed. Romans 6:4 says we walk in newness of life–that we have been baptized into a new life. John Stott in his commentary on Romans 5-8 (Men Made New) writes … More Being Dead is a Process of Living
The Church needs to know what battles to fight and what battles to let go. Toward that end, we can learn much from Church history. Or …, we could ignore the lessons of the past and just repeat the same mistakes? Let’s not do that. Here’s a lesson from the past for the modern Church that … More A Slice of Ancient History for Our Situation
I ran across this video by Skye Jethani and had to pass it along. In the years since I came to Christ in January of 1974 one of the major changes in my life is simply this–I read my Bible. One of the first things that occurred in my life after my conversion was that … More Why Christians Don’t Read Their Bible
They are two of the simplest, shortest, and most profound of Jesus’ parables. The text comes to us in a chapter filled with parables of the kingdom. In these three verses, two parables hinged together by a common phrase appearing in both. Read it again. … More What is the Value of the Kingdom?
A simple and wonderful story of God’s faithfulness and what He has done and continues to do in Russia. Listen patiently. Listen expectantly. Listen without distractions. Then spend a few moments in prayer for the work of God in difficult places and for the servants who take the gospel there.
