Preparing to preach on Luke’s version of the parable of the four soils this week and remembered this post from Mark chapter 4. For more see: Choosing Christ over the Treasures of America.
Christians Have Pickled Themselves in the American Dream. Here are ten reasons why I wrote Settlers or Sojourners? It will be available on Kindle first (in about two weeks) and paperback next month. It ‘s a book to shake us out of our nesting instincts and inflame the passions of an adventurer.
Pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training in just two weeks, which means now is the time to begin praying and planning for what you and your church will do to take the gospel to your community. Here’s a grab bag of 10 ideas for your Spring outreach. Spring clean up: Find the oldest, neediest, or … More 10 Ideas for Spring Outreach to Your Community
Update: Book is now available in both Kindle and Paperback. Coming soon. This is an unedited mock-up of the new book(let). Originally written as a lecture for a symposium on multi-ethnic ministry and then serialized on my blog, it has been re-edited and slightly expanded in this 60 page booklet. Available now in Kindle and … More New Book Release Coming
Weekend Musings Recently, I read a great article over at MiddleBrained.com from Dan Leverence. It made me think. It continues to make me think. Here’s the link to the article. (LINK) The article itself was titled, “More Questions for the Ongoing Conversation About Congregational Engagement in Worship.” I think Dan was asking some good questions and … More Worship Ministry and Hearing the Congregation Sing
Friday is for Musing The Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) is about going not inviting. I guess that is all the reason we need. See: They are Outside the Castle: a modern parable
We were the lost, …the forgotten, …the last thought of. For more see: A Modern Parable: They are Outside the Castle.
The following article is from Kairos Journal. Let’s be a generation that does this well. Passing the Torch of Truth – C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) Respected scholar and author, C. S. Lewis taught at Oxford for 29 years and later held the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge until his death. Guided by a Christian … More “One Generation Shall Praise You to the Next”
Tuesday is for Thinking Six realities that have to be faced up to about the American Church We are not as mature as we think we are. Survey after survey confirms this. Whether we are talking about doctrine or practice, the American church is embarrassingly thin in the maturity department. We are not as bold … More Six Realities and Two Dreams for the American Church
Sunday Musings I didn’t expect it. The video was about sanctity of life. It was about abortion. It was about putting something on screen that would leave an indelible imprint on the heart through the medium of the eye. It was about writing a script that would put in proper perspective the tragedy of 58,000,000 … More Surprised by a Left Hand
