Friday is for Heart Songs My son-in-law, Dan is godly man raising a family, working as an engineer and serving as a volunteer youth leader at a Free Church in Bolingbrook, IL. He is also a gifted writer looking to make his life count for the King of Kings. When the horrors of the “Slenderman … More What is a “Slenderman” Anyway?
Political correctness means that the title of this blog will produce cries of bigotry and arrogance from those who are outside the faith. “Why don’t you keep your religion to yourself and leave the muslims to their faith?” “You Christians think you have the market cornered on truth. You’re arrogant.” “You Christians only see non-Christians … More Preaching the Gospel to Muslims without Compromise
Wednesday Discipleship “Follow me and I will make you to be fishers of men.” (Mark 1:17; cf Matt. 4:19) Real discipleship, discipleship that is measured against the process and results of Jesus and Paul, always yields a gospel-telling man or woman. How should it happen? Point 1: Maybe not instantly, but maybe … A close reading … More Mature Discipleship Always Yields a Gospel-Telling Man or Woman
Thought Provoking Meme George Orwell and Aldous Huxley had two different visions for two different futures. They gave the world a choice between 1984 or Brave New World? Which of those is a truer picture of our present? Here’s a better, truer vision and future, . . . Jesus’ return and reign. Fact: NOTHING … More Two Visions, Two Futures.
Weekend Links My bride is away this week and next visiting the wonderful woman who gave here birth and the house is lonely without her and her beautiful smile lighting up the room. Yesterday, I went for a twenty mile bike ride, pretty good for a fat tire bike weighing 40 pounds powered by a … More Worship Wars aren’t Over; Bart Ehrman; Mark Dever; Tom Nettles; Verge Network on Multi-site; and much more
Friday Thoughts Are there any reasons when the release of a pastor and the starting of a new church “down the street”, “around the corner” or “in the next town over” is not a good idea? (I’m interested in a theological and theoretical discussion not a list of church names and pastors who you disagree … More Non-Compete Agreements and the Kingdom of God
Two years ago Picking a President: Or Any other Elected Official was released. Still thankful for the work of Phil Gioja in putting together the book trailer. If you are looking for a . . . a devotional commentary on the book of Proverbs a study on leadership from Proverbs a help in thinking about … More Two Year Anniversary of My Last Book (But hopefully not my last)
Update: I have seen a number of people accuse President Trump of acting like a king. Even more alarmingly, I have seen a number of people (however small the number) say they would like to see the president act like a king. There was a time when the nation had to choose and they did … More What if the United States Had a King instead of a President?
Make me run. Make me run with passion. Make me run the race with endurance. Make my life declare that it will not be conquered. Make me like this young woman. Make my life pursue you with such reckless abandon that the world notices, even if for only a brief moment, that you are magnificent … More Oh God, Make My Heart Run to You
Heart Songs Last week, a friend of mine posted a simple question on Facebook: “What is the first question you want to ask Jesus in heaven?” I don’t know what happened in other people’s mind and heart with that question but I can tell you that my response was instantaneous, “Why did you save a … More A friend asked: “What is the first question you want to ask Jesus in heaven?”
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