Thursday is for Discipleship Unfortunately, I know too many pastors and too many church leaders and too many believers in Christ who don’t love the truth. They love their opinions. They love their traditions. They cherish their habits and prejudices. They are comfortable with their preferences. They hold with tenacity their own patterns and behaviors. … More Truth Lovers: What Our Churches Need
Tuesday is for Preaching “You and I need bread for the body (Matt. 6:11), but we must not live by physical bread alone. We also need food for the inner person to satisfy our spiritual needs. This food is the Word of God (Ps. 119:103; Jer. 15:16; 1 Peter 2:2). What digestion is to the … More Hungry to Learn and Eager to Apply
Point Man “If I could offer a single prescription for the survival of America, and particularly Black America,” writes William Raspberry, a black columnist with the Washington Post, “it would be restore the family. And if you asked me how to do it, my answer—doubtlessly oversimplified—would be; save the boys.” —quoted in Point Man, by Steve … More “Save the Boys”
Its official. The Kindle price on my book Picking a President: Or Any Other Elected Official has dropped by half from $3.99 to $1.99. I have wanted to do this for sometime and finally got through to the publisher with a way to do it. Take advantage now. If you already purchased a paperback version, this is … More Price Drop on “Picking a President”
Weekend Links “Celebrity Pastors” has been a topic all over the internet. Kevin DeYoung offers some wise words in the post below and the article on Photo Ethics for Bloggers is telling and helpful. Sometimes you break the law or the spirit of the law without intending to. It is already changing the way that … More Photo Ethics for Bloggers; Celebrity Pastors; Atheist Stupidity?; New Calvinism; Laws of Logic; etc
Tuesday is for Heart Songs I was sitting with a fellow leader in the church talking about ministry. Specifically, our strategy of up-stream vs down stream ministries. Downstream ministries are reactive, up-stream ministries are proactive. The subject of getting men involved in discipling their families came up. “How do you deal with men who say … More 5 Strategies for Involving Non-Reading-Men in Discipleship
One to the exciting things about being a part of the Evangelical Free Church of America is the pastoral care and strategic networks that the national team puts together to resource and encourage pastors in their roles. From mid-winter theological ministerials where deeper theological discussions take place to networks of pastors gathering together in learning … More Raising Up the Next Generation of Multi-site Senior Pastors
Wednesday is for Prayer “No man knows how bad he is till he has tried very hard to be good. A silly idea is current that good people do not know what temptation means. This is an obvious lie. Only those who try to resist temptation know how strong it is. After all, you find … More “No man knows how bad he is till …”
Monday is for Discussion “Repentance, in all of its biblical fulness, is a passionate word, a dramatic word. It speaks to the notion of changing direction, radically changing direction—but it is more than that. It is a passionate word not only with regard to direction but because it includes the ideas of sorrow, regret, perhaps … More The Passion and Direction of Repentance
Weekend Links The snow is receding and I have detected a corresponding rise in the positive spirit among everyone I talk to. Interesting how our happiness is so often tied to a change in weather. I think it is a longing in our hearts for the perfection of heaven, the perfection of days. This weekend’s … More Off Grid Illegal; Congressional Suggestions; Income Inequality; Multi-site Churches; Thabiti Anyabwile; Lent and Evangelicals
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