Thursday is for Worship (And so is every other day of the week) A former student recently emailed me to ask for help in the area of worship. He is faithfully serving a small church in the mid-west and I hope they know what a gem they have as a leader/preacher/thinker. Bottom line, he has … More “Worship at Our Small Church is a Challenge”
Wednesday is for Prayer “Two things in particular marked off the Christian Church of New Testament days from contemporary society; the purity of the lives of its members and the love that they so fully practiced.” —Leon Morris, Tyndale New Testament Commentaries, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, p. 79-80 Cf. 1 Thessalonians 4:9
Tuesday is for Preaching Praying for my own soul and for all the preachers of America to let this perspective saturate their hearts. Jesus covered His territory like a flame, preaching God’s Word in the Spirit’s power (Luke 4:14). “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,” He said, “because He anointed Me to preach … More “Jesus Covered His Territory Like a Flame”
Monday is for Discussion Renate Wind teaches at the Dietrich Bonhoeffer School in Weinheim, Germany. Her biography of Bonhoeffer, Dietrich Bonhoeffer: a Spoke in the Wheel, is much shorter than the modern opus Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxes and I am not far enough along in the book to give an opinion on it. But there … More “Be More than You Appear”
Sunday Musings 6 For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt offering. 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. —-Psalm 51:16-17 Praying for myself and all I know; that … More Learning to Delight in What God Delights
Friday is for Reflection Spent the day consulting with a church staff in Bloomington, IL helping them think through some thorny issues related to the direction of their church. Came back this evening to read the following quote from Rick Howerton on Facebook from my friend Miguel Labrador in the cloud forest of Ecuador. Rick … More Down with Churches as Country Clubs
Monday is for Discussion Questions and Suggestions. “Exegete” the video. What is the point? How does it relate to your church? What are you going to do about it? Update Tuesday: Link now reflects final edits. Update Wednesday: There was a farming accident in the community resulting in a death and we felt that the … More The Sickness of the American Church
Sunday Afternoon Musings “The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.” —-Thomas Jefferson, 1788
Weekend Links Looking forward to being back in the pulpit for the first time in four weeks. And I’m looking forward to having my wife back after a long visit to visit and care for her mother in West Virginia. Enjoy your weekend. Doctrine What is the Gospel and How Do We Ensure We Tell … More Speaking of Homosexuality; Heaven; Suffering Well; Tim Keller; Dennis Prager; Richard Dawkins
Thinking on Leadership Back in early September, my wife and I were able to get away for a four-day visit with Bill and Bev Bauer in Tennessee. Bill is a retired Civil Engineer and former Vice President of one of the largest engineering firms in the country, Chicago Bridge and Iron or CBI. He is also … More Are You an A or B Leader?
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