T.M. Moore has a wonderful and unique website where he has systematically been commenting on A Kingdom Catechism. The column is called IN THE GATES. and you can access it from The Fellowship of Ailbe website. The Fellowship of Ailbe is a “Spiritual fellowship in the Celtic Christian tradition.” My wise friend John Nunnikhoven introduced … More Being Content in God
“Those who have never lived in a society which has been won over from paganism by Christianity find it hard to imagine how extensive are the obstacles presented to Christian faith by religion, vice, custom and sheer laissez-faire. Wherever they went, Christians were opposed as anti-social, atheistic [because they didn’t believe in the Roman gods] … More The Absurdity and Power of the Gospel
[So whether your candidate won or loss in the last election, don’t forget that the number one job of the Christian is to know God and make Him known. Job one for all of us who claim Christ as our Savior, the thing that is “of first importance” (1 Corinthians 15:1-4), is the preaching of the … More That Christ and the Gospel, Not Elections, Would Be the Center of Our Joy
Sunday Afternoon Musings Great day at Trinity Church today when one church in multiple locations became one church in one location. It was great to have both of our campuses together and to celebrate the great things that God is doing in our midst. Fourteen baptism today and a great indoor picnic with lots of … More The Poor Have Much to Teach the Rich
Weekend Links Guarding the flock often takes a lot of heavy digging in the Scriptures. The picture on the right is of some of the bulldozers assembled for OPERATION OVERLORD (the Normandy Invasion of Europe in World War II). That assemblage of hardware is a great picture that war, any war, is a lot more … More Preparing the Church of the West for the Next Decade
Friday is for Heart Songs Still waiting (will it ever end) on the sale of our house. I know others have waited far longer but after having three buyers back out at the last moment, this one seems to be taking unreasonably long. Our original closing date was April 22! Hold ups with the appraisal. … More Spoiled with First-World Problems
Thursday is for Discipleship The same question, over and over. Church after church, meeting after meeting, church folk of every stripe and level of leadership are asking the same thing, “What is a disciple?” The standard answers follow. “A follower of Christ. “A learner.” “A fisher of men.” “A Christ one.” “A little Christ.” “A … More The Discipleship Circus and Our Defunct Vocabulary
Monday is for Discussion Great conversation after our worship service on Sunday about not waiting for “good weather” to care for and engage your neighbors with the message of Christ. A sister in Christ shared how she was looking forward to the good weather and beginning to have more opportunity to interact with neighbors and … More Christians: Come Out of Hibernation; Your Neighbors Need You.
Sunday Musings And the eunuch said to Philip, “About whom, I ask you, does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?” 35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this Scripture he told him the good news about Jesus. 36 And as they were going along the road they came to … More The Advantage of a Literate Christian Witness
Weekend Musings “The church can preach salvation and nurture the saved, but it cannot save. The church can preach, exhort, rebuke, and admonish against sin, it can proclaim the forgiveness of sin and it can give theological definition to sin, but the church cannot atone for sin.” —R.C. Sproul Who is Jesus? (Crucial Questions Series) … More What the Church Can and Can’t Do
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