Meditation; John Piper; Franklin Graham; Art Gallery Churches; Free Biblical Training; Gun Control

January 4, 2013

Weekend Links Speaking at retreat for college students in Wisconsin with little time to post or enter discussions. Hopefully, others will carry on the discussion threads begun on various posts. Only  a few posts but I think you will enjoy them. Growing Better Christians Christians: Let us Meditate On, Talk About, and Live by the … More Meditation; John Piper; Franklin Graham; Art Gallery Churches; Free Biblical Training; Gun Control

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Let’s Plant a Church and Appoint Elders in Three Weeks

January 2, 2013

Thursday is for Discipleship The church is young. Paul is making his first missionary journey and many disciples have been made amidst some significant opposition and excitement (Acts 14:8-18). A crippled man get’s healed; the population thinks Barnabas is the Greek God Zeus and Paul is Hermes; Paul rescues them from their idolatry by preaching … More Let’s Plant a Church and Appoint Elders in Three Weeks

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“Little Praying is Worse than No Praying”

January 1, 2013

Wednesday is for Prayer Unfortunately, some people will see the picture associated with this post and discount everything else because the guy looks old and from another century. Get over your prejudice about old people and older books. Honestly, I don’t think I have read a more humbling book or a more timely one than … More “Little Praying is Worse than No Praying”

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Finding Your Authority in the Text Rather than Your Cleverness

January 1, 2013

Tuesday is for Preaching “For they all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.”  (Phil 2:21) Chapter 2:19-30 of Philippians may be among the least quoted, least exposited Scriptures (outside of genealogies) in the whole of God’s word. Why? Reasons: These are among the most personal and intimate paragraphs in the the corpus … More Finding Your Authority in the Text Rather than Your Cleverness

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Give Me Jesus in the New Year (Revised for 2017)

January 1, 2013

Posted this first in 2014 but I see no reason to change my hope for 2017. It’s over a 100 years old, probably over 150 years old. Its known as an old “negro-spiritual.” Its resonance is certainly rooted in pain. Physical pain? Maybe. Longing for rescue from the oppression of slavery? Probably. A grieving heart … More Give Me Jesus in the New Year (Revised for 2017)

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Sometimes “I Swear there Must be Blisters on My Heart”

December 30, 2012

Musing on a Friday Morning Downloaded the complete works of E.M. Bounds on prayer to my Kindle last week. Started reading Power Through Prayer two days ago. Nearly wrecked on every sentence. Conviction. Sorrow. Grief.  But also hope, wisdom, and joy in the knowledge that God is not finished working out the life of Christ in me. … More Sometimes “I Swear there Must be Blisters on My Heart”

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N.T. Wright (and Wrong); Leadership; Church Planting; Humanist Emptiness; Newtown, CT and the Problem of Evil; Oliver Stone; HMS Mandate

December 30, 2012

Weekend Links Some new voices this week and some new topics too. Leadership, Health, GMO’s Church Planting, Millennials, Small Groups, N.T. Wright, and much more. A very interesting interview with filmmaker Oliver Stone in one link. As always, your mileage may vary. I found them all helpful but don’t necessarily agree with every point. Too … More N.T. Wright (and Wrong); Leadership; Church Planting; Humanist Emptiness; Newtown, CT and the Problem of Evil; Oliver Stone; HMS Mandate

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It’s Always Christmas: We Live in the Glow of the Incarnation

December 29, 2012

The post is a few years old and was originally a post Christmas offering. But maybe this year, at this time, it will help you today. We approach the first week after Christmas and the New Year—a good time to look back again through the eyes of children. Priceless video from a church in New … More It’s Always Christmas: We Live in the Glow of the Incarnation

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