A Monday Discussion for a Friday in June But wouldn’t it be fantastic if every Christian family in America made it a three year goal to …so love.so serve,so initiate,so help,so demonstrate compassion,so celebrate their neighbor’s joys,so care for their neighbor’s sorrows, … For more, see: Starting Parties for Jesus and Your Neighbor’s Joy.
Thursday is for Discipleship I admit it. I love history. And I love reading the history of previous believers with the guts to live for the Savior. Here’s one of my ancient heroes from the annals of Christian history. Diognetus reminds us of where our true citizenship lies and where our true power is derived … More Lovers of the World for the Joy of Heaven
Missional Leadership It’s A.D. 51 and a month or two ago the Apostle Paul had planted the church in Thessalonica. Now he’s in Corinth and he pens 1 Thessalonians to encourage the saints in their new faith in Christ. What this means is that when we look at 1 Thessalonians, we are looking at what … More Churches are Doing Much and Accomplishing Little
All the hub-bub about the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth ascension to the throne of England got me thinking about Kingdom, and pomp, and celebrations, and honor for royalty. One day the rightful King will return for His bride and he will receive all honor and glory and majesty.. It got me thinking of a … More There is a Bigger Royal Wedding Coming
Monday Discussion My son is the third “Marty” in the family. I am the junior and my Dad is the leader of the band. Dad lives in heaven now but his son and his namesake, my son, still roam the earth and seek to honor the Lord my Dad now sees face to face. Marty … More How Poets Change the World–They Inspire Us toward Passion
If we judge Christians by the superficial criteria of the world—titles, clothes, bank balance—we have missed what really matters. Our calling to serve Christ is likely to be very different. It might cost us … For more see: The Prosperity Gospel is Killing Christian Living.
Weekend Musings For the last few days I have been carrying on a correspondence with and atheist/skeptic off line. He contacted me via email and the banter began. It has been fun and I might post the full correspondence thread some time in the future but in my research to answer some of his questions … More N.T. Wright and the Power of the Resurrection Witness
Weekend Links [Updated slighlty ]Here they are. The much anticipated, first links of the month. A few annotations, all great reads and as usual, … I link them but I don’t necessarily embrace them. Engaging with Culture Ten Commitments for the Church Regarding Homosexuality (Kevin DeYoung) Why Jeremiah Wright’s Relationship to President Obama Still Matters … More Ten Commandments of Homosexuality; Jeremiah Wright; Abortion Culture; John Piper; N.T. Wright;
Missional Moments This is what I have been driving at in my church planting classes, in my preaching, in my blogging (see all of the Intensely Local posts for instance), in all of the seminars and conferences I have done over the last decade. WE NEED TO LISTEN TO OUR COMMUNITIES. Michael Frost says it … More Michael Frost and The Skill Most Church Planters (and Churches) Neglect
Sunday Afternoon Musings John 4:16-30 Jesus and the Woman of Samaria Three things Jesus is looking for based on his interaction with the Samaritan woman: A worshiper devoted to truth. A worshiper devoted to reality over hypocrisy or form. A worshiper devoted to pleasing God. 19 The woman said to him, “Sir, I perceive … More What is a Quality Disciple? or What is a Worshiper?
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