Wednesday is for Prayer When the things that we pray for are dominated by financial need and the restoration of health, whether ours or a family members, when the things for which we thank God are filled with the answers to such prayers and the joy we have in those answers, we are not participating in the … More Our Prayers are Weak, Selfish, and Powerless
Tuesday is for Preaching Matthew 9:36-38 (ESV) When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out … More Can Compassionate Preachers Be Trained?
Monday Musing I am busy editing a book today and have no time to write something new. So here is a great article by Marvin Olasky that I found some time ago at Kairos Journal and was waiting for an opportunity to pass on. Today is the day! Enjoy working out your compassionate expression of the … More Seven Principles of Compassion from Marvin Olasky
Sunday Musings “The real trouble is that the pure Word of Jesus has been overlaid with so much human ballast–burdensome rules and regulations, false hopes and consolations–that it has become extremely difficult to make a genuine decision for Christ.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship, (p. 35) Praying that the Word that was preached all … More The Burdensome Ballast of Human Rules on the Gospel
Weekend Links The best and most interesting links of the week. Some new categories this week. As always, My hope is to give you penetrating analysis, challenging thinking, and inspiring content, but that doesn’t mean that I endorse or embrace every thought, direction or conclusion of any particular link. Leading Better The Anatomy of Holiness … More Matt Chandler interview; Religious Reverts; Baseball and technology; Candidates who believe?; Gay Rights; Gandhi and much more
Meditations and Exhortations on Discipleship A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:34-35 ESV) In these two … More Unbelievers Have a Right to Judge Christians
Friday is for Heart Songs “We must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God. … it is part of the discipline of humility that we must not spare our hand where it can perform a service and that we do not assume that our schedule is our own to manage, but allow … More Learning About Time from Bonhoeffer
Live for more than your comfort, convenience, and security. Live to make Jesus known so that more will know unrestrained joy, both now and for eternity. For More: The World We Live In Through Eyes of a Cynic.
Wednesday is for Prayer A long day of travel, editing, meetings, and preparation for preaching ahead. I need the prayer of the saints. Pray that: My eyes would see all the corrections that must be made to the galley proofs of Picking a President: Or Any Other Elected Official. That the publisher would understand all … More Nothing (that lasts) Happens without Prayer
Can you preach the Bible and not preach the gospel? Did they train you at seminary or Bible college to make a beeline to the cross, from any text in the Scripture? For more: Growing Churches by Stealing Sheep or Proclaiming Christ?.
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