Tuesday is for Preaching All over the country, pastors are preparing two very different messages this week. Many will be preaching 3 to 7 messages in the span of three days. Some will be preaching on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday. One set of messages will be filled with mourning over sin and … More Prayer for the Nation’s Preachers
Monday Discussion Yesterday was the beginning of the last week of the life of the Savior before he laid down his life as a sacrifice for sin and rose three days later to announce to the world that sin and death had been conquered. It is a a great time to remember the wonder of … More Transforming the Arts for the Glory of God
Sunday Afternoon Musings I am in awe of the people of God down in here in Watseka, IL. Three weeks ago, I pitched an idea to them about taking the devotional book I wrote back in 2004 and doing something similar to what New Song Church in Bolingbrook had done. New Song had taken the … More In Awe of the People of God and their God
Weekend Links I love it when the world is stunned by the love of Christians. There’s a link here about that. I love it when false doctrine is combated. There are a couple of links here about that. I love it when believers in Christ are encouraged to be more in Christ. You will find … More Hating Prayer; Modern Gnosticism; Atheist Conundrum; Shallow Faith; Passion of God; Frank Viola; Job Killers; John Stossel; The Village Gardner
Friday is for Heart Songs “Resolved, to act, in all respects, both speaking and doing, as if there were none as grotesque as I, and as if I had committed the same sins, or had the same infirmities or failings as others; and that I will let the knowledge of their failings promote nothing but … More Resolved: To Know and Own My Sinfulness
Sunday Musings Choose a topic that will never go out of date. Be a person whose life embodies the topic. Think and pray hard about the topic. Be willing to sacrifice everything for the topic. Write a great first paragraph. Sustain the power of your first paragraph for the length of your book. Finish the … More How to Write a Book that Will be Read for 100 Years
Wednesday is for Prayer A friend passed this on to me last week and I thought I’d pass it along. Interesting. This speech was broadcast by legendary ABC Radio commentator Paul Harvey on April 3, 1965: If I were the Devil . . . I mean, if I were the Prince of Darkness, I would … More “If I Were the Prince of Darkness”
I have been talking to a number of people of late who seem to be in the doldrums in relationship to God. They love Him. They believe in Him. They are seeking to follow Him. And they can’t sense His presence. Historically, they have many biblical compatriots. The people of God are not immune from … More Psalm 44 and the Silence of God
Tuesday is for Preaching There is a way of preaching that is all ancient and interesting but powerless and counter productive. There is a way of preaching that is all modern and interesting but powerless and counter productive. Every age has its new temptations and pitfalls to avoid. Ours is no exception. Here’s a great … More Preaching to a Vision
Whether Ninety or One Year Old, Every Church Needs to Change I’ve been thinking of writing this post since last Thursday. It occurred to me on Saturday, that with the exception of #8, all of these would apply to any church, of any size, and any age. Even #8 could apply to younger churches. The … More Every Church Needs to Change: how to get there from here
