The mail just arrive and I just read the story of a young pastor in Pennsylvania giving props to his seminary in an interview conducted for the seminary’s constituents. Somehow, though I have never attended this particular seminary, I am on the mailing list. Here’s one of the questions in the interview: What are you … More Pastors in America are Failing Their Congregations
Prayer Changes Everything. A. W. Tozer on prayer’s ability to change a man.
Paying attention to the text of Psalm 107 Some observations filled with awe. Verses 6, 13, 19, 28 are identical Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble and he delivered them from their distress. Verses 8, 15, 21, 31 are identical … More He is a Hungry God
Musing on Saturday. (3 minute read) Why Spiritual Formation is a Bad Substitute for Discipleship Here’s my take on why the substitution of the term “spiritual formation” for “discipleship,” is not an improvement and actually exacerbates a problem the Church in America already has with the term discipleship. If we were to survey most American … More Evaluating “Spiritual Formation”: Is it a better term than “Making Disciples?”
Growing a Church that Does More than Cook Fish. Wouldn’t it be great if our churches were filled with disciples who were passionately engaged in doing what Jesus told them to do?
Sunday Musings This week I was busy with writing a long paper for a class in my doctoral program so I serialized an essay I wrote a couple of years ago in six parts. Unfortunately, I got two of the parts out of sequence! Opps! So If you want to read them in the right … More Redefining Who a Christian Is, Biblically of Course.
Weekend Links Enjoy your reading. Though I don’t agree with all, all of them will challenge your thinking. Have a great weekend. Growing as a Leader/ as a Believer Living a Gospel Saturated Life (Jared Wilson) Four Questions that Improve Your Leadership Thinking (Mark Howell) Growing Through Brokenness (Ron Edmondson) Why We Love C.S. Lewis … More Humbling Links; Challenging Links; Thought Provoking Links; Funny Links and much more.
Required: Serving the Peace (The Shalom) of the City. This is a theme that is echoed in much of Jesus’ teaching. The beaten (think of parable of the Good Samaritan), the oppressed (think of the women who had suffered much at the hands of physicians), the poor (think of the widow’s mite), the despised (think … More Required: Serving the Peace (The Shalom) of the City
Weekend Musings Conclusion: Sojourners Change the World (Part 6) One result of living like sojourners, knowing we are bathed in the blood of the cross, and identified with the sacrifice of our Savior and desiring to emulate Him as close as possible, will be a powerful stimulus to less homogeneity in our congregations and fewer … More Sojourners Change the World, So Let’s Not be Settlers
No Finger Pointing, … Just sayin’. How serious are we in dealing with sin in our lives?
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