Weekend Musings Ever heard of a thing called “dispositional sins”? Me neither. But when my wife sent me this devotional from A.W. Tozer, I knew that I had seen them too often in my own life. Every read of Tozer is an apologetic for reading “older books.” Spiritual Warfare and Sin: Dispositional Sins Let all … More Spiritual Warfare and the Beast Within
Weekend Links A lot of links this weekend. Some to challenge your thinking. Some to make you laugh. Some to shake your categories. But not everything is of equal value. Understanding the Gospel Crucifixion, What Was It? (Mark Driscoll- video) A Young Boys Triumph Over Cancer at the Cost of His Death (World Magazine) Penn … More Alan West, Lady Gaga, Evangelicals, the Penn State story, Thomas Sowell and much more
Thursday is for Discipleship How quickly did Jesus expect those who believed in him or those whom he touched to begin to tell others about him to others? One of my former students (Matt) put it this way: “’Follow me’ – that’s discipleship. ‘and I will make you fishers of men’ – that’s the … More How Quickly Should Those Who Follow Learn to Fish?
Wednesday is for Prayer How can we cry out for deliverance and rescue if we don’t know the precipice-like nearness of our peril? Make haste, O God, to deliver me! O Lord, make haste to help me! (Psalm 70:1) As I read the opening verse of Psalm 70, I confess I was unmoved. I couldn’t … More Desperate Need: The Key to Spiritual Growth
Tuesday is for Preaching It was the week I started a three week series at Chinese Christian Union Church in Chinatown the year before I became a consultant at Trinity Church in Watseka, IL. That Sunday the message was “The Repentance of a Man of God.” Their new pastor was going to arrive shortly and I … More The Precipice-Closeness of Spiritual Bankruptcy
Monday Discussion I am convinced that the church needs to re-learn how to be the church in the neighborhood. Thirty-five years of seeker-sensitive, seeker-targeted methodology has created congregations that have no ability to herald the gospel and who can do little more than invite people to programs. Our people need to be retaught, after the … More Living for the Gospel-Good of Our Neighbors
Sunday Musings “Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied.” (Isaiah 53:11) “The happiness of Christ’s exalted state consists, in a great degree, in the pleasure of seeing the designs of His death accomplished in the conversion and salvation of sinners. … See the strength of the love of Jesus! If … More The Sufferings of Christ and His Joy in Our Salvation
Twenty Five Percent of the Men Had Led Someone to Christ in the Previous Three Years. Pressed the “Random Post” button on the wordpress tool bar and this one came up. Always exciting to revisit the wonders of what God has done.
Weekend Links This weekend there are more than a few controversial links. But fortunately, nothing related to the depressing scandals coming out of Penn State. All the links will make you pause and think. They did for me. But that doesn’t mean I agree with all the conclusions. Engaging with Science and Technology Al Mohler, … More Al Mohler; Woody Allen; T.D. Jakes; Doctrine; Thanksgiving; and Idolatry
Tuesday Musing About a decade ago, I was musing about the content of a DMin class I just took the week before and thinking about Jesus and primary commands for leaders. What would be the top three commands for disciple/leaders that Jesus gave? (My friend, John Nunnickhoven, added a fourth in the comments.) Confining ourselves … More What are the Top Three Commands of Jesus to Leaders?
