Parables Still Teach Very Well
November 7, 2011
Parables Still Teach Very Well. Francis Chan and the Big Red Tractor.
Spiritual Formation: When Am I Going to be Holy?
November 6, 2011
Monday Discussion Peter K Nelson is a friend and now the pastor of a wonderful church in Goshen, Pennsylvania outside Philadelphia (my favorite and hometown city!). In 2010 he published a book on Spiritual Formation that I have found helpful and which breathes a great spirit of pastoral care. I asked Peter if he would … More Spiritual Formation: When Am I Going to be Holy?
What Happens When a Man is Captured by the Kingdom?
November 5, 2011
Weekend Musings Jesus can’t be added to your worldview. He wants to radically overturn everything you ever thought about everything. That’s why we call him Lord. This morning, I shared with a group of men at a Men’s Breakfast in Dyer, Indiana, two of Jesus’ shortest and most pungent parables–the blue-collar parable and its white-collar … More What Happens When a Man is Captured by the Kingdom?
Doctrine of Justification; Walter Williams; Joel Osteen’s Confusion; C.S. Lewis and More
November 4, 2011
Weekend Links You mileage may vary, but all of these links will make you think. Engaging with Culture Is America in Decline? (Bill O’Reilly) GOP Needs to Be Careful with Anti-Immigration Rhetoric (Linda Chavez) The Arts and Depression (Paxson Jeancake) Little Hope for Democracy in Libya (Walter Williams) Growing as a Leader Solving the Church’s … More Doctrine of Justification; Walter Williams; Joel Osteen’s Confusion; C.S. Lewis and More
What is Your Thirty Year Plan?
November 4, 2011
Friday is for Heart Songs “… roughly one-third of the residents of Planet earth are still without a local church that can share with them the gospel of Jesus Christ in an understandable and meaningful manner.” —Global Church Planting Craig Ott and Gene Wilson, (Baker, 2011), ix. Question: What is your thirty year plan … More What is Your Thirty Year Plan?
Grab Your Soul and Shake It! (Reprise)
November 2, 2011
Thursday is for Discipleship Jesus lives. Don’t quit. Don’t stop. Don’t give in. He’s coming again. He lives, he lives, and he reigns. Grab your soul and shake it! Live passionately for and like Jesus. Live to win the lost, the least and the last. Faint Not Music and Lyrics: Copyright 2010 Tyler Somers (BMI), … More Grab Your Soul and Shake It! (Reprise)
There is Glory in a Life Spent Focused on the Savior’s Mission
November 1, 2011
Wednesday is for Prayer and Inspiration There is glory in a life spent focused on the Savior’s mission. Live an inspiring life. Take more people to heaven with you. An unforgettable 3 minutes. Pray for Sarah Coiner and her ministry and then pray that God would expand your opportunities and boldness as well.
Too Often, We Confuse Means, Ends and Results
October 31, 2011
Tuesday’s Continuing Discussion (This continues a discussion that started in yesterday’s post. “Yesterday” being 10/30/2011.) I think there are two other problems associated with the good works that Christians are called to do in the world. On the one hand some see the good that we do, the injustices that we seek to address, the … More Too Often, We Confuse Means, Ends and Results
Is the Holy Spirit at Work Outside the Church?
October 30, 2011
Friday Monday is for Discussion Over a year ago, Ed Stetzer asked me to jump into a discussion about the ministry of the Holy Spirit outside the Church (see here). Specifically, is the Holy Spirit at work in the world outside of the Church? At a number of levels, the question might at first sound … More Is the Holy Spirit at Work Outside the Church?
Conversations that Last a Lifetime and Change Everything
October 29, 2011
Thursday is for Discipleship Last month I got to spend four hours with an old friend I hadn’t seen in 27 years. I had the privilege of leading him to faith in Christ some 34 years ago. What an incredible joy to see and hear of the difference the gospel has made in his life, … More Conversations that Last a Lifetime and Change Everything
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