Wednesday Update on Arizona Trip I just returned from a trip to Arizona to consult with a church planter, spend some time with dear friends who helped to plant New Song Church, visit with a friend I led to faith in the summer of 1977, and spend two and half days with my daughter. It … More Exhausting Angels in the Pursuit of God’s Will
Leslie Newbigin’s Radical Insight Into Seminary Curricula. This comment thread will challenge and thrill your heart.
What if all our (North American) church planting attempts and efforts of the last three decades were merely the reflection of God’s smile and blessing in the same way a parent smiles and blesses a five year old’s drawing of a horse that looks like a cat on stilts? [Go to the link below … More Lurching, Lunging, and Leaning into the Spirit of God
Tuesday is for Preaching “… preaching is meant to be and to kindle God-exalting worship.” “First, I believe it because the Word of God says that everything is to be done in a worshipful, God-centered way: “Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Cor … More Preaching is Not Therapy. It is Exaltation.
Monday Discussion The educator John Dewey has done a lot of damage to the educational system of America, in my opinion, but in one thing he was absolutely right. The best and most effective time to teach something is when the students sense the need and are ready to learn. He once told the story … More Missing the Moment in Discipleship
The Stagnation or Transformation of a Community?.
Weekend Links for September 24, 2011 A shorter list of links this week. I am speaking in Arizona this weekend and have had less time to read. Still some thought provoking stuff here but as always, I don’t necessarily agree or endorse all that is written in them. Growing in Christ Young, Restless and Reformed: … More Young, Restless and Reformed; Charles Dickens and More
If you tolerate sin in your life today, you will tolerate more tomorrow. A re-post from the archives.
Wednesday is for Prayer “I am afraid the private devotions of many are most painfully scanty and limited; just enough to prove they are alive and no more. They really seem to want little from God. They seem to have little to confess, little to ask for, and little to thank him for. Alas, this … More “Stunted, Dwarfish, Clipped” Prayers: The Malady of Our Age
Tuesday is for Preaching And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………—Acts 6:2 (ESV) The death of a pastor’s heart is when his call to preach becomes the administration of programs. It will … More How to Kill a Pastor’s Heart
