Speaking Fluent Christianese Isn’t a Substitute for Knowing Christ

September 8, 2011

Missional Living Thought Primer:  Is it likely that in any church service, there are many present who have not had a life-changing conversion experience?*  They may carry Bibles; they may call themselves Christ followers; they may believe they are ‘saved’; they may speak fluent “Christianese”; but they have never truly placed their trust in Christ as their atoning … More Speaking Fluent Christianese Isn’t a Substitute for Knowing Christ

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We are Not Manipulators of Affections but Heralds of a Message

September 5, 2011

Tuesday is for Preaching Ezekiel 2:4-8 (ESV) 4 The descendants also are impudent and stubborn: I send you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ 5 And whether they hear or refuse to hear (for they are a rebellious house) they will know that a prophet has been among them. 6 … More We are Not Manipulators of Affections but Heralds of a Message

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Starting Parties for Jesus and Your Neighbor’s Joy

September 4, 2011

Monday Discussion Two of the neighbors are having parties. There are back yard tents, cars up and down the street, kids are playing in the street and it got me thinking … I’ve witnessed this scene before…, this black family on our left having a party; this Muslim family on our right having a BBQ; … More Starting Parties for Jesus and Your Neighbor’s Joy

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Obscure and Difficult Texts and the Blessing We Miss

September 4, 2011

Sunday Musings Reading Ezekiel. One of the most neglected books in my personal reading history. I have read it through probably 20-25 times, maybe more but I don’t know that I have ever preached from it, or even done any extending teaching from it. But I think that I might tackle an extended study. Chapter … More Obscure and Difficult Texts and the Blessing We Miss

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Missional Thinking, the Difference between Real and False Humility, Steve Jobs, MLK, Jr. Monument and More

September 3, 2011

Links for the First Weekend of August 2011 Fewer links this week but some great articles. As always, I appreciate and value how each of these articles challenges my thinking but that doesn’t mean I endorse every perspective or writer. Enjoy. Growing as a Missional Thinker John Piper Corrects Michael Frost and Alan Hirsch on … More Missional Thinking, the Difference between Real and False Humility, Steve Jobs, MLK, Jr. Monument and More

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Betrayal: Every Leader’s Experience

September 2, 2011

Friday is for Heart Songs Betrayal. It is such a brutal sounding word–a perfect fit for the raw power of its deception and perversity.  Saul. Doeg the Edomite. The residents of the walled city of Keilah. The Ziphites.  One after another betrays David, the anointed and future King of Israel.  Even David’s own older brothers, … More Betrayal: Every Leader’s Experience

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