Preaching is Magnificent Work
July 21, 2011
Preaching is Magnificent Work. Give yourself, all of yourself to this work if you are a preacher, and if you’re not, pray for those of us who are.
Disagreeing Agreeably
July 21, 2011
Thursday is for Discipleship How do we disagree agreeably? Here’s some help from three men I respect. In an age of fractured accountability, learning how to approach and allowing others to approach us when disagreements arise is an important skill to learn
Desperate Housewives Revisited
July 20, 2011
Thursday is for Discipleship Updated re-post: I am busy with a doctoral class and all my gray matter is focused on other tasks, so I thought it might be a good time to re-post something from the archives. Personal Note: I have never seen and will never see any episode, and I hope the show … More Desperate Housewives Revisited
A Very Personal Prayer
July 19, 2011
Wednesday is for Prayer This week and next, I am taking two doctoral classes, the completion of which will put me at 80% of the classwork done since starting the process after I resigned from New Song to invest my remaining years training the next generation of church planters. The two classes I am taking … More A Very Personal Prayer
“Drink the Week into Every Message”
July 18, 2011
Tuesday is for Preaching Years ago, before I taught Church Planting at one seminary, I taught preaching at another. One of the things I encouraged my students to do was to “drink the week into every message.” It really was a rather simple idea (most of my ideas are). I wanted them to study their … More “Drink the Week into Every Message”
Towards a Character-United-Society and the Dream of Martin Luther King, Jr.
July 18, 2011
Towards a Character-United-Society and the Dream of Martin Luther King, Jr..
Conversing with a Catholic Priest about the Gospel
July 17, 2011
Monday is for Discussion A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to sit down with a Catholic priest, a friend, and discuss the gospel. We had lunch at a local Olive Garden and after a wide ranging discussion I moved the conversation to the gospel itself. “Pastor,” I said, “my understanding of the … More Conversing with a Catholic Priest about the Gospel
A Picture of a Future Church
July 17, 2011
A Picture of a Future Church. Pray!
“Life Dominating Sins” I remember what I thought the first time I heard the phrase
July 16, 2011
“Life Dominating Sins” I remember what I thought the first time I heard the phrase.
Read these Links at Your Own Risk: Some are Radical
July 16, 2011
The following links were collected from some of my reading this past week. I don’t endorse all of the content. But all of the content will challenge your soul to grow. Engaging Culture Should a Prize-Winning Fighter be Granted Special Status? (Immigration) Gitmo Surprise: Some Want to Stay (CNSNEWS.com) President Obama, We are Listening (Guy … More Read these Links at Your Own Risk: Some are Radical
