Monday Discussion Since the point of the parable of the four soils (Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23; Mark 4:1-20) is that those who … truly hear and receive the word of the Kingdom (the seed) … become fruitful (the seed sown in them produces fruit with more seed) for the Kingdom … Question: Is it possible to … More The King Wants Fruit from the Seed He Sows
Weekend Musings I have been telling the story and recommending the video/DVD for years of the Mouk tribe in Papua New Guinea for at least a dozen years. The first video which was only about 29 minutes long is now available in two parts on Youtube.com. If you are not weeping and praising God at … More You will weep with praise or you just don’t understand the gospel
Weekend Musings The Day Before Mother’s Day: Reflections on the day mom died. Sunday is mother’s day and this will be the first mother’s day without my mom. She died at 4:30 PM August 25th of last year. We brought her home from the hospital to my brother’s home in Michigan just a few … More Remembering an Extraordinary Woman
Friday is for Heart Songs Maybe this is the book that all of American needs to read this year.
Thursday is for Disciplehip One of my former students posted this video a few days ago. I don’t know how he came across it but I am thankful he did. Alan Hirsch, the man underneath the scarf and the speaker in the video is an Australian missional strategist and currently one of the church planting … More Turn Up the Volume and Listen Closely
Wednesday is for Prayer One of the challenges for every pastor and church planter is to bring his will in line with the will of God. We have our visions, we have our dreams, we have our perspectives, we have our likes and dislikes and sometimes we convince ourselves that what we want is what … More A Key to Passionate Prayer: Up the Ante
Tuesday is for Preaching How much time are you spending preparing to preach the word of the Living God? There is a minimum of 1970 years of cultural distanciation (look it up) between you and the cultural thought forms and situations of the Bible. How long are you giving to understanding the differences between then … More The Spirit, Yes, and Study Too
Monday Discussion There is a thinness to evangelical piety in America that is in danger of undercutting everything that the church is doing in the world. Such is not the case with the following sound clip from Dr. Wayne Grudem. It is apparently something from a class that Dr. Grudem was teaching at his home … More What is a Biblical Response to the Death of Osama Bin Laden?
Weekend Musings Two of my children got married in the last two years. I have been married to one incredible woman for 26 years. I love a good wedding. I like to officiate at them; I love the opportunity to help a couple place Christ at the center of their new relationship; I love to … More There is a Bigger Royal Wedding Coming
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