Friday is for Heart Songs “A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and temperance, is, by Christian standards, in an infinitely higher state than one who is listening to Bach or reading Plato in a state of pride.’ —C.S. Lewis May all your … More C.S. Lewis on Humility and Thankfulness
Thursday is for Discipleship What is included in making disciples? Are disciple-making and discipleship the same thing? Is spiritual-formation a synonym for making-disciples? What do we gain when we separate evangelism from discipleship? What do we lose? Why did Jesus never separate evangelism (proclamation) from following (spiritual formation)? If Jesus didn’t separate them, any ideas … More Questions We Never Ask But Should
Update: (September 26, 2019) This is post is almost 10 years old but as I read and remembered the day that I wrote it I was reminded that this is the crying need of my heart every day of my life. I hope it will be encouragement to you value what is ultimately valuable. Thursday … More Searching for Treasure Like a Pearl Merchant
Almost a year ago, just before Christmas, we were hit with blizzard winds and snow here in Bolingbrook. Stephnie and I decided to have worship here, in the confines of our home with our just-from-college-returned son, and pre-c0llege daughter rather than brave the chill of winter and another visit to a church that is not … More Longing to Know that I Need Him Every Hour
Saturday Thoughts on Discipleship and Growth Update: I was reminded by a friend this week of how important its is to remember to REFUSE TO LIVE WITHOUT JOY, which led me back to this post from 10 years ago. If you have believed in Christ … If the Living Christ, risen from the dead, seated … More The Argument of Philippians in Five Verses
Weekend Musings 4th Century Gospel Presentation – Athanasius (c. 295–373) Bishop of Alexandria (Egypt) [For forty five years, Athanasius was the key figure in the battle against the heresy of Arianism. It cost him dearly. Five times he was sent into exile. But in the end, his intellectual prowess, personal integrity and passion for truth, … More Hearing the Gospel from a Fourth Century Pen
Here’s a taste: I want a life that makes music — not just practices the piano. I want the moments enough to let go of the mirages. I want the now, the space that doesn’t hurry, and joy’s the only next thing. I want here with it’s doing because that means living; I don’t need to get … More A Weekend Treat: Go over to Ann Voskamp’s Blog
Weekend Musings Title of Book: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, by John Maxwell and Zig Ziglar, (Nashville, Tenn.: Thomas Nelson, 1998.) Overview: The book purports to be exactly what its title implies. It suggests that these laws of leadership (I’d be more comfortable if he called them principles.): a) can be learned, b) can … More Brief Review of 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
Friday is for Heart Songs YEARNING FOR MORE Make room Lord Expand my heart Stretch my spirit Ignite my passion Energize my resolve To go anywhere Do anything Pay any price Endure any hardship Dismiss any ridicule For the glory of Your name For the spread of Your kingdom For the expression of Your mercy … More Yearning for More of an Infinite God is Serious Work
Thursday is for Discipleship Thought: “… most spiritual growth happens on a haphazard need-to-grow or need-to-know basis. As life happens, we’re suddenly confronted by the need for personal growth or more biblical information in an area of life that up to now hasn’t seemed all that important.” (Larry Osborne, A Contrarians Guide to Knowing … More Cookie-Cutter Discipleship is a Waste of Time
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