Thursday is for Discipleship קֹנֵה שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ You had an argument with your son or daughter and now your interaction is stiff and cold. You are worried about your job as cuts are being made. You are concerned for your friend who just lost their job. Your husband has made a bad decision and now … More The Possessor of Heaven and Earth
Wednesday is for Prayer Just got word that my BLOG friend John Nunnikhoven and his wife are having some significant medical issues. Frequent visitors to the blog know the wisdom that God has given this servant of Christ. Many times John’s insight and comments have furthered discussion on a wide range of issues effecting the … More A friend needs your prayers
Wednesday is for Prayer “You are probably going to heaven and I’m probably going to hell.” The elderly man, Bill 87, was speaking to an elderly woman, Ruth 94, in hospital room 335 at Mercy Hospital. It was Monday, and I was at the hospital with my mother (room 332) as the family was preparing … More What Do You Do When Your Neighbor Says He is Probably Going to Hell?
Tuesday is for Preaching Joshua 1 “Be strong and courageous” (Vs 6) “Only be strong and very courageous” (Vs. 7) “Be strong and courageous.” (Vs. 9) “Do not be frightened, and Do not be dismayed” (Vs. 9) Five times in the span of 4 verses God tells Joshua essentially what Jesus told the disciples on … More Preacher, Be Bold
No Monday discussion this week. My brothers and sisters are gathered together at Mercy Hospital in Muskegon, Michigan. Mom is getting ready to come home from the hospital into my brother Ed’s home for hospice. Not much Missional conversation for the blog right now. Not an apology, just a statement of fact. I have to … More Mom Moves toward Eternity
For the last 14 months my Mom has been living on Grace-time. An aneurysm on her heart threatened to undo the earth from which she is made, but God in his mercy gave us the last two years to love her, serve her and to allow her to see four more of her 24 grandchildren … More Weeping with Resurrection Hope
This morning I was reflecting on the NT view of worship and how radically different it is from conceptions of worship in the OT. Jesus truly made a seismic shift in the worship patterns of the Church. In the OT worship was about a place (the Temple), and the materials (incense, birds, lambs, bulls etc.), … More Worship is What We Were Made For
“Purity of heart is the will to one thing!” Soren Kierkegaard “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” (Romans 8:1) What joy the apostle Paul must have felt as he wrote these words! He had murdered multiple times in multiple cities but the gospel declared that even murders and … More Reading of Old Joy
Great preaching inspires the body of Christ to love the Savior more and understand the magnificence of God. Here’s a two minute sermon jam from some friends of Matt Chandler. Take two minutes to hear Matt exalt the risen Christ and then spend two minutes praying for Matt and his battle with an aggressive brain … More Preaching is Magnificent Work
Moses speaks of his old age longing “Let your works be shown to your servants, and your glorious power to their children.” Psalm 90:16 If you are Moses, you’ve lived your life, made your mistakes, paid your prices, celebrated your wins, mourned your losses and now you know that the sand in the top of … More Musings on the Glories of Church Planting
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