Sunday Musings אֱלֹהֵי אֲדֹנִי אַבְרָהָם About a year before I left New Song Church, I preached through the life of Jacob. For me, it was a wonderful time of discovery anew of the great grace of God in the lives of the patriarchs of Israel. Now, as I begin a new season of life, I … More To Be Known by the God I Serve
Who Am I? Dietrich Bonhoeffer struggled with the battle we all fight. Are we who we think we are? Are we what others think we are (for good or ill)? Or are we something else that neither ourselves or others really know? Bonhoeffer put it this way in a poem from prison: Who am I? … More Probing Self-doubt and Trusting in the Grace of God
Friday is for Heart Songs “I want to say loud and clear that when the Barna Group uses the term born again to describe American church-goers whose lives are indistinguishable from the world, and who sin as much as the world, and sacrifice for others as little as the world, and embrace injustice as readily … More A Provacative Quote with which Jesus Would Completely Agree
“We Christians should bother [with Evangelism] because of God the Father’s love . . . . All lovers will give anything, endure anything, do anything for the beloved. That is what our God is like. And if we are children of such a God, it stands to reason that we should mirror in our own … More Why Evangelism is at the Core (not the fringe) of Spiritual Formation
Wednesday is for Prayer From the archives of December 2008 and my old blog Why is it that silence is a better medium for the voice of God than the cacophony of sound we typically immerse ourselves in? We are addicted to noise and yet it is the addiction that most often drowns out the … More Listening to God. Trying to at Least.
This is actually an older piece I wrote four days before the World Trade Center murders on 9/11/01. This September marked 13 years [now 20 years, now 25] since the iconic buildings of the World Trade Center disappeared from the New York skyline and changed American culture for the foreseeable future. It would be impossible … More Strange Food for a Wounded Heart
A Monday Missional Missive Psalm 127 (ESV) 1 A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. 2 It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, … More We Shot an Arrow into the Future Yesterday
Last post for the weekend My son marries his high-school sweetheart this weekend. Last night our oldest daughter, married last summer, called our youngest daughter and asked for the brother born between them. Aubre to Meredith: “Meredith, Marty doesn’t live here anymore.” Six words. An announcement of fact since Marty moved into the apartment he … More Friday is for Heart Songs
Thursday is for Discipleship: What should our churches be? “I’m a house church planter, and I am trying to figure out the core essentials of who and how we do what we do.”” “I’m a traditional church planter with a small core group. What should we be focusing on as a church?” “I’ve got a … More What are the Non-negotiables We Should be Striving for as a Church?
Michael Card continues his teaching on how Lament is worship and vital to passionate Christian’s spiritual life. Be patient, listen/watch the whole video. There is “don’t miss-it-truth” for hurting people here. “It’s just dumb, not to be honest with an omniscient God.” — Michael Card
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