Had a number of conversations at the Evangelical Free Church National Conference which made me want to re-offer a previous post: Here’s the Title as a link; MacArthur and Osteen are Pastors of the Same Style Church and a companion link: Attractional Churches Create Barriers to Ministry
The title of today’s post is a paraphrase of what one non-Christian said to the church of the Netherlands some 200 years ago. I think the modern culture is saying something similar to us today. They are looking for some evidence that we are not “mere men.” They are looking for some evidence of a … More “You Christians Will Have to Sing Much Louder Before I Believe Your Religion”
The Benefits of Being a Sojourner One result of living like sojourners, bathed in the blood of the cross, and identified with the sacrifice of our Savior and desiring to emulate Him as closely as possible, will be a powerful stimulus to less homogeneity in our congregations and fewer “turf wars” over style. We will … More We are a Cross-bought People: Part 4
“Chance” Meetings on a Greyhound Bus”* In front of me, one seat up, I could touch his head without stretching my arm, sleeps a round and gentle Hispanic man with jet black hair and a blue and white stripped dress shirt. He is out. Serenely dreaming of what only God knows, the sounds erupting from … More Snoring Bus-Mates, and a Grandmother
The Settler’s Struggle with the Sojourner The settler doesn’t like the company of the sojourner. They threaten his security. Their past lives frighten him and make him uncomfortable. Their dysfunctional pasts are messy and unfamiliar. Some of them sport tattoos and piercings and hair color and clothing that frighten and confuse the settler. He has … More We are a Cross-bought People: Part 3
The Difference between a Sojourner and a Settler To be sure, a settler, like a sojourner, is a person who is on a journey. My image, as a white, middle-class 49 year old[3] —who grew up watching western cowboy movies—is of a covered wagon, with all the earthly belongings the settlers can fit inside, headed … More We are a Cross-bought People: Part 2
We Ought to be a Cross-shaped People What is the self-identity of the Christian? How is the believer to view himself in his horizontal relationships to the material world and in his vertical relationship to God? Who does he see him/herself to be? A better way to phrase the question would be, “How am I, … More We are a Cross-bought People: Part 1
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“Deep in our bones, we seem to know that rapid change and constant motion are hazards to our spiritual health.’ —The Wisdom of Stability, p. 12 “The heart’s true home–the foundation we long for–is a life rooted in the love of God. But this love is always God’s mercy directed toward us before it is … More Quotes from Some of My Weekend Reading
Discipleship is Easy Even When It’s Hard “If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” (1 John 1:8) “The heart,” said the prophet Jeremiah “is desperately sick no one can comprehend it.” (Jer. 17:9) Which is why when a brother or sister confronts us with what … More Humans with the Heart of a Cockroach
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