Here’s an excerpt from the revision of my 1994 book published by Broadman/Holman Publishers. The book is a devotional guide for those seeking work. The idea is to provide some real help for unemployed men and women while at the same time directing their hearts to where real hope is found. The new book has … More An Excerpt from My New Book
Friday is for Heart Songs From the archives of last May. 4.30 AM Only fisherman and people far more spiritual than me are up at this hour. Sleep is awake Tumbling, cascading, jumbled, rushing, numbing thoughts Arrive in waves of … what? “Befuddlement” sounds to humorous. Where are your tears? Where is feeling? Why are you … More Simple Offerings and Laments
Mancini, Church Unique “Remember: you have to navigate the tunnel of chaos if dialogue is to be successful.” p. 107 “There has never been a time when twelve to fifteen people in the visioning process did not produce something far better than any one person could. When it comes to clarity, Ken Blanchard stated it … More More Quotes from My Reading
The Kairos Journal has been a tremendous thought provoking online journal for me for about 5 years or so. Today, a brief article appeared on the controversial DSM (The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) that is generally used to diagnose “mental disorder” in the modern world. The article makes it clear that we … More Where did the Christian Mind of Our Culture Go to?
A Two Paragraph Parable Karl was troubled. The medical researcher looked out the window and down into the valley of the mid-sized town he called home. He had only lived there three years, but it had become in every real sense “home.” He loved its climate, its rhythms, and most of all, it’s people. The … More Penetrating Post-Christian Communities with the Gospel
Wednesday is for Prayer The sun is up and I begin to sense that I am no longer asleep. Consciousness dawns in my head and the day lays itself out for inspection. “Good morning Lord, help me to bring glory in some way to you today.” First thoughts. Two doctor appointments. One back, one eye. … More Praying for Grace in the Mundane
Tuesday is for Preaching My buddy Ed Stetzer is having a great discussion over at his blog on most influential pastors of the last 25 years. It is amazing the diversity in the list of preachers. And since the question was simply “who is most influential” without distinction as to whether or not that influence … More Preachers and Books: Who will be around?
What are ways that you have observed in which America is becoming less Christian or post-Christian as a nation in your life time? Let’s go for bulletized type responses. Here’s some pretty mundane examples: High School Spring Football practice on Sunday morning. Road races all occur on Sunday mornings The types of salacious ads … More Post-Christian: America’s Future or Present?
Quoted in Mancini, Church Unique “Clarity is the preoccupation of the effective leader. If you do nothing else as a leader, be clear.” Marcus Buckingham, p.51 “When a missional leader talks about the future, it is based on clarity that is past and present and word-and Spirit-dependent.” p. 53 “Followers cannot travel an unmarked path.” … More Still More Quotes from Today’s Reading
“The idea of the missional church as single-handedly captured the imagination of church leaders of all backgrounds and denominations. Take your pick: from the boomer power pastors of suburbia to the preaching punks of ’emergia’ and the collared intellectuals of ‘liturgia,’ everyone wants to be missional.” p. 33 Quoting Darrell Guder, et al from the … More More Quotes from Today’s Reading
