Thursday is for Discipleship Mention the word discipleship in the average church, and the mind will rush to thoughts of deepening—-deepening believers in the grace and knowledge of Christ. Great goal. Great thought. Pretty soon, the conversation will move to questions of how to do it and what to use to do it. Often the next … More Jesus Had a Better Idea–Let’s Try it Ourselves
Wednesday is for Prayer One of my favorite hymns and a center focus of many of my prayer retreats. Ancient Irish hymn, possibly from the 8th Century, tr. by Mary E. Byrne Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart; Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art. Thou my best thought, … More Happy St. Patrick’s Day
Tuesday is for Preaching This blog is associated with a website … http://RadicalChurchPlanting.com. There are six resource pages behind the RESOURCE tab at RadicalChurchPlanting.com. One of them is called Preaching/Bible Study Helps. New resources are added periodically to help budding church planters do what God has called them to do. More pdf’s and more types … More Preach the Word in Season and Out
Monday is for Discussion
Kate Gosselin is the other half of what used to be a charming show called John and Kate plus Eight. The show was charming that is, when it focused on the eight and left the disrespecting Kate and the weasally John out of the picture. Kate played the shrew and John played the weasally wimp and the kids were just completely wonderful to watch. … More Flash Bulletin: Kate Gosselin’s Hair is Not as Important as Jesus
Just spent some time in Borders while I was exiled from my house because of a potential buyer looking it over. I was accompanied by my daughter and my old copy of C.S. Lewis’ The Great Divorce, which has nothing to do with divorce but instead considers an imaginary bus ride from the edges of … More Longing for Holiness
Februrary-March Letter
Friday is for Heart Songs Read Psalm 51 and 2 Samuel 11 David’s sin and confession is an invitation for all of us to look with an unblinking eye at our hearts. (The following is from the archives of an old blog I have since closed.) Repulsed by a Look Within An offering for The Poetry … More The Soul’s Need for a Savior
Thursday is for Discipleship I have said it for years and I think it is more true than ever: American Christians are more American than Christian. The Church in America, in the main, liberal and conservative are focused on trivialities rather than the gospel. They are more comfortable pursuing the American dream with a Christian … More American Christians are More American than Christian
Wednesday is for Prayer Revised from a 2010 post. As our church aims at the goal of becoming a church that is extraordinary in its devotion to prayer, it is a good time to be honest about one of the biggest obstacles we face in life as it relates to prayer. Prayer is a constant … More Why I Hate Prayer—and How I Am Learning to Pray Anyway
Tuesday is for Preaching We are Heralds, Not Salesmen “The message . . . is given! It has been revealed. The task of the preacher is to declare it!” —Stuart McWilliam What is the stance from which you preach? I’m not talking about stage right or left, or three steps above or on the floor … More Where Do You Stand (or Sit) to Preach?
