So life begins again. Back from New Zealand and the patterns of life are owned again. Sleep is not yet part of the pattern, however. My body doesn’t know if it is morning or evening but it will. Right now there is quietness and time to reflect on the goodness of God and the greatness of God … More Our God–Awesome in Power
After a 39 hour day, I’m back from New Zealand. Will post on Monday or perhaps late Sunday. Right now I have a wedding to finish preparing for and covet your prayers for Dan and Arden’s special day. Pray that the day, the wedding, the joining of two families, the celebration that follows all bring … More Back from New Zealand
Able to get online for just a moment from down here in New Zealand. The conference goes well. Kicked off by Loren Cunningham of YWAM with an amazing story from Nigeria of what God is doing among the rebels. More on that when I get back but I will say this, what God is doing there … More Surprise post
“Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there … put away the foreign gods that are among you and purify yourselves and change your garments.” (Genesis 35:1-2) Sojourners with God are always moving and dwelling with God. Day by day, we wrestle with foreign gods that somehow have entangled our vision and stolen our affections. The … More No Posts for the Next Week
Here’s a great article on how the initial DNA of a church plant is affected by the forms it chooses to use to accomplish its mission of reaching the lost for the Kingdom of Christ. You may not agree with all that is said, but it would be wise to wrestle hard with the concepts related here. Includes … More Growth Culture vs Reproductive Culture in Church Planting
Yes I know. I’ve already turned some of you off. But my conviction is that the lead church planter is male. I’m not a sexist. I don’t hate women. And all the women in my life are strong-willed, opinionated, multi-talented and incredibly competent. I wouldn’t have it any other way. This post is about what it … More Church Planters and their Wives
Heart Songs Read Psalm 62. “How our hearts long to trust in something, anything other than You Lord! It is so easy for us to run away, to trust in education, or technology, or friends, or persuasiveness, or hard work, or personality or reputation or books or human calculation. But it is You we must … More Psalm 62 and Trust Issues
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Psalm 44:1-26 This is what You have done for us in the past. (1-3) A This is what we are doing now. (4-8) B Where are You God? (9-16) C We continue to trust You now. (17-22) B This … More Psalm 44 and the Silence of God
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