Mentoring Groups for Missional Leaders
September 13, 2022
Fall Groups forming now.
They Loom Large
September 12, 2022
[ Note: I started this post back in June. On Friday, of last week, Stephnie and I traveled back up to Philly for a family wedding, my nephew Scott (youngest son of my sister Mary and husband Eric) married his beautiful bride Alexandra. Saturday was spent eating and visiting with all of my brothers and … More They Loom Large
Children at Play?
September 6, 2022
I love to hear the voices of children at play. I don’t know if it because I am from a BIG family or what, but a child’s voice gleefully playing together with other children always brings a smile to my face. Maybe it is part of being the oldest of 7 children. With 26 grandchildren, … More Children at Play?
The Six “I am” Statements of Psalm 119
September 4, 2022
There are endless fascinations to be found in Psalm 119. It is an acrostic psalm. It is the longest psalm. Nearly every verse mentions the word of God. Study the word “affliction” some time. After that you might try looking at the word “meditate” (see also “desire”, “delight” and other words associated with cherishing the … More The Six “I am” Statements of Psalm 119
“Let Not the Wise Man Boast”
September 3, 2022
Ours is a boasting culture. Trash talking is not only accepted but expected. Whether it is on the field of competition, the corporate world, rooting for our local or favorite sports teams, boasting over who has never lost a basketball competition between brothers or friends. It is common. It is part of every new truck … More “Let Not the Wise Man Boast”
The Tidal Wave Coming to the American Church
September 1, 2022
Originally posted on ChosenRebel's Blog:
Thursday Discussion I am becoming more and more convinced that there is a tidal wave coming to the American Church. It is doctrinal in nature and unless pastors and church leaders are released from their bondage to the therapeutic concerns of people in their pulpits and teaching, the American…
We’ve Got Discipleship All Wrong
August 31, 2022
Originally posted on ChosenRebel's Blog:
Thursday is for Discipleship The surprising thing is that what I am about to write will sound radical. It’s not. It’s biblical. It’s what Jesus taught, which I suppose was radical in its time. But it is not the practice of the modern church, so it is going to…
The Perfect Companion to Psalm 139
August 29, 2022
Today’s reading in the Psalms was Psalm 139-140 in the AM and 141-143 this evening. But today was also the day that I arrived at page 51 in my reread of The Celtic Way of Evangelism (George Hunter III, Abingdon Press, 2000) and there, on that page I found this gem of an ancient Celtic … More The Perfect Companion to Psalm 139
Lamentation, Jeremiah’s Companion
August 29, 2022
Yesterday’s post about plans for reading Jeremiah should be companioned with an understanding of lamentation, for lamentation is a liquid ribbon of sorrow through out the book. Lamentation — (Heb. ginah, an elegy or dirge. The first example of this form of poetry is the lament of David over Saul and Jonathan (2 Sam. 1:17–27). … More Lamentation, Jeremiah’s Companion
Plans and Projects for Reading Jeremiah
August 28, 2022
Men who are committed to expositing the word of God have a duty to study the whole of Scripture. Maybe one of the most relevant books of the Bible for our time and our nation is the book of Jeremiah. He is sometimes called the “weeping prophet” because of the agony he experiences over his … More Plans and Projects for Reading Jeremiah
