“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
Recently I have been reading a few books that are filling my head with ideas about the challenges of living out Christian community anywhere. The Wisdom of Stability Life Together (I read this one once a year) The Big Sort Simple Church All of them are well written. They are from all over the political … More More Musings on the Possibility of Christian Community
My wife is a 3G woman—godly, gorgeous and goofy. All the things that I could ever want in a woman are wrapped up in the wonder of who she is. Here’s something she just passed on to me from her reading this weekend. We need more hearts like Tozer and my wife for the worship … More Another Reason I Love My Wife
Keep Me in Prayer Just a couple of quotes for now. Hope you can drop back in later for the Tuesday update. “Unless we are sure of our stating point, we can never chart a correct course to our goal. There is no alternative to the freedom and power of the truth.” —Richard Kriegbaum, Leadership … More In Arkansas for a Strategic Planning Time for North American Church Planting
I’ve been sitting on this one for a couple of weeks waiting for the right time to post it. After a great retreat last weekend devoted to slowing down and spending time with God, I thought this might be a good time. You get to decide what the priorities will be in your life. Decide … More Weekend Musings on Leadership
More Quotes from the Weekend Reading “We may see a wide variety of so- called Christians, but the Bible recognizes only one kind—disciples. Disciples are those people whose hearts burn with an unquenchable hunger for God, desiring to know Him better every day. They are not perfect, but they love Him and continue to draw near Him to learn … More Disciples or Admirers?
Missional Musings on (mostly) Other Peoples Thoughts “Since Christianity is true, there is an echo of it (however faint) in every heart. You never know when the open statement of your conviction will strike a deep chord of rightness in some secular group.” —John Piper, (A Godward Life), p. 79 “Souls blistered by sin … More Since the Gospel is True, There is Always an Echo in Every Heart
Thursday is for Discipleship Nothing feeds the soul like a sound meditation on the person and work of Christ. Towards that end, I am offering a free copy of my short devotional, Experience the Passion of Christ, to the first twenty-five people to sign up for a free subscription to Chosenrebel’s Blog. Just register for … More Free Book with a Free Subscription to the Blog
Missional Leadership “Church planting is worthwhile only if it advances God’s kingdom–God’s area of reign in human hearts here on earth. When men and women are made into a ‘new creation’ (2 Corinthians 5;17), it happens through a spiritual conversion. Thus one way the kingdom is advanced is when new converts are made. Church planting … More Still more weekend reading quotes
Sad, but the first a quote here tends to scare the dickens out of denominational and established church pastors: “We want to lay the foundation for an out-of-control replication of new churches, a movement of God that will literally change the landscape of North America.” —Viral Churches, p. 12 “Consider two congregations, Church A and … More Weekend Reading Quotes
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