Thursday is for Discipleship 1 Thessalonians 2:13-14 (ESV) And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers. For … More Proofs of Authentic Faith: Reception and Suffering
Wednesday Last Year I posted these in January but I have been more than a little busy so here they are for those who are interested. All comment threads remain open. The Tidal Wave Coming to the American Church Making Disciples with Asparagas Betrayal: Every Leader’s Experience The Apostle Paul is Flinchless Band of Brothers … More Top Posts from 2011: People Read the Strangest Things
Weekend Musings Dietrich Bonhoeffer is a hero of mine not because he is always orthodox (he isn’t) but because he is always courageous in his stand for Christ. Here are a collection of posts from the last year inspired by something or other that Bonhoeffer wrote. I hope his life and perspective inspires you to … More Bonhoeffer Inspired Courage for the New Year
Tuesday is for Preaching Most pastors, I could have been more kind and less opinionated if I said “many pastors”, but I’m going to stand on the first two words of this sentence, most pastors don’t have a good idea of who they are preaching to on a week by week basis. They don’t know … More Who are You Preaching To? Who are You Training Your People to Reach?
Friday is for Heart Songs Over the past two weeks, I have watched my son-in-law’s copy of Band of Brothers. It is a fantastic production despite the obligatory HBO twenty second gratuitous sex scene and the true to reality language. It gives an unblinking and authentic gaze at the cruelties and absurdities of war, as … More Band of Brothers and What It Means to Lead
Sunday Musings This week I was busy with writing a long paper for a class in my doctoral program so I serialized an essay I wrote a couple of years ago in six parts. Unfortunately, I got two of the parts out of sequence! Opps! So If you want to read them in the right … More Redefining Who a Christian Is, Biblically of Course.
Continued from Yesterday “What is a Christian: How Should He View himself and His Mission? (part 4) Today: (Part 5) We are a “cross-bought and cross-shaped people.” Let me start by citing a number of Scriptures. First, on the “cross-bought” nature of our existence, Paul speaking to the Ephesian elders says this: Acts 20:28 “Be … More A Cross-shaped People: The Goal of Christian Discipleship
Wednesday Update on Arizona Trip I just returned from a trip to Arizona to consult with a church planter, spend some time with dear friends who helped to plant New Song Church, visit with a friend I led to faith in the summer of 1977, and spend two and half days with my daughter. It … More Exhausting Angels in the Pursuit of God’s Will
Tuesday is for Preaching And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………—Acts 6:2 (ESV) The death of a pastor’s heart is when his call to preach becomes the administration of programs. It will … More How to Kill a Pastor’s Heart
Thursday is for Discipleship The apostle Paul is flinchless. Reading the Bible is a dangerous activity. Every page has the capacity to turn a life inside out. Here I am taking a break from reading another book (Todd Miles’ excellent refutation of Pinnockian and McLarenian inclusivism, A God of Many Understandings? The Gospel and a … More Does Everyone Really Have to Believe in Jesus?
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