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
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
Monday’s are for Discussion The Church is Failing in Its Primary Mission to Make Disciples Indisputable Facts: Most evangelical churches are failing at reaching their communities with the gospel. Most evangelical churches if they are growing are not growing by conversion but by biology and transfers. If the church works best when it is on … More What Does it Mean to be “On Mission” in a Community
Discipleship is more important and more neglected in our churches than ever before. It is also the most understood. … More We’ve Got Discipleship All Wrong
Ours is a time that has a remarkable number of great, nationally known preachers, I think of men like John Piper, C.J. Mahaney, Ligon Duncan, Tim Keller, James MacDonald, and yet a growing neglect of preaching by both pastors and congregations. Too many want fluff and sentimental stories rather than The Story of redemption. The … More Preaching the Gospel in Gospel Denying Culture
Trip was long, exhausting and productive. My Dad’s sister is laid to rest. The family grieves with joy in the hope of the resurrection. My aunt Alice was one the happiest people I ever met. She wasn’t a complainer. She loved everyone. Everyone. And she always seemed to believe the best both in and for … More Back from Pennsylvania
Monday Discussion “Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness.” (Titus 2:2, ESV) I recently had a conversation with a young man over coffee about the need for “spiritual fathers” in the church. Three days ago, one of my students was lamenting the fact that every time he thinks he … More Older Men Teaching Younger
Re-post: I ran into an out of town Methodist pastor at Promises today over lunch with my wife. It made me think of the greatness of Methodism’s early days [perhaps there are new days ahead for Methodists] and this post from 2010. Revivals change the world, but the world always needs to be changed again. … More Looking Back at a Revival that Changed the World
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