Friday is for Heart Songs God is a lover and he desires lovers. And to love the lost the way they need to be loved we need to love the Lord more than we love the lost. That kind of love only grows out of an intimacy with God. And that intimacy is only grown … More God is a Lover and He is Looking for Lovers
Friday is for Heart Songs If your team makes it to the playoffs (pick the sport, it doesn’t matter), if they succeed where others fail, if they overcome their injuries and their foibles, your joy will explode not in an explanation but in a loud and enthusiastic announcement, “We’re going to the playoffs!” That distinction … More The Power of Good News
A friend, Don Burgess (that’s him on the right), posted this on Facebook. Don is a pastor with a wonderful life story to share, a former radio correspondent with Voice of America in the Middle East, a great mind who took a risk of getting his theological training at a new and experimental seminary, and … More Recreating THE Story for a Visual Generation
Wednesday Discussion An example of looking for opportunity where some might least expect it. Just ran across this today (Saturday) while reading Dr. J. Edwin Orr’s first book, documenting his travels around Ireland and Britain in 1933. The book was published in December of 1934 and tells the story of his “preaching tour” to stimulate … More Being Shrewd and Honest in Moving the Conversation to Christ
Four books on evangelism recommended by Matt Chandler, Mark Dever and Darin Patrick. Coleman’s book is a classic and Mark Dever’s book is very good. Mack Stiles book is both funny and instructive, a good combination. All of these are short and helpful. The Gospel and Personal Evangelism by Mark Dever The Heart of Evangelism by Jerram … More What and Who to Read if You Want to Learn How to Share the Gospel More Clearly
In 1988, (Have 24 years [now 27 yrs!] really passed since then?) I was a Teaching Fellow at the International School of Theology in California. The seminary had a brief and productive existence of about 25 years, and I was there almost from the beginning. That particular year, WORLDWIDE Challenge magazine published a brief article … More “God, give me wise words.” or What to say to the Rabbi’s Question
Monday is for Discussion In those rare instances when Christians do actually share their faith, it is only with people who they have already deemed “safe.” Christians in this generation are wimps. But that’s just my opinion. What do you think? and what are some solutions?
Wednesday is for Prayer Evangelism: Early Church Methods Now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common. And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of … More A Communist Analyzes the Early Church’s Effectiveness
Thursday is for Discipleship I was doing some research in TEDS library last week and ran across an interesting comment by Joe Aldrich. Speaking on the difficulty of getting believers to actually tell other people what they believe, the former President of Multnomah Bible and author of Lifestyle Evangelism wrote: “The only way you’re ever … More Tape the Mouths Shut of Older Christians
Thursday is for Making Disciples [Update: Don, who asked the question that started this blog post, now lives in heaven. I look forward to seeing him again.] I had just finished recording the message for this past Sunday and our second campus when Don (he always says “from Tennessee”) asked an important question. The message he … More Changing the Conversation with Your Neighbor
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