Tuesday is for Preaching The prosperity gospel is a false gospel and an embarrassment to the people of God. Unfortunately, too many genuine believers have been sucked into its abysmal theology and the result is that their lives are plummeting toward idolatry. What is perhaps more alarming is that pastors who should know better and … More The Prosperity Gospel is Killing Christian Living
Tuesday is for Preaching Is it your job to “preach the Bible” or “proclaim the gospel”?* Can you preach the Bible and not preach the gospel? Did they train you at seminary or Bible college to make a beeline to the cross, from any text in the Scripture? If they did, are you doing it? … More Growing Churches by Stealing Sheep or Proclaiming Christ?
Thursday is for Discipleship My experience with Christians around the country is that: They rarely share their faith with others if sharing their faith is defined as “the content of the gospel.” They rarely invite anyone to anything in which others would be exposed to the “content of the gospel.” They seem to associate living … More The Stench of Sin Should Not Deter Us from Love
Wednesday before Christmas Immanuel, God with us. (Matthew 1:23) God is with us. The creator of all that is seen and unseen is with us. God, YHWH, took on human flesh and walked among us. He was covered with the downy flesh of a baby and placed in the rude bed of an animal’s feeding … More Immanuel, God with Us! Can it Really Be True?
If truth takes them to the left today on issue A, it may take them to the right tomorrow on issue B. In a week, the truth might lead to a third or previously un-thought of perspective. [For more see …] Engaging the Non-Christian Mind.
Thursday is for Discipleship A few months ago, I had a conversation with a woman who had some serious questions about evangelism and discipleship and how the two worked together. If you have spent any time reading here in the blog, you know that my own perspective is that dividing the task of “making disciples” … More “Why Do We Need Words for the Gospel?”
What does it mean to live like a missionary in the neighborhood? It means to live like Jesus wants us to live. It means to live for the gospel-good of our neighbors. It means to live like my friends from New Jersey in this story post from my archives. Living Missionally in Suburbia.
Tuesday is for Preaching I love this presentation of gospel truth not only for its clarity but also for its pastoral sensitivity. Some in our time want to say that the Reformation doctrine of the atonement is a new thing. Anselm predates the Reformation by 400 years and it doesn’t sound like Anselm had any … More A Brilliant 11th Century Gospel Presentation
Monday Discussion Athanasius (c. 295–373) Bishop of Alexandria (Egypt) [For forty five years, Athanasius, starting at the age of 27 (!), was the key figure in the battle against the heresy of Arianism. It cost him dearly. Five times he was sent into exile. But in the end, his intellectual prowess, personal integrity and passion for … More Fourth Century Gospel Presentation
First Century Gospel Presentation Clement lived between A.D. 30-100. He is one of what are called the Ante-Nicene [Before Nicene Council] Fathers. He may have known the apostle Paul (cf. Phil 4:3). He probably wrote his first letter to the Corinthians in about A.D. 96. The following is from “chapters 7-9” where he writes about … More A Gospel Presentation from the First Century
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