Have you read J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit? Stay tuned for a story about the Tolkien’s problems in writing the books. I’m 2,000 words into the writing of a short story inspired by a professor I knew 35 years ago, a book I read 30 years ago, a wonderful church in … More Writing is a Confounding Work
Negotiating Life in a Faithless Culture Ours is a faithless age and we live in a faithless culture. All of this is compounded by the fact that there are no rural areas in America. There are urban, suburban, and “rurban” communities. Truly rural communities are disappearing if not altogether gone. Transportation started the process. Radio … More Negotiating Life in Faithless Culture
“It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations,if you live near him.” J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit ( Ballantine Books, 1937, 1938, and 1966 ) p. 207. This post relates to all planning but I have church planters in mind most particularly. I love church planters because of what they are … More Planning Pitfalls
In January of 1974, I became a follower of Christ. Unfortunately, it was lusty path that led me to Jesus. My girlfriend was pregnant and the weight of my sin and selfishness sat heavily on my spirit. Ken Frech, a brother twice, first in the Sigma Chi house at the University of Maryland, and then … More Sometimes, Conversion is Slow
Friday is for Heart Songs No affliction can extinguish our joy because Christmas joy led, in the fullness of time, to resurrection rejoicing. 2 Corinthians 6:3–10 (ESV) 3 We put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, 4 but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: … More Affliction Cannot Extinguish Our Joy
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