Monday and Tuesday are for Preaching About eight years ago (17 now), I had the privilege of preaching the men’s retreat for Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis. John Piper cares for the men of his church and was present at the retreat (maybe to make sure that I didn’t lead them astray!). It was a … More John Piper’s Advice to Me (and every preacher)
Friday is for Heart Songs God calls us to more than just nursing the wounded and helping those defeated by life and choices and tragedy. We have a holy calling to proclaim the ministry of reconciliation. People need the gospel that you and your people have believed. Don’t doubt that. Live in light of that. … More Telling It Like It Is: Spiritual Warfare
In a post sometime back I made the statement that American Christians are often more American than Christian. It seemed completely obvious and still does. American Christians are in love with their wealth and styles, often times, more than they are of Christ. We parrot American values rather than biblical values and we split churches … More American Christians are More American than Christian Revisited
Update: if you want to send notes of encouragement to Japanese children or rescue workers in Japan go to hopeletters.wordpress.com. The events in Japan are so horrific and sad I am having difficulty even thinking let alone praying. I have, my daughter has, my former church (New Song) has so many Japanese friends and we have come … More Japan Needs You to be on Your Knees for Them
Musing and Quotes from My Weekend Reading On How Sin Warps Our Emotions “Bent creatures are full of fears.” –C.S. Lewis (Out of the Silent Planet, 122) On the Need for both Discontentment and Contentment in the Christian Life “The biblical summons of Christian disciples to a lifestyle of contentment in Christ does not mean … More On How Sin Warps Our Emotions and Other Issues.
Weekend Musings Sunday I leave for Schenectady, NY to train church planters at a conference with Dynamic Church Planting International (DCPI). Usually, I teach the track associated with Churches Planting Churches but this time I will be teaching the Church Planting Essentials track. I’m excited about the opportunity to work with church planters and those … More Training Church Planters from the Northeast and Canada
Passionate Proclamation People are starving for the grandeur of God. And the vast majority do not know it. . . . If God is not supreme in our preaching, where in this world will the people hear about the supremacy of God? If we do not spread a banquet of God’s beauty on Sunday morning, … More Passionate Proclamation of the Gospel is Not the Job of the Pastor (only)
Thursday is for Discipleship No living person has had a greater impact on my life and theology than Dr. John Piper. Eight years ago, I had the privilege of being the speaker at the Bethlehem Baptist Church Men’s retreat and meeting Dr. Piper in a setting where he was just one of the guys. It was … More Portrait of a Disciple
Friday is for Heart Songs “I want to say loud and clear that when the Barna Group uses the term born again to describe American church-goers whose lives are indistinguishable from the world, and who sin as much as the world, and sacrifice for others as little as the world, and embrace injustice as readily … More A Provacative Quote with which Jesus Would Completely Agree
“Christ died for us so that we would not have to die for sin, not so that we would not have to die for others.” —John Piper, Let the Nations Be Glad, p. 77 Quotes from Bill Hull’s new book, Christlike: The Pursuit of Uncomplicated Obedience (Comments in [ ] are my own.) “Transformation is … More Rethinking What it Means to Be a Christian
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