This week, I lost one of my longest mentors and friends when Paul Becker, 70, went home to be with Jesus after a long battle with cancer. Paul was the founder and President of Dynamic Church Planting International. We met around 1989 when I was an instructor at the International School of Theology in San … More Lost a Mentor This Week
Weekend Links Some links to challenge and delight, to embolden and sober, to grow and inflame. And as always, I share them, I don’t necessarily endorse all that is in them. Enjoy. Better Leaders Five Types of Mentors (Ron Edmondson—Growing leaders all have mentors. Here’s a survey of five different types) Reclaiming Civility as a … More Weekend Links to Enliven Your Morning, Energize Your Conversations and Enlighten Your Soul
“You see,” Dr. Iverson said, “If you are broken, you don’t have to ask to be used. God delights to use broken people. That’s the only way to be filled and it’s the only way to become useable.” (For more see …) via Spirit of the Living God, Break Me in Pieces.
It Was a Long Time Ago, But Some Things You Never Forget One guy was puking his guts out. Groans could be heard from nine others. Heavy breathing and small clouds of vapor hovered in front of all of our faces, as we gasped for air in the cold October night. None of it seemed … More Despite the News: Coaches Change Lives for Good
Tuesday Musings: Brokenness vs Usefulness We called him “Wild Bill.” Closer to sixty than forty, Dr. Bill Iverson was not your typical seminary professor. A gifted evangelist and an original thinker, Bill was always challenging either what you thought or what you did as a Christian. Bill impacted my life in many ways but the story … More Spirit of the Living God, Break Me in Pieces
Weekend Musings One of the guys that makes me tick. We need more lions for truth, people, the gospel and Jesus like my old friend Bill Iverson. The link below is to an article about one of my spiritual mentors, Dr. Bill Iverson, who, at the age of 83 is still planting churches. Bill is … More One of My Mentors, Still Planting Churches at 83
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
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