Tuesday is for Thinking “Father in Heaven! What is man without You! What is all that he knows, vast accumulation though it be, but a chipped fragment if he does not know You.” —Soren Kierkegaard, Purity of Heart is the Will to One Thing … More Purity of Heart is the Will to One Thing
Thursday is for Discipleship Everyone is enraptured with Latin these days. No matter where you look in the literature, whether it is church growth, or mission, or church planting, or spiritual formation/discipleship, or evangelism, or preaching, everyone is rediscovering the joys (and obscurities) of Latin. One of the most frequently used Latin phrases today is … More Helping Your People Embrace the Mission of God
Wednesday is for Prayer No blog post today but just enough time to put out some prayer requests. Pray for Tony, Tony, Bill, Stephen, Christopher. These are 5 of the men in the REBEL One Cluster for Church Planters. Five great men with great hearts, refreshing visions, and teachable spirits. Each of these men wants … More Would You take Five Minutes on This?
I’m jumping gun on Wednesday’s post because today I am having my first meeting with “Rebel ONE”. Seven men who are in a mentor group for church planters God has given me the privilege to lead. Today, would you pray for these men, that God will give them increasing passion for Himself, His plan for … More Prayer Changes Everything
Wednesday is for Prayer What would happen if every believer, every born-again believer in Jesus Christ were to do just two things: Spend one hour praying. One hour alone with God, seeking His face, seeking His guidance, confessing sin, asking for strength and boldness to live for Him. Went out and consciously looked for an … More What Would Happen if …
Wednesday is for Prayer It is always appropriate and productive to meditate on the passion of Christ. Hosea 10:8; Isaiah 2:19-20; Luke 23:27-32 Jesus—beaten and bruised and bloody beyond recognition—walks toward His destiny. Simon the Cyrene is next, carrying the cross that will lift Him up to His death. Following behind, multitudes of people are … More Gazing at His Suffering Draws the Heart to Christ
Wednesday is for Prayer Intensely local prayer is not content to pray for “God to bless everyone.” It flows from a real life engagement with the sorrows, joys, crises and triumphs, hopes and disappointments of our neighbors. It is passionate because it is personal. Relational connectedness is the fuel of intensely local prayer. When we … More Intensely Local Prayer –Passionate and Personal
Friday is for Heart Songs Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem. Adapted from the account of Isaiah 2:19-20; Hosea 10:8 and Luke 23:27-32 The women of Jerusalem mourn. And there followed Him a great multitude of the people and of women who were mourning and lamenting for Him. But turning to them Jesus said, “Daughters of … More The Worst and Best Day of Jesus’ Earthly Ministry
Wednesday is for Prayer Ever felt like you needed to relearn something basic? I do. Frankly, when it comes to prayer, I feel like I am always relearning something I have forgotten. I never feel like I have a handle on prayer. So here’s my new, 639th effort to learn about prayer experientially. I’m going … More Praying for Words that Harvest Peace
Wednesday is for Prayer I don’t want this blog to be about politics. But the healthcare debate raised some important issues about the state of our hearts in the body of Christ. I’m one who thinks the nation has taken a significant miss-step in the healthcare bill just passed. I have friends that disagree. They … More Measuring Our Passion for the Lost
