In the early church, the understanding was that if you were alive to God you were a new man. Not a perfect man or woman but new–changed. Romans 6:4 says we walk in newness of life–that we have been baptized into a new life. John Stott in his commentary on Romans 5-8 (Men Made New) writes … More Being Dead is a Process of Living
Coleman Luck is a Hollywood writer, producer, and creator of one of my favorite 1980’s TV shows, The Equalizer. I loved that show. I loved it for it subtlety, its honorable and heroic efforts on the part of the oppressed and the underdog. I loved it for its redemptive themes and for its commitment to making … More Coleman Luck’s Take on the American Church
This Thursday (May 12, 2016), I will appear on Dr. Mark Alan Williams podcast. Mark called to ask if he could interview me on two topics and the first of those interviews will be up on his website on the topic of One-to-One Discipleship this Thursday. I’ll let you know when the second interview will appear … More Podcast Coming
Sunday Musings The following quote comes from Richard Sibbs, but it was shared with me by Roger Knowlton. Roger is one of the men from TEAM 500, a group of pastors of the Evangelical Free Church of America who serve churches between 500 and 1000 souls. Two weeks ago, I was able to spend three days … More Bringing a Man from Nature to Glory
Today’s post is the fourth in a series of letters to those who have taken the “Five Resolves to Personal Revival” challenge. [You can find the other letters by searching in the blog for “Resolves”.] These posts started out as letter to the congregation of Trinity Church but the audience has gotten much larger since … More Growing Weary of Doing Right
Wednesday is for Discussion I want to prime the pump of our minds with a question and start a discussion. What would we do differently in our churches if we were really serious about raising the bar on what it means to be a disciple? Here’s a list to prime the pump of our thinking: … More More and Better Disciples: HOW?
Thursday is for Spiritual Formation This was the first of a three part series from two years ago. The longer I am in ministry, the more I look at the horrible things that people say about other people on Facebook and other social media, the more I think that Matt Mitchell’s book on Gossip ought … More Nourishing Cancer of the Soul
Wednesday is for Thinking I am away, making my first ever trip to Israel. While I am gone I have prepared a series of re-posts comprised of some of the most downloaded and viewed pages of the last 5 years. Keep me in prayer for the next 10 days. I am looking forward to walking the streets … More We’ve Got Discipleship All Wrong
Monday is for Discussion I am away, making my first ever trip to Israel. While I am gone I have prepared a series of re-posts comprised of some of the most downloaded and viewed pages of the last 5 years. Keep me in prayer for the next 10 days. I am looking forward to walking the streets … More Why Spiritual Formation is a Bad Substitute for Discipleship
Thursday is for Discipleship Knowing who we are, who we really are, who we are in Christ, how we are to view ourselves as men and women under the Lordship of Jesus, is critical to making any progress in spiritual formation. This is the theme of my own essay, Settlers or Sojourners, but it is … More Is There a Conspiracy in Our Bible Translations?
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