Monday is for Discussion (the following was posted 7 years ago) [I started this post back in early July and I’m just getting back to it now.] Turns out 60K on a 40 pound bike is about the limit for my 60 year old bones. I am completely wiped. But I also got to pray … More Lessons from the Saddle of My Bike
Wednesday is for Discipleship People are always asking me what is a good book or perspective on discipleship, especially for men. There are a lot of good ones out there, but one that I have found particularly refreshing is my friend Larry Osborne’s Contrarian’s Guide to Knowing God: Spirituality for the Rest of Us. Larry has … More What are the House Rules for the People of God?
Thursday is for Spiritual Formation On September 12, 2012, Pastor Ray Ortlund, under the title You’re Not Crazy, posted the following open letter to pastors on the Gospel Coalition website. I’ve changed the title and added a postscript. My brother pastor, It’s Monday morning. Yesterday you gave your all. You’re spent. You’re depressed. You’re drinking … More You’re Not Crazy, Just a Wee Bit Depressed
I am about to leave Kansas City after a three day conference on church planting hosted at Mid-America Nazarene Universtiy by Dynamic Church Planting International. Last night I had a long conversation with a great young catalytic leader and church planter by the name of Brandon Marten. Pray for him; he is making a real … More We’ve Got Discipleship All Wrong
Monday is for Discussion Sometimes, the truth just stares us in the face and screams a challenge to our souls. “For I am mindful of the sincere faith within you, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am sure that it is in you as well.” (2 … More Take the Three Generation Challenge
I’m not denying a process in becoming a fisher of men, I’m just saying that mature discipleship always yields a gospel telling man or woman, compelled by the beauty of the gospel, the needs of others and most of all, the command of Christ, to tell others. It doesn’t take as long as some people say. And … More We’ve Got Discipleship All Wrong
Monday is for Discussion Luke 9:58-62 (ESV) 57 As they were going along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” 58 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” 59 To another he said, … More The Cost of Following Christ
Wednesday is for Bible “The real strength of the Church is not the amount of its work but the quality of its faith. One man who truly knows his Bible is worth more to the Church’s real strength than a crowd of workers who do not.” —P.T. Forsyth The Church and the Sacraments. 9 Pray … More The Real Strength of a Church
Grateful to the first reviews coming in of my new book, “Settlers or Sojourners? A Meditation on Christian Identity” I brought these over from Amazon.com. Another encouraging note is that the book is beginning to get some sales in England! Pray that it might start a revival on both sides of the Atlantic. “This world … More Early Reviews of “Settlers or Sojourners?
My wife was responding to the odor coming off my body from the first ride of the year 2015. It wasn’t much. Just 3.45 miles but it’s a start. It felt good to be outside after a long winter. This years’ goal 997 more before the weather turns cold again in the Fall. Now the sobering … More “Go Take a Shower Puppy!”
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