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New City Catechism
While I’m not an enthusiastic fan of Reformed Theology, I am a HUGE fan of Tim Keller. They have launched a catechism to refresh the Church on the basics of the faith. You can download it as an iPad app, or, if you haven’t drank that Kool-Aid, it does have an online component as well. Start HERE.
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Pastoral Appreciation Art
Our staff had custom carved pumpkins for Pastor Appreciation Day! What a great gift!
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The Kingdom Can Touch Anyone
I am working on a message about the church looking like the riders on a city bus. It draws me back to Dallas Willard and his take on the Beatitudes. The Divine Conspiracy continues to be one of the most influential books in my life. The Beatitudes isn’t a list of things to do to become spiritual giants. It’s a list of…
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Hobo Funerals
We live next door to hobos. Literally. She has been hobo queen a couple of times. He has been hobo king a couple of times. When we first moved into our house, we hosted a hobo cookout in our backyard. The hobo queen is also a caregiver. They have live in foster care adults. One of those adults died a…
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The Work of the Spirit
A thought from one of my lectures on Acts: You may not call yourself a Pentecostal or Charismatic. You may not believe in manifestation gifts. But you need to understand the TRINITY. There is a Holy Spirit and his activity is not a nice and neat package you can put together out of a few Scripture verses.
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Intimidation
Malala Yousafzai is 14 years old. At age 11 she stood up to the Taliban in her part of Pakistan. How? By going to school. The Taliban forbid girls to be educated. She has spoken out for girls to be educated, she has written about it, and she has gone to school. This week she was shot by Taliban terrorists…
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Why Truly Pastoring Is Vital, and Why You Need to Belong to MY Church
New statistics are out. We LOVE statistics. And our survey says… Fewer people are going to church and more people are not “affiliating” with a religion. Shocking. We can wring our hands and declare the loss of the culture or the backslidden state of the Church… OR, we could equip the people we have to live as light in the…
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Book Review: The Journey of Ministry
The Journey of Ministry: Insights from a Life of Practice is a book written from a wealth of experience. Eddie Gibbs takes us on a journey through his life in ministry. His life has varied from pastoral to missions to teaching in a seminary and it is wealth of experience from which to draw. The book is formatted on single pictures…
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Pastor Appreciation
I am a pastor, but I have been pastored all of my life. This is Pastor Appreciation Month. A whole month? Even father’s and mother’s only get a DAY! But I do want to give thanks for the pastors in my life: John Skinner taught me prayer and a love for the Word. He taught me Bible quiz and that…
