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Apostolic Ministry
My life is challenged by modern-day apostles. True apostles. Not the ones taking out full page ads in magazines. The ones actually doing the work of an apostle, too busy to self-promote. They are affirmed in this ministry by the Spirit and the Church recognizes it. The past few months we have had a few in that company visit our…
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Hidden Heroes
The recent eruptions in the Middle East and North Africa have caught the world’s attention. While there was quite a stir regarding Egypt, events in Bahrain, Iran, Yemen, etc., don’t seem to capture much of the blogging fancy these days. Maybe Egypt was “sexier.” Maybe something going on for over two weeks stretches our attention span… With that in mind,…
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Sudden Winds
I met with my spiritual mentor yesterday and we both found ourselves in awe of the Word of God yet again. It was one of those times where I think, “Good grief! How many times have I read that and NOT seen this?!” The text was the end of Mark 4 and the beginning of Mark 5. The chapter break…
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The Art of Pastoring
This was a title of a book I picked up several years ago, probably skimmed through, but have not fully read. But the title fits my thoughts today. Pastoring is not science. Church ministry is not science. We can’t plug in numbers, figures, patterns, formulas, or anything else and get cookie cutter results. We try. We want certain things to…
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Breakout
Things are breaking out all over! Now, Iran? The government doesn’t seem to be as “kind” in Iran to protesters as they were in Egypt. Go figure. Again, this is a matter of prayer for our brothers and sisters in Christ in Iran. While revival has been springing up in Iran, so has intense persecution. Remember the Church.
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The Power of the Cross
I would agree with much of what Roger Olson says about evangelical churches and a serious lack of preaching on the cross. We have stripped the symbols of the cross out of our sanctuaries (or coffee shops or worship centers or whatever we’re calling them these days). The ironic piece is that I am actually preaching a series on 1…
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This Day in History
There are dates that pop up from time to time that shock me. On this particular date in 2008 the Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologized to aboriginal families that had suffered for 100 years because their children had been ripped from their homes. The children were taken from their families and forced into institutions where they were often not…
