There is a list concerning church trauma I am often asked about. Is it true, how should I respond, etc.? The list is antagonistic towards churches in a way that is both unhelpful and hypocritical. Rather than take on the list as a whole, I … Continue reading Trauma or Drama: Is Christianity exploitive?
Remember why self-care is important, to enable you to serve and bless others. I am thankful that in ministry and leadership circles there is much attention to self-care through rest, training, therapy, sabbaticals, etc. In these conversations there I’m noticing a missing or an assumption … Continue reading The purpose of a bucket is to be emptied
The Covid saga acted like a nuclear bomb. The devastation from a nuclear bomb is the initial blast, followed by the shock wave, and the fallout. With the many conversations about the angst of people these days, we are in the fallout stage. Peter Kreeft’s … Continue reading Why people seem more cranky these days
Defeating Satan is a task we must face as Christians. The Gospel teaches us that we win in the end, but how do we manage the battles before the final victory? In launching my church’s 40 Days of Prayer, we looked at how Jesus won … Continue reading Defeating Satan in 2024
Today is a time to build. This is an article I wrote and deleted numerous times trying to get the wording right. An angst, if you will, that’s been running through my mind in the culture we now live. With much of our world seemingly … Continue reading A time to build
In the world where there’s so much that we cannot control, we fail to focus on what we can. Lots of questions are occurring recently concerning the end times and prophetic events given the situation in Israel. I posted on Facebook recently how we are … Continue reading Worried about Israel, but what about your city council?
In preaching on Romans 13, I left out a more biblical defense of the American revolution. I wanted to jot briefly those thoughts here. Romans 13 has two main viewpoints: 1) It is a biblical prescription for a healthy government & argument against anarchy. 2) … Continue reading The American Revolution was on point
Preaching from the NLT the last couple of years deserves some thoughts. I explained why I switched to it here, and those thoughts still ring true. My posts were pretty heavy the last few weeks, so here is something more light hearted and fun. I … Continue reading Review: Two years with the New Living Translation
A critique during the winsome movement was “we need to keep our powder dry to protect our prophetic voice.” The winsome movement correctly delved into the issue being discerning in how we engage culture. Acting in wisdom is a strong theme in Scripture. The problem … Continue reading Turn from what?
Pastor Mark warned the church 10 years ago that the Church was in a new paradigm. The theme of resurgence was given to his conference, R13, where he described the antagonism that we will face. I whispered to a man I was mentoring that “if … Continue reading Mark Driscoll gave an urgent warning and we missed it
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