It is important to have mentors that you can call up and work through challenges with. These people are invaluable. But I am coming to appreciate more and more the mentors that I have never met. Who are the Mentors You’ve Never Met? (MYNM) Whenever I hear Erwin McManus preach, I am encouraged and challenged.Continue reading “Mentors I’ve Never Met”
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Where is this peace on earth I hear so much about?
Yesterday we talked about the peace that Jesus makes available for all mankind. In our Softer Sunday service we sang this classic Christmas hymn. And as we were singing I was struck by the despair in the third verse. This song was written during the American Civil War. A time when the nation was beingContinue reading “Where is this peace on earth I hear so much about?”
Theology of Poverty
I fell into a Facebook debate the other day. I don’t know how it happened, it just did. Anyway, the debate revolved around poverty and being a Christian. At one point someone said, “Poverty is a horrible testimony.” This statement floored me because it seems to mean that Jesus who didn’t seem to have aContinue reading “Theology of Poverty”
God’s Currency
Has God’s face ever been on a coin? We are the coin that bears the living likeness of God. Giving if ourselves with whatever that may include, is the only legal currency of the kingdom of heaven. – Gordon and Gladis DePree Matthew 22 Paying the Imperial Tax to Caesar 15 Then the Pharisees wentContinue reading “God’s Currency”
FINISH LINES
Many of the projects that I have been working on over the last several months are coming up on their finish lines. I’m excited to be able to put these things out into the world so people can use them. Of course these finish lines are really just new starting lines. But isn’t that theContinue reading “FINISH LINES”
Simple Solutions
This week I’ve been working on a project that is more complex than I wanted it to be. I tried to come up with all kinds of solutions that all ended up being more complex. So what did I do? I took out a pen and a small journal and wrote down all the nextContinue reading “Simple Solutions”
Grace and Fairness
Read the story of Noah this morning. And in the story it says, “Noah found favor in the sight of the LORD.” In the middle of all kinds of human depravity and wickedness, Moses somehow found favor, grace, in God’s sight. When reading stories like Noah’s we tend to put in all the reasons thatContinue reading “Grace and Fairness”
Why Are We So Afraid?
The other day I was thinking about the various things that the Church is crying out against in American society. I talked with someone about a documentary he wanted me to watch about the rise of Islam, and he said, “it’s scary, scary stuff.” That has just stuck with me. Why are we so afraid?Continue reading “Why Are We So Afraid?”
Brothers, we are all broken
My heart is hurting for people who have been deeply hurt by a church in my area. As a leader in a church I know that it is not hard to offend someone. As someone who goes to a church I know that it is not hard to be offended. But the stories that IContinue reading “Brothers, we are all broken”
Stewardship Series
This month we have been working through a stewardship series. We have talked about how we need to be stewards of ourselves, our relationship, our time and (this coming Sunday) our money. All of these thing are in all of our lives. All of these things come from God. How we steward all of theseContinue reading “Stewardship Series”
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