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The Un-Churched Next Door
It has been an encouraging trend. After several months during which we observed a score of painful defections from our church, the past few months have seen a rebound. We have been blessed to see a number of new folks join our fellowship. Among them are a handful of mature transplants, Christians new to our…
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One Thing I Think Should be Posted on the Church Nursery Door …
Here’s the verse I have always wanted to post on the door of the Church Nursery: “We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed…” ~ 1 Corinthians 15.51
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10 Signs of Approaching Meltdown
Perry Noble reveals and responds to a stunning statistic: My counselor shared a statistic with me two years ago that floored me – 90% of the people entering ministry do not retire from ministry. They either quit or have some sort of moral/ethical failure that disqualifies them. Jesus did not call us to this or…
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Tears of the Saints
This moving video was sent to me by one of our missionaries serving among the Hindus, Sikhs, and Muslims living in England. It is a powerful reminder of the need to intentionally and strategically prioritize the planting of churches among the Unreached Peoples of the world. To learn more about each of the Unreached People…
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Reformation Essentials
On October 31, 1517 a young college professor, heavy of heart, wanted to discuss some of the things he was thinking. Posting his thoughts on the front doors of the church in the center of town – the 16th Century version of Facebook or blogging – a flame ignited that still burns today. In fact, with…
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Here I Stand
Today being Reformation Sunday, the day on the ecclesiastical calender commemorating the anniversary of Martin Luther posting his 95 Theses on the doors of the church at Wittenburg, which inadvertantly set into motion a radical transformation of both the church and Western Culture, I thought it might be appropriate to review the roots of what…
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Gospel Centrality & Insanity
If you think about it, Paul makes a rather peculiar declaration when he asserts: “I am not ashamed of the gospel…”. (Romans 1.16) Usually I don’t give these words much thought. But with a little reflection I find myself asking questions like: Who suggested Paul was ashamed? What Christians are ashamed of the gospel? What does…
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Malignancy of Sin
Sin is a spiritual and moral malignancy. Left unchecked it can spread throughout our entire being and contaminate every area of our lives. Even worse, it will often metasticize from us into the lives of others around us. ~ Jerry Bridges, Respectable Sins
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Sojourn Thru This World
“We are not citizens of this world trying to make our way to heaven; we are citizens of heaven trying to make our way through this world.” That radical Christian insight can be life-changing. We are not to live so as to earn God’s love, inherit heaven, and purchase our salvation. All those are given…
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Appropriating the Justifying Work of Christ
Only a fraction of the present body of professing Christians are solidly appropriating the justifying work of Christ in their lives. Many have so light an apprehension of God’s holiness and of the extent and guilt of their sin, that consciously they see little need for justification. Below the surface, however, they are deeply guilt-ridden…
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Poem of Your Life
The Bible tells us that each of our lives tell a story. We are like masterpieces of God’s artistry. The greek word is poiema, from which we get our English word “poem”. We are God’s poems. (Ephesians 2.10) We are living epistles (2 Corinthians 3.3). In this video Phil Keaggy joins Michael Card to play Poem of Your…
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