Tag: Skye Jethani

• Can Mission Become an Idol?

  “There is a first-rate commitment to a second-rate mission.” That is what Roger, a leader in global church planting, said as he looked at the rock climbers ascending a cliff in the Alps. Many of us called into ministry feel the same way. Rather than giving our lives to climbing a rock, building a business,…

  Dennis Griffith

  March 10, 2012

  Christian Life, Evangelism, Global Missions, Gospel-Driven, Ministry, Missional, Missional Church

  Christian Life, Idolotry, Idols, Mission, Missionalism, Out of Ur, Self Justification, Skye Jethani, Spiritual Priorities

• Choosing the Better Thing

  I really appreciate this thought by Skye Jethani, reflecting on Jesus’ Parable of the Two Sons, passed along to me recently by a good friend: “What brought the father joy was not the older son’s service but simply his presence – having his son with him…….what mattered most to the father was neither the younger…

  Dennis Griffith

  January 19, 2012

  Christian Life, Gospel-Centered, Grace, Spiritual Formation

  Delighting in God, Enjoying God, Gospel, Mary & Martha, Parable of the Prodigal Son, Parable of the Two Sons, Priorities, Skye Jethani, Spiritual Formation, Spiritual Priorities