January, 2010
Why Our Hunger for Worship Is Evidence for the One to be Worshipped
Some would say, “You Christians worship God because worshipping God meets an emotional and spiritual need.” …(Continue Reading)
Why We Love a Good Fiction
A good fiction does not really add emotion and feelings to the human heart, but stirs up that which was already there, hid deep under the layers of life's turbulence. …(Continue Reading)
Wednesday's Word - Cosmetics Versus Foundation
3 Kinds of Churches, 1 Kind of Jesus
Through an iron-to-iron conversation with my friend Ron Warner this morning I came away reminded of the simplicity of the gospel, the mission of the church, and our end goal in life. …(Continue Reading)
Monumental Opportunities
Breakthrough...In my Heart
Do you ever experience a moment when the Holy Spirit unleashes a truth—something ridiculously obvious but profound all the same—and you are so enchanted with this epiphany that you can't eat, …(Continue Reading)
The Danger of Loving Truth more than People, Doctrine More than Jesus
A good friend emailed me and others an article on Orthodoxy versus Protestant Evangelicalism. …(Continue Reading)
Safer to Send them out then Keep them Inside
You’ll...discover that sending your people out is safer than trying to keep them happy inside the programs, small groups, and four walls of the building. …(Continue Reading)
Thursday's Thought - Why Do We Obey God?
Why do we obey God? Out of fear? No. Because we love Him.
Why do we love Him? Because He first loved us (1 John 4:10).
That is the gospel. …(Continue Reading)
What's one thing you don't like about Christianity and the Bible?
Last Sunday night in our faith community (a group of non-Christians who get together every week to share a meal, share life, and read the Bible and discuss it) I passed out 3x5 cards and asked ev …(Continue Reading)