March, 2010

Tension of Structure versus Organic

A church’s discipleship strategy must be structured enough to maintain order, but organic enough to change with the ongoing needs of the church as it grows or it will hinder its  growth ~ …(Continue Reading)

Why We Need to Stop Trying to Be Good

Never pursue holiness because that's what Christians are supposed to do. …(Continue Reading)

A Woman Like Jesus who Ministers to Strippers

Last night I spoke with Brenda over the phone, a lady who ministers to strippers in men's clubs. Brenda is for real. …(Continue Reading)

Friday's Reflection - The Worst Apologetic Against Christianity

The worst apologetic against Christianity is the person who claims Jesus with his mouth but denies Him by his life.

The Jewish man Jumped In

I was drowning in my sin, going down fast. Someone threw me a lifesaver. It was Buddha. On the side of the lifesaver were the words, "Reach Nirvana!" Mohammed threw me one too. …(Continue Reading)

Just preach the truth and the rest is up to God, right?

If only it were this easy! And cold. Our task is not truth-dumping. It is loving people. If you love people, truth will be shared, lived, and demonstrated. …(Continue Reading)

The Universe Seemed to Cruel for a God to Exist

My argument against God was that the universe seemed so cruel and unjust. But how had I got this idea of just and unjust? …(Continue Reading)

The way of victory...difficult, inconvenient, available

The way of victory is difficult, inconvenient and more available to us then the remote on the coffee table. …(Continue Reading)

"I will build My church" is not an excuse

Jesus' statement, "I will build My church," is not an acceptable excuse for the failing condition of evangelicalism. …(Continue Reading)

This lady said, "Jesus was gay. Abraham was too."

Yesterday I walked by a table at Austin Java and I hear this lady saying, "Jesus was gay. Abraham was gay." I came back. It was a table of four people, two guys and two girls. …(Continue Reading)