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Recalibrate: AAA Ministry
I have the tremendous blessing of being surrounded by a highly-motivated and highly-competitive staff, numbering some 400+. What I have observed is that if we are not intentional about selfless...
View ArticleA Fresh View of God at Work
In Psalm 46:10, the Lord exhorts us to “Be still, and know that I am God.” It’s counsel I need to heed more frequently, and you probably do too. So whatever else you are doing right now, STOP. Cease...
View ArticleCelebrity Pastors and Multi-site Limitations
Some current thinking on issues that have been getting a lot of air time recently. RE: Celebrity Pastors Every pastor manages a certain amount of increased profile and a tendency on the part of...
View ArticleSomeone is Wrong on the Internet
Today I commend to you this guest post from Dr. R.C. Sproul Jr., Teaching Fellow at Ligonier Ministries. I hope you find it helpful and encouraging. It takes two to tango, and that doesn’t even include...
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2 Problems with Consumer Christians
This weekend I preached from John 2:13-22, on Christ’s response to the consumer mindset that had taken over the temple. And nothing is more of an axe to the tree of vertical church—of God church, of...
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An Epic Failure: Ichabod
It was Jack Nicholson who famously bellowed to Tom Cruise while playing Colonel Nathan R. Jessup in the courtroom scene of A Few Good Men, “You can’t handle the truth.” I wonder if the screenwriter...
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What is Distinctive About Your Church?
Church consultants are everywhere these days, flying in, costing a fortune, and teaching church leadership teams to “establish their vision,” “figure out their unique value proposition,” “settle on a...
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The Most Destructive Error in the Church
Soteriology is a word that comes from the Greek word soterios, which means “to save.” Doxology comes from the Greek word for glory and names the single stanza hymn. While many have heard the...
View ArticleDon’t Miss This . . .
There is no more reliable indicator of the success of a child than the involvement of their father. There is no bigger drag on societies than men who refuse to work. Women outnumber men in college. And...
View ArticleIs Kim Davis right about her rights? Are we right about Kim Davis?
I think it great sin to fire public shots at members of Christ’s family and pray for increased faithfulness among us to “love one another earnestly from a pure heart, since you have been born again” (1...
View ArticleA Compelling State of Affairs
Leaders don’t spend a lot of time on things that are going well. Leaders look for underutilized resources, for new talent. They are constantly on the search for what could improve—and into that, they...
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Jerry Falwell, Jr., Donald Trump, and the Crisis at Liberty University*
*Note: title may be designed to ignite people’s fondness for negativity /controversy. JERRY FALWELL I was hosted this past Wednesday by the incredible David Nasser at Liberty University for what he...
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Presidential Debates, Donald Trump’s Faith Council, and Why I Can’t Talk
Did You See the Presidential Debate? I watched the debate last night, every single word—did you? Beyond what was said, I was tuned in to the format, the non-verbal of each presidential candidate, and...
View ArticleIs Donald Trump Truly Repentant and Does It Even Matter?
2 Chronicles 7:14 “If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal...
View Article2 Problems with Consumer Christians
This weekend I preached from John 2:13-22, on Christ’s response to the consumer mindset that had taken over the temple. And nothing is more of an axe to the tree of vertical church—of God church, of...
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An Epic Failure: Ichabod
It was Jack Nicholson who famously bellowed to Tom Cruise while playing Colonel Nathan R. Jessup in the courtroom scene of A Few Good Men, “You can’t handle the truth.” I wonder if the screenwriter...
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What is Distinctive About Your Church?
Church consultants are everywhere these days, flying in, costing a fortune, and teaching church leadership teams to “establish their vision,” “figure out their unique value proposition,” “settle on a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Most Destructive Error in the Church
Soteriology is a word that comes from the Greek word soterios, which means “to save.” Doxology comes from the Greek word for glory and names the single stanza hymn. While many have heard the...
View ArticleDon’t Miss This . . .
There is no more reliable indicator of the success of a child than the involvement of their father. There is no bigger drag on societies than men who refuse to work. Women outnumber men in college. And...
View ArticleIs Kim Davis right about her rights? Are we right about Kim Davis?
I think it great sin to fire public shots at members of Christ’s family and pray for increased faithfulness among us to “love one another earnestly from a pure heart, since you have been born again” (1...
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