…laboring for the gospel as it transforms me, my city, and my world for all of eternity…
This book was recommended (and given for free) to me by a pastoral friend here in the Jefferson City area and he is much much smarter than I. I had heard about it previously and I know CJ Mahaney is a huge fan of Paul David Tripp. So I graciously accepted the gift and with [...]
Last night I had the opportunity to preview Fireproof, the latest release from Sherwood Pictures who also brought you Facing The Giants. This movie has received fairly positive reviews and not the least of which was from Tim Challies who reviewed it here.
The story is about Caleb (a firefighter) and Catherine (a PR [...]
If you haven’t read much of Tim Challies’ blog, it’s worth the few minutes a day it takes to drop by his site. Here’s an excerpt from his post today titled “Our Highest Aim”:
A few years ago I spoke to a pastor of a small church that had been formed largely on the basis [...]
I was out and about with my wife one time and we came across a church brochure. I love church brochures. They are highly reflective of how the church views its mission and how the church sees its purpose in the community.
Before I commence with the comments, let me be clear in saying that I [...]
You know, I’ve said many times that if you are ever curious about the human race and feel like you may be out of touch with the culture in which you live, the best place to visit is Wal-Mart.
I’ve written about it before, but there’s no greater pastime than to go to Wal-Mart, grab you [...]
Is it not a splendid thought that when we do anything for God, though it be but the simple offering of a prayer, or the helping of a fatherless child, we may do it with all the holy dignity of princely priests — Charles Spurgeon
God is amazing to me - though I wish I lived [...]
I’m continuing my devotional reading of Heaven and came across this paragraph:
In Heaven, where everyone worships Jesus, no one says, “Now we’re going to sing two hymns, followed by announcements and prayer.” The singing isn’t ritual but spontaneous praise. (Revelation 5:11-14). If someone rescued you and your family from terrible harm, especially at [...]
- I shall rise from the dead…I shall see the Son Of God, the Sun of Glory, and sine myself as that sun shines. I shall be united to the Ancient of Days, to God Himself, who had no morning, never began…No man ever saw God and lived. And yet, I shall not live till [...]
It’s early this morning, but I’m still buzzing off what happened last night. At our first vision meeting for Eternity, we had 17 people attend and I am so stoked about how it went.
I basically shared the vision, mission, values and story of how Eternity has come to be a reality and then we had [...]
Unless of course you’re going to give great advice like this:
What are you most passionate about for your children? What do you celebrate in your children? When are they the object of your public commendation and celebration? Let’s make sure our commendation and celebration are theologically informed. Let’s make sure we are highlighting what really [...]