I don’t believe in accidents in God’s kingdom. You could call it a coincidence, but I think it was a divine appointment that I happened to click on a facebook link posted by another church planter, Pastor PJ of Crossview in LA. And halfway through watching this video, it dawned on me, hey, I know […]
Francis Chan: The American Church is pretty stoppable
My reflection: In my opinion, Francis is a modern day prophet. We are followers of Jesus, not followers of church. If we are following Jesus and genuine followers of Jesus gather together, then you have church. You can’t have it the other way around. You can’t say follow church and assume you have a group […]
The King in His Beauty: Tom Schreiner on His New Biblical Theology
This article was posted on the Gospel Coalition website. Really good book if you are trying to get deeper in the Word. In the closing chapter of the Bible, faith vanishes into sight and the “age of the ear” yields to the “age of the eye” as God’s people see his face (Rev. 22:4). Isaiah’s […]
Vision 2014: Hearts Ablaze (pt3 of 3)
For those who will join me in reading 3, 5, 10 chapters or more of Scripture this year, I want to give you a lens that I think will help you stay motivated and give you a good framework so that you don’t get lost in the details, esp. as you read the Old Testament. […]
Vision 2014: Hearts Ablaze (pt2 of 3)
Besides the time commitment, another big reservation you may have is, okay, suppose I read 10 chapters a day in 30 minutes, I won’t understand anything I read. This is a legitimate concern. If you are like me, you’re used to reading 10 verses a day instead of 10 chapters a day. And your goal […]
Vision 2014: Hearts Ablaze (pt1 of 3)
Text: Luke 24:13-32 Happy New Year! At the beginning of the year, many churches come up with a vision statement. A vision, a focus, a goal for 2014. In some ways, it’s kind of a like doing resolutions. Many people come up with resolutions, things they want to do differently as they enter the new […]