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What I Learned From a Tumor
“What we thought was a cyst is actually a rare, locally aggressive, but non-metastasizing malignant tumor.”
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Strategic Organization: Corporate or Christian?
In the last 10 years, it has not been uncommon for me to see people look at a church’s org chart and strategies and deem it corporate and unhealthy, flesh and not Spirit led. Which has led me to the pivotal question: Is it biblical for a church to employ organizational strategy and values? Yes, it is concerning that many pastors believe bigger is better and determine success by the size of ...
My Daughter’s Beauty
How do I raise my daughter to know the true definition of beauty in a culture such as ours? How do I cultivate an image in her that is rooted in the beauty of Jesus and not the allure of a distorted sexuality? Here are three points that I have found helpful in my journey:
Alexander the Great and Your Unbelieving Family
What does Alexander the Great have to do with your unbelieving family? In 334 B.C. the people of God longed for the Messiah, hoped for His appearance, craved His deliverance. Instead, they got Alexander the Great invading Asia Minor, which began a 10-year run of violence that had him reigning over the Mediterranean world.
Hills to Die On
Bill Seal once told me that "if you fight for everything, eventually no one’s listening and you get nothing.” This remains one of the best leadership lessons I’ve learned, and I needed to hear it. At the time, my operating assumption was if something was worthy of my opinion, that opinion was worthy of being heard. There are times when this is true, but if applied universally, you’ll ...
Community, Mission and Technology
Technology is a gift that should be redeemed and utilized by the church for the global mission of God – to see people from all nations exalt Jesus as Lord. With The City we can be more aware of prayer needs inside our body. Through Facebook I was able to speak about Christ with my college roommate in Spain. On Twitter the gospel is penetrating countries that missionaries cannot. However, this ...
The Humility of the Father in Philippians 2
Philippians 2 has been discussed, dissected, contemplated over and, most of all, rejoiced in by the Church from the moment Paul penned it. What makes this portion of Scripture so central to the Church is how it reveals the humility of Christ as He set aside the glory He shared with the Father (John 17:5) and Spirit to come to earth as a human for the redemption of humanity. But that’s not the ...
Should We Study Eschatology?
"When we think about the last things we must never allow our minds to be diverted from this principle, that the last things, like the first things, are the things of Jesus Christ." —Sinclair Ferguson, "The Last Things," Ligonier Leadership Conference. Eschatology is the study of the end times, also known as the "Doctrine of the Last Things."