Feb 1st, 2010
Pre-Qualified
“11…joyously 12giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light.” (Colossians 1.11b-12) What an unfortunate place for a verse break! It seperates the adverb in verse 11 (joyously) from the verb it modifies in verse 12 (give thanks). Not only are we to give thanks, but [...]
Jan 29th, 2010
The Secret to Power…
… is abondoning the pursuit of power. Important words that rocked my day from Jack Miller, from his book The Heart of a Servant Leader: To have power in your life as a pastor, it is supremely important that you make it a first order of business for the rest of your life not to do [...]
Jan 4th, 2010
Church Planting and Church Revitilzation
Had a great time yesterday with Jared Wilson, who visited Kaleo while he was in town and then went out with a few of us to partake in the glorious gift that is Pappasitos. (If you’ve never had Pappasitos, you’re missing out. Get to Texas ASAP). Jared is doing great work, having moved to Vermont [...]
Dec 21st, 2009
Using God to Run from God
In his great book Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Pete Scazzero describes ten symptoms that our spiritual life has become disconnected from who we really are, leading us (often unaware) to a dangerous place. The first symptom he lists is using God to run from God. This is when we create a great deal of “Christian” activity [...]
Dec 18th, 2009
Why Keeping A Journal Matters
Beautiful piece from Curator Magazine today called On Keeping a Spiritual Travelogue. The author talks about reading her grandfather’s journal after his death (at his request), and the meaning and inspiration his faith brought her – a faith he spoke very little of while he was alive. Two of my favorite quotes: [During a stay at L'Abri [...]
Dec 16th, 2009
What the Professionalized Pastor is Becoming
“The two cultural characters that capture what is most important in modernity are the psychologist and the manager. These characters now define what the professionalized pastor is becoming: in the pulpit, a psychologist whose business is to spread warm feelings; in the study, a CEO whose business is to have a successful year in terms [...]
Nov 25th, 2009
I guess everyone is hard up for cash…
Megan Mullally, you’ve come a long way from Will and Grace. You even had your own talk show. Look at you now. Everybody has to earn a living, I guess, but sheesh…
Nov 19th, 2009
Mature and Secure Leaders
Just got back in last night from a great couple of days with the Acts 29 Texas Region. It is always a joy to be around other church planters in our network, particularly the guys in Texas who we are closest too. We had a great time talking about elders development in our churches, and [...]
Nov 13th, 2009
“Give Us A King”
Jared Wilson posted this today, and it was too good to not spread. The post is so short I didn’t know how to only quote a little without losing anything, so it’s all here. Jared is one of the best pastoral thinkers out there, and I’m honored to call him a friend. Much to think [...]
Nov 11th, 2009
Is TV still more powerful than Social Media?
When it comes to changing the world, TV may still be king. While many would argue that social media is the means by which social change happens these days (a la President Obama’s unprecedented use of social media in his 2008 campaign), Foreign Policy recently ran a fascinating article that argues that this worldview is more [...]
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