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Negative, Downbeat, Discouraging Verse of the day.

November 10, 2009

I started yesterday with Nahum 3:5-6 Today we’ll keep it in the Old Testament with another seemingly non-uplifting verse: Exodus 22:22-24There are tons of these types of verses in the books of the law that are never going to see time in a top ten list of encouraging verses. But they should. The encouraging thing [...]

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"Negative, Depressing, and Discouraging" Verse of the Day.

November 9, 2009

One of the reasons I can’t get wholly behind Christian radio is that they often whitewash the troubling doctrines and the tough-to-swallow parts about Christianity, when they could be contextualizing those difficult doctrines and glorifying God for them. By taking verses like Philippians 4:13 out of their horrific context (the reason you can do all [...]

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I’m anxious enough to sing.

November 4, 2009

I was driving today, listening to conservative talk radio (because it’s as funny as Jon Stewart during the Bush years) and all the flailing and panicking and minor-key interludes that accompany advertisements for reseeding packets and buying gold. Then, I turned off the radio, and looked over the tops of the brilliantly colored red and [...]

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I just self-edited…

November 3, 2009

I was going to write a post just now (in fact, had it all set up to click “post”) about a former Dook basketball player that was not very… well… nice. I guess it’s OK to dislike the team, but I should probably avoid the public, personal shots. After all, he’s a guy that needs [...]

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An Open Letter to the Halloween Protest Organizer Yesterday.

October 29, 2009

I am having a hard time figuring out your target audience. Jesus providentially didn’t have me stop at that intersection, as I’d have probably gotten out and never made it where I was going, but the signs I got a glimpse of at 40 MPH were: Christmas = Jesus, Easter = Jesus, Halloween = ??? and [...]

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Feed my Sheep.

October 28, 2009

John 21:15 “Do you love me more than these? These what? Oh, these 153 fish that I just caught? I sure do, Jesus. I’d gladly give up fishing—my very livelihood—if it meant being with you.” How quickly Peter answered. Jesus is asking me lately whether I love him more than financial security, or even providing [...]

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The shock of being an insider.

October 26, 2009

This is a quote that rocked me to the core last week. It’s something Tim Keller references in his study Gospel Christianity 101 (which you should immediately purchase, read, and use as the curriculum at your small group) He quoted Richard Hays from his book The Moral Vision of The New Testament: God’s… invasion of [...]

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I love my church.

October 25, 2009

I love it because you don’t have to wear a mask. I mean, I still do… I just don’t have to. I see the pastors every week taking off their masks and allowing us to glimpse how the gospel is changing them. Someday, I’ll take mine off, too. My church isn’t perfect. But the one [...]

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Sending is a lot like planning a party.

October 22, 2009

Ever watched your team win the championship when you are the only one in the room who cares? I have. It was 2005, and UNC was playing Illinois. I lived in Middle Tennessee, and had to suffer through Kentucky basketball games anytime there was a Raycom conflict that season. The day of the championship game [...]

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Building. I’d say the foundation is the key.

October 21, 2009

Utilizing my extensive training in the world of Lego blocks, I’d have to assume that a building is only as good as it’s foundation. So, looking at the second word in our organizational DNA, “build,” ought to give us insight not only into the methods, but the underlying premises of what our organization truly is [...]

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