Dropouts of The Way
But Jesus is the Way as well as the Truth. The way the gospel is conveyed is as much a part of the kingdom as the truth presented. Why are pastors experts on the truth and dropouts on the way? – The Contemplative Pastor by…
Reclaiming God’s Big Dream for the Church
Remember when you were a kid and you had all those great dreams for what you would do when you grew up? President, astronaut, pilot… What happened to those dreams? Did they come true? Were they tempered? Abandoned completely? Sadly, so many of our big…
Moved Into The Neighborhood
Take about 3 minutes and watch the beginning of this video: What I loved about that sermon starter video – more than the solid production values and great storytelling – was the message it shared. Instead of re-reading our original instruction manual we have been…
The Power of One Voice
John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’” - John 1:23 In a class at Luther we have been talking about leadership in the church and the idea of…
Is Poverty Part Of God’s Will?
Heard a good message today at Mill City Church. One of my favorite things the pastor said went something like this: “We sit around and wonder why God allows poverty and injustice to happen when in reality God is wondering the same thing of us.” Poverty…
MLK, Jr. and the State of the Church
I read a great post today from Mike Breen: “Obituary for the American Church.” In it he talks about how celebrity, consumerism and competition have led us off course, away from the things we (the Church) are called to focus on. At the end he…
Haiti Trip Recap
Had the opportunity to travel to Haiti with a team from Spirit of Joy in Orlando and Advent in Boca Raton. The poverty in Haiti (just 90 miles or so from Florida) is comparable to Burundi, the small, war torn and forgotten African country I’ve…
