As I’ve written on this blog before, I am concerned about the lack of discernment regarding the reading habits of Christians. There are many who seem unable to recognize that the content of many books that are marketed as “Christian” are actually promoting humanism rather than pointing people to the all-sufficiency of Jesus Christ, as […]
Do Christians today still have to follow the Ten Commandments of the Old Testament? That may seem like a ridiculous question to ask, but popular mega-church preacher and author Andy Stanley answers with an emphatic “no!” And he is completely wrong. Over the years, I have learned some helpful things about leadership, organization, communication, and […]
The other day I was sitting at my desk at home, doing some writing, and staring out the window. The sky that day was clear, with just a few wispy clouds dotting the bright blue “sky-scape.” And into my view, flew a Southwest airplane (I told you the sky was clear!) climbing up into the […]
Here’s a prayer “mix-tape” from some of the Apostle Paul’s epistles that will bless you as you enter a new year… I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray also that […]
This is the last post about the month-long sabbatical I took in November. Thank you for reading the series and for the encouraging words that many of you have shared with me about the series. In this post, I want to share with you some lessons I learned from the social media fast that accompanied […]
I know, I know, I know…I need to finish out this series on my sabbatical before the end of the year! Sorry for the delay between posts but I promised you two bonus segments, so here’s the first one that deals with my church visit experiences. First, let’s reset the series. In November, I went on […]
Get your week started with a little JOY…
If you’ve been following this blog series then you’re getting a good feel for how impactful my recent sabbatical was for me. It was kind of like the experience of realigning tires on a car. When your tires get out of alignment, you can still move forward but it’s not a smooth ride; and, sooner […]
Continuing the blog series on my month-long sabbatical, today I’ll share what I learned. If you’ve been following the series, you know that I tried to be very intentional about my time away from ministry. That intentionality served me well and allowed me to be open to new ideas, new lessons, and new observations. Here’s […]
On Monday I started a blog series about my recent month-long sabbatical. You can read the first part here. In this second installment of the series, I want to tell you what I did. Since I wanted to be very intentional with my time away from ministry, I structured my sabbatical around three agenda items: […]
