As a church planter I live with the constant tension of what it means when Paul says: 1 Corinthians 9:19 New Living Translation (NLT) “19 Even though I am a free man with no master, I have become a slave to all people to bring many to Christ”, and not sacrificing the message of the [...]
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Is Relevant Biblical?
As a church planter I live with the constant tension of what it means when Paul says: 1 Corinthians 9:19 New Living Translation (NLT) “19 Even though I am a free man with no master, I have become a slave to all people to bring many to Christ”, and not sacrificing the message of the [...]
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Piety vs Relationship
Piety vs Relationship (Luke 11:37-44) Piety, or being pious, has a long history in the Christian worldview. In its purest for it is simply a commendable or admirable devotion to God, but in our world today it has to some extent been marked with contradiction and stress. Dictionaries define piety as professing or exhibiting a strict, traditional [...]
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The Christian, The Internet and The Heart
It is undoubted that many have been seeing in the news a US senator who has confessed to using his twitter account to send sexual images to women he has met online. He admitted to having sexually explicit conversations online as well as on the phone with, as he said, 6 different women. The news [...]
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Knowing God’s Will!
Here’s an article from “Christian Answers” I came across that I thought worthy to share with you on knowing God’s will. Biblical decision making begins with a willingness to submit your intentions to God’s perfect will and humbly follow his direction. The problem is that most of us don’t know how to figure out exactly [...]
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Misplaced or Mislead?
Recently I had the opportunity to speak at a church retreat on the issue of intergenerational ministry. While studying the topic I frequently came across numerous articles, sermons and books on the topic of “The Generation Gap”. The Generation gap is a popular term used to describe wide differences in cultural norms, preferences and ideologies between [...]
Piety vs. Christ Luke 13:10-17 (New Living Translation) Jesus Heals on the Sabbath 10 One Sabbath day as Jesus was teaching in a synagogue, 11 he saw a woman who had been crippled by an evil spirit. She had been bent double for eighteen years and was unable to stand up straight. 12 When Jesus saw her, he [...]
Piety vs Truth (Regeneration) Galatians 6:11-18 11 Notice what large letters I use as I write these closing words in my own handwriting. 12 Those who are trying to force you to be circumcised want to look good to others. They don’t want to be persecuted for teaching that the cross of Christ alone can save. 13 And even those [...]
Piety vs Relationship (Luke 11:37-44) Piety, or being pious, has a long history in the Christian worldview. In its purest for it is simply a commendable or admirable devotion to God, but in our world today it has to some extent been marked with contradiction and stress. Dictionaries define piety as professing or exhibiting a strict, traditional [...]
It is undoubted that many have been seeing in the news a US senator who has confessed to using his twitter account to send sexual images to women he has met online. He admitted to having sexually explicit conversations online as well as on the phone with, as he said, 6 different women. The news [...]
Here’s an article from “Christian Answers” I came across that I thought worthy to share with you on knowing God’s will. Biblical decision making begins with a willingness to submit your intentions to God’s perfect will and humbly follow his direction. The problem is that most of us don’t know how to figure out exactly [...]
Jonah was so focused on justice. How could God spare such evil people? He was concerned with his own little vine and the comfort it brought him. God was concerned about the people. When it comes right down to it, life is all about people. Success is not measured by the achievements and accomplishments we [...]
It is within the will of the sovereign loving God that the people of Nineveh should repent and turn to Him. That’s why He sent Jonah. That’s why He moved them to the point of repentance. Just as the justice of the sovereign God demanded their judgment and destruction – their repentance opens these people [...]
If we were to ask our Sunday school students what the story of Jonah is all about, I’m sure that more than one of the children would say: it’s a story about Jonah getting swallowed by a giant fish. And while that’s certainly the unforgettable part of the story, (the main part of the story [...]
Recently I had the opportunity to speak at a church retreat on the issue of intergenerational ministry. While studying the topic I frequently came across numerous articles, sermons and books on the topic of “The Generation Gap”. The Generation gap is a popular term used to describe wide differences in cultural norms, preferences and ideologies between [...]
