Tag Archives: Gospel

Pastors: Is Your Soul Ready for Easter?

Posted on April 21, 2011 by

If your life is like mine, the Easter season is very busy. Our days are consumed by an all-hands-on-deck time of planning special worship services and additional outreach efforts. You stack this on top of the probable heavy load of … Continue reading →

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How Important are YOU?

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

One of the great and humbling realities that followers of Jesus experience is this: God uses you. In his sovereign and eternal plan, God decided to bring about divine good in the world through broken people. As a pastor, I … Continue reading →

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Leadership in the Local Church – Elders #1

Posted on March 3, 2010 by

When the Apostle Paul was planting churches in the first century, he wrote a letter to a church-planting partner named Titus. He wanted to make sure Titus had not been distracted from first-order business in the church. In the letter, … Continue reading →

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Engaging the New South with the Gospel

Posted on February 27, 2010 by

We launched our church because of the great need in our area for churches with both deep belief in the gospel of Jesus and deep love for the people in our area. Rather than retreating from our world, we wanted to be a … Continue reading →

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Violence against Christians in India

Posted on February 26, 2010 by

Persecution in India: Francis’ Response on Vimeo. Footage courtesy: Voice of the Martyrs Music courtesy: The Champion and His Burning Flame http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9607938&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=1&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1 A Note about the situation in India: Orissa has one of the worst records for violence against Christians, … Continue reading →

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Wrecked by the Gospel, Part 1

Posted on February 12, 2010 by

Yesterday, my facebook status generated some interesting conversation. In fact, one of my former theology professors initially balked at it, thinking it incorrect. I wasn’t trying to be provocative or say anything shocking, but it obviously caught my friend off-guard. … Continue reading →

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"We are beggars, that is true."

Posted on December 1, 2009 by

A first blog post feels self-indulgent no matter what you write. So, I’m just hoping to get this one out of the way. Maybe it’s just me, but I’ll feel better getting to #2. Post #1 feels too important, like you are … Continue reading →

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