Today is the eve of Ash Wednesday (some traditions call it Shrove Tuesday). It is the day before Lent begins. It is the final day of preparation for a 40-day season of prayer and fasting that will lead up to Resurrection Sunday, the ultimate day …
Read MoreA Few Days with Eugene Peterson
Appreciate your pastoral leaders who gave you the Word of God. Take a good look at the way they live, and let their faithfulness instruct you, as well as their truthfulness. There should be a consistency that runs through us all. For Jesus doesn’t change—yesterday, …
Read MorePrayer of the Frog
Prayer of the Frog by Walter Hollenweger Sometimes, I feel like a frog, Happy in the waterpond—until I run out of air and creep on land. Happy in the fresh air, until my skins hurts in the glaring sun and I plunge back into the …
Read MoreTen Things Great Church Leaders Possess
1. A heart renewed and empowered by the Spirit Ministry flows out of who we are. God may choose to use a seriously flawed leader for a specific amount of time, but without a strong character foundation, the weight of ministry will crush that leader. …
Read MoreWhy Can’t Walter Brueggemann Leave Me Alone?
Why is it that Walter Brueggemann cannot leave me alone? Why can’t he leave me to my quiet corner of the world going about my business is the same ordinary way I have always done it? Probably because the professor of the Old Testament prophets …
Read MoreWhy We are Not Going to Church Tomorrow
For the first time in our church’s history we are canceling all of our normal Sunday morning activities. We are turning off the lights. We are locking the doors. Cornerstone Church at Upper River Rd. and Southland Dr. will be a ghost town from 10:30 …
Read MoreWhite Paper Bible
I am always looking for creative ways to engage in the truth of Scripture. God has given his Word to us for nourishment for living in his kingdom. We do not use the Scriptures as much as we eat them. They feed our hearts with …
Read MoreDid You Know: The Times, They Are A-Changing
The world around us is changing more rapidly than we realize. The times, they are a-changin’. Watch this: Here is the story about the creation of the video, at least, as far as I can piece it together. In 2006, high school teacher and Director …
Read MoreLife Among Losers and Perverts
I was sadden to hear the news of Gary Lamb’s departure from ministry. He planted and pastored Revolution Church in North Georgia. He has stepped out of ministry after confessing an affair with a staff member at his church. I have prayed for Gary, his …
Read MoreDiscussion on the Trinity: Video Clips
The following clips are from a live discussion I had with Pastor Brian Zahnd at his church, Word of Life Church in St. Joseph, Missouri, on Sunday morning, March 22, 2009. I do mention my book Shape Shifters a few times. The book uses the …
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