91% of outsiders say “homosexual” describes present-day Christianity. David Kinnaman & Gabe Lyons conducted a three year study asking outsiders what they think of evangelical Christianity. They published their study in a book entitled, UnChristian, a must read for anyone interested in reaching twenty-somethings for …
Read MoreMaster Yoda goes to a small group
The great guys at Fusion Church uncovered this great video footage of Master Yoda acknowledging the source of his strength…small groups! He loves small groups and Cheetos. How great is that. Yoda Groups from Fusion Church on Vimeo Join Master Yoda and the rest of …
Read MoreKentucky Book Signing
The book signing at Asbury Theological Seminary went well. Sold (and signed) some books and met some great people. I was also a guest lecturer in Steve Seamands’ Doctrine of the Holy Spirit class. I enjoyed the time in the classroom. I lectured for an …
Read MoreConference & Book Signing in St. Joe
I returned home today from the 2008 Conference for Pastors and Leaders hosted by Word of Life Church in St. Joseph, Missouri (my hometown). The conference went well. I meet two new friends, Joe Beach & Lee Cummings. Both are pastors and we are certainly …
Read MoreMaking Truth a Project
Today I joined 30,000 or so people in The Truth Project (TTP) a live simulcast led by Del Tackett. TTP is Focus on the Family’s focus on the Christian worldview. I enjoyed Tackett’s presentation. He was far less militant than some of the other Christian …
Read MoreShape Shifters: Coming Soon
I have submitted my final draft of the book and so we have a release date for Shape Shifters – October 1, 2008. What’s the Book About?I have been asked over and over, “So what is the book about?” In a word, the book is …
Read MoreA sad tale from charismania…gets even sadder
The Lakeland revival which I blogged on in a previous post is one sad tale from charismania. The story has become every sadder. The board of directors of Fresh Fire Ministries, Todd Bentley’s ministry, released the following statement dated August 15, 2008: We wish to …
Read MoreLakeland’s so-called revival: A sad tale from charismania
I have been rather quiet regarding the Lakeland “revival” and Todd Bentley, the tattooed, Canadian who has been leading the meetings. Like many people, I have been concerned with some of the pro-wrestling-inspired prayer techniques that Bentley boasts of. But I have tried to keep …
Read MoreMissions in Taiwan
This is a video from the Roberts family, a missionary family sent out from our church. They are planning to start a Christian school and plant a church in Fulong in Northern Taiwan. We sent a family and college student from our church to help …
Read MoreBook Cover
I have been writing a book for the last year or so, and I am coming to the end of the process. I have changed the title from Inner Change to Shape Shifters and the designer has just finished the book cover. With a little …
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