I love Mark’s writing style. I use to find it distracting compared to the other gospels, but I’ve grown to love his no non-sense, “in your face” presentation of the life of our Lord. It is the shortest gospel, but it is compact and powerful. Chapter 1 hits the ground running, and [...]
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Gospel of Mark – Desolate Places
Posted in Devotional on September 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Godliness
Posted in Devotional on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘godliness’? A picture of a pious and devoutly religious person? Faithful church attendance? Is there a certain dress code that comes to mind? Or maybe to you a godly person is one who abstains from certain language, places, or types of entertainment. I think this would [...]
Jonah – praying from the gut
Posted in Church, Devotional on July 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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This past Sunday’s sermon covered chapter 2 of Jonah. It pictures a disobedient religious man who had found the end of his rope and had just kept going. His rebellion had ended in him literally jumping ship and giving up on life. But [...]
Anything…For The Sake of The Mission
Posted in Church, Devotional, Leadership, Missional, Uncategorized on July 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the great struggles for young leaders today is the issue of flexibility. We live at a crossroads of culture. Most emerging leaders see a need to institute new methodologies to reach a new world. Yet, they often are met with resistance from those that have grown attached to certain non-essential [...]
To Avoid Misery, Seek Suffering
Posted in Devotional, Missional on June 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Rob Bell has done it again. His NOOMA videos are always powerful and provocative. His latest may be his best yet.
Watch it here. If you are a Compassion International member (and you should be), you get 10% off the purchase price.
My favorite quote from the video:
“If we don’t find some suffering, [...]
