Tamara Buchan on “Kingdom Breakthroughs.” Very encouraging. An update on the ministry of Pete Scazzero at his website, “Emotionally Healthy Spirituality.” I really like what he is emphasizing. This has the potential of helping to create healthier churches and church leaders. All church leaders ought to read this post by Sam Rainer, “The Amiable Autocrat.”… Continue reading Places I’ve Been
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The Shadow Self
Some time ago, I came across a fine and insightful little book that Scot McKnight recommended entitled Christ-Following: Ten Signposts to Spirituality and written by South African pastor Trevor Hudson. A few weeks ago, I began reading the book during the early morning hours. What an enjoyable book! In a chapter entitled "Acknowledging Our Shadow… Continue reading The Shadow Self
Places I’ve Been
The following links are some places I’ve been recently. Enjoy! Skye Jethani has written a fine post on the economic downturn and the churches’ ministry. Also, see Terry Rush and his reflections on ministry and the economy. Alan Hirsch has posted a funny cartoon on "The Last Thing to Convert." Scot… Continue reading Places I’ve Been
God-Hungry Live
If you haven’t done so, you might wish to check out God-Hungry Live. This is a collection of video clips featuring people such as: Dallas Willard John Ortberg Ruth Haley Barton Fred Craddock Gary Thomas Scot McKnight N.T. Wright Monte Cox John Piper Tom Long… Continue reading God-Hungry Live
Nashville — Zoe Conference
I just returned from the Zoe Leadership Conference in Nashville. This was a wonderful conference offering a number of very fine classes. One class that I especially enjoyed dealt with "Spiritual Direction" and was led by Gary Hollaway of David Lipscomb University and Jackie Halstead of Abilene Christian University. The featured speaker this… Continue reading Nashville — Zoe Conference
What are Your “Essentials”?
What are your essentials for starting a day or week? Here are a few of mine. (And of course these don’t all carry the same weight in terms of importance.) 1. Reading the Bible. Yes, quite often I am thinking about a class or a message to be preached. Yet, I try to keep conscious… Continue reading What are Your “Essentials”?
No Other Rival
This morning, I have been reading Scot McKnight’s book A New Vision for Israel. (I have been immersing myself in lots of kingdom-related material during July.) In a chapter entitled "The God of Jesus," I came across these wonderful lines: …The emphasis here falls on the jealousy of God (Exod. 20:5), especially for his new… Continue reading No Other Rival