Month: October 2010

Election Day is this coming Tuesday. As a pastor, I never endorsed or even fully revealed who I voted for. I think it is important in certain leadership positions that one not become too partisan and too many churches wade too far into politics fo… →

Twelve years ago, when I was a young youth minister working with the largest parachurch youth ministry in the world, I had a second conversion experience. Five years earlier I had my first conversion when I surrendered my life to Jesus Christ and … →

Yesterday I had my regular meeting with my spiritual director. I am a big fan of meeting with a spiritual director. Whenever we meet I leave encouraged, challenged, stretched and with a better perspective/vision on my life. One of the most signifi… →

A good friend sent me the link to this article by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach about the issues of homosexuality and homophobia within the Jewish and Christian understanding. It is one of the best essays I have read recently on the topic. Here it is in i… →

As always with Campolo, this is a must listen/watch: Dr. Tony Campolo speaks at Roscoes in Chicago, IL from The Marin Foundation on Vimeo. →

Yesterday I reflected upon some of the things I used to do as a follower of Jesus and how those things have changed. Whether I am in a season — or a season has passed — I do not know. But even with those changes, there is one thing I never tire … →

I used to be the kind of Christian who stormed mountains, fought to establish beachheads, and charged forward to do anything I could to push back the gates of hell in the battle to bring forth the kingdom of God and to bring people to Jesus. I don… →

Continuing with some more “Inside Baseball”, John Ortberg posted last week on his blog some observations he has made about the “State of the Church” after spending time with young leaders at the Catalyst conference. Here is what John observed: ?Th… →

This might be a little “inside baseball” for a lot of the readers here, but bare with me… Scot McKnight has picked up on an article in First Things by Joe Carter. In the article, Carter criticizes much of the methodology of modern evangelism as … →

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