We need elders—note plural—who lead, stepping out first and living lives that look so much like Jesus that we cannot help but follow. === Related matthewmcdill.com: Implication for Elders' Authority from 1 Tim 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9 The Assembling of the Church: Ruling or Leading? --- Twitter...

Satisfied with my vision of Jesus, I sit in my bible study boat,wondering why I’m unsatisfied, finally seeing a figure walking on the wave. --- Twitter...

Tradition is that thing to which we cling so as to avoid the very hard work of innovation and the very real risk of failure. ---Follow me on Twitter...

…a community “of professing believers in Jesus Christ who have been baptized, practice the Lord’s Supper, and organize to do God’s will.� - Horrell, p64 ---Follow me on Twitter...

Glory is the overwhelming splendor of God’s presence, entered only by those he calls, revealed or shrouded by his own intention, and reflected in Jesus....

Love is our geography...Love is our bond... Truth is our sustenance...Truth is our structure... ...from and for Christ Ephesians 4:7, 11-16...