Fascinating reflections from Scot McKnight on Erwin McManus’ book “Soul Cravings”. He boils McManus’ point down to the idea that: “If God is real and you are created by him, your soul already knows it.” - via “The Inner Apologetic - Jesus Creed“ ItR...

Cultural Architect: Why Churches are Declining in America| Christianpost.com. A cutting-edge church leader known for his innovative ideas on reaching a post-modern generation for Christ contends the reason why churches are declining in America is because they are self-centered.  “My primary a...

{Matthew 8:21; 22} Another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.� And Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.� Keeping in mind what Jesus said to this disciple who wanted to wait, consider what Erwin McManus wrote in Wide A...

"Integrity cannot be gained by power and authority. Integrity must be gained long before these have been place in our hands. Jesus lived an obscure life for thirty years preparing for a public ministry that lasted only three. "Integrity requires that you decide what kind of person you want to become...

Missy and I went to the LeadNow conference for leaders of 20 and 30 somethings and I have to say it was pretty phenomenal. Speakers included Dan Kimball, Donald Miller (author of Blue Like Jazz), Erwin McManus, Todd Phillips and several others. I want to deal with what was presented in several posts...

Over the next few weeks you will probably see a number of literary reviews. One of the differences between a literary review and a straight up book review is that literary reviews are written to help with future research. So I am writing with the idea that this will guide me to what I want to go bac...

I'm one of those weirdos who listens to sermons on days other than Sundays. And I mean, sermons.  Not long-winded comments from people in my life who care or a hard-nosed politician on the campaign trail.  I listen to real proclamations from folks around the United States.  My ipod is...

"Love can never be simply between you and God. It can never be limited to that relationship. Jesus makes that clear. Love is more than the relationship between a man and a woman, no matter how extraordinary it may be. Love is ever expanding. Love always grows, not just deeper, but wider. Love always...

The follower of Jesus Christ is to live counter culturally. In other words Christians are not supposed to imitate the behavior and values of the world, but to imitate Jesus. We are to live differently because we have been set apart by God for His purposes. This is what this series of posts have been...

If we are going to remain healthy we have to take care of our hearts. A person’s heart, according to the Bible, is the seat of his emotions and his thoughts. In western culture we have usually equated our hearts with just our emotions, but to the original readers of the Bible they understood the h...