Category Archives: Ministry
Not the Respectable, but Outcasts
Later on Jesus was having a meal in Levi’s house. A large number of tax collectors and other outcasts were following Jesus, and many of them joined him and his disciples at the table. Some teachers of the Law, who … Continue reading
Giddy as a school-boy
I know I’m young and excitable, but man! The #1 person who I wished had a blog but didn’t… now does — and it rocks! One of our pastors, Dax Swanson, recently started up a blog (and a website, actually) … Continue reading
The Gospel Coalition
I am so excited and happy to be living in these times. Many of the reasons (Bryan Chapell, Mark Dever, Mark Driscoll, D.A. Carson, Tim Keller, C.J. Mahaney and John Piper) are intensified by their unity and work together as … Continue reading
Time Management
I can’t encourage you enough to check out the excellent series on time management by C.J. Mahaney, starting with Are You Busy?. The whole series is good, but I especially liked this one, where he includes an excerpt from R.C. … Continue reading
Keller explains the gospel
Wow. Check out Tim Keller on the gospel. He wrestles with the idea of the “kingdom of God” and the “gospel of the kingdom” – a concept common in the synoptic gospels (and also the emerging church), which I have … Continue reading
Willing to Die
I am the good shepherd; I’m willing to die for my sheep When a hired man, who isn’t a shepherd & doesn’t own the sheep, sees a wolf, he abandons them and the wolf snatches and scatters them. The hired … Continue reading
Giving into Despair
I gave into some despair and depression last night and this morning, mainly triggered by (in the short term) all the things that went wrong last night and (in the long term) doubting my wisdom in big-picture goals and strategies. … Continue reading
Why TFC doesn’t do mission trips
This excellent (and short) article by the Wall Street Journal, The ‘Great Commission’ or ‘Glorified Sightseeing’, (thanks for the link, Joanna!) explains why TFC doesn’t do mission trips – but is much more well-articulated than anything I’ve ever said or … Continue reading
We are the Ministry Roadblocks
God’s passionate about real ministry to teens, but we’re getting in the way. God owns all the cattle in the world — or to use the modern equivalent, all the crude oil. He’s got all the resources He needs. And we … Continue reading
