Most of the time, we think of Spirit-filled people and Spirit-filled churches in terms of enthusiasm: vibrant worship, gifts of healing and miracles, supernatural levels of love and commitment.And then Jesus comes along with these distinctly un-glamorous words:And...
Why indeed?Is it power or gifts or notoriety or tingles?Or something altogether more subtle. But more enduring.I love the answer Jesus gives to this question.And I can't wait to share it.Sunday.8:30. 10. 11:30.
Not long ago, I was asked to speak to a Methodist gathering about Evangelism & Diversity.I don't know what kind of expertise I have, but I do know how to tell a little bit of the Good Shepherd story . . . how it is that we have moved from a virtually all-white...
The entire word grouping of evangelical, evangelism, and evangelistic is loaded, isn't it?That word family conjures up in some minds images of bad TV preachers, divisive politicians, and out-of-touch congregations.So for this post, I want to re-claim the root word as...
There was a recent survey on the most influential quotes from the motion picture industry. Some obvious winners include "Make my day," "Show me the money!" and "Do you feel lucky today, punk?"So it got me thinking . . . what are some unforgettable lines in rock music?...
We showed this as part of the sermon yesterday.Screenwriter: Chris Macedo.Director: Chris Macedo.Lead Actor: Chris Macedo.Hmmmmm.
For me, it's rats.And heights.And failure.What about you?Where's your fear?For a lot of churches and ministries, that fear has to do with the Holy Spirit.Too much, too little.But we'll discover an entirely different kind of fear when it comes to the Spirit this...
I've always loved Acts 5:41:The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.Suffering for the faith, then, is a privilege. A reward for faithfulness in the midst of persecution.Frankly, most of the...
While in the middle of some leadership development yesterday, our leadership developer gave us this gem:The difference between a proverb and a slogan is that a proverb stays with you all your life.Hmmm.Christianity all too often gets reduced to mere slogans, usually...
This past Sunday, at a relatively obscure professional tournament called the SAP Open in San Jose, I saw the future of tennis and its name is Milos Raonic.Raonic, a 20 year old Canadian of Serbian descent, won his first pro event ever, beating world #9 Fernando...