Humility, Part 2
The apostle Paul was the first celebrity church planter. One of his most infamous plants was a church in a culture that glorified obsession with themselves. Sex, recreation, fashion, and creature comforts were triumphed as common virtues even among Christians. They saw themselves as special people because that was part of their culture. In his letters to them he kept asking a single question in several different ways. Do you guys look like your culture more or Jesus more? Paul wrote to these Corinthian believers that they were far more special than they realized because they were the temples of God. In

Humility, Part 1
Humility, Part 1 This and the next blog post will read like a confession, possible rant, and hopefully so much more. Read it and digest it. Comments on it are appreciated. Feel free to pass it on. Push back if I say something you feel is wrong or not accurate. If you think I’m full of it then write that too. Regardless I hope God speaks to you in this as he has in me writing it. For three years I tried to plant a church. It was one of the greatest blessings in my life. For three years I struggled with trying to plant a church. It will likely always be one of the greatest times of struggle in my life. Three years ago I had a dream of planting a church tha

Needle Point
Jesus: It is easier to push a camel through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. Disciples: What? How can this be? Jesus: All things are possible for God even the things impossible with men. Go read Karsten Piper’s poem.

Thoughts to Come
Well I thought my son might be debuting but he didn’t. I am working on a blog post on humility. I enjoyed a eventful day watching my daughter and spending time with my wife as we tried to decipher when Asher is going to emerge. This morning contractions were getting regular. Then he decided not to come. I am not going to post anything new tonight except a link to a prior post on Ben Harper. I am linking to that post because after nearly 8 months after writing it people are finding it and commenting. Some recents thoughts in mind have been generated from those comments left. Ironically the latest comments come

Happy Thanksgiving
If you feel like a trip back to the 26 year old version of me go here Thanksgiving. Otherwise, I will let my words be few. I hope you have a Holy and Happy Thanksgiving as your offer a sacrifice of thanks to Him today. The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me; to one who orders his way rightly I will show the salvation of God!” -God in Psalm 50:23 May God richly bless you & keep you. May his face shine upon you. May he be gracious to you. May the Lord’s name be upon you.