Teaching for failure …
One of the hats I wear includes reviewing books for publishers or public relations firms. This morning I was perusing some of the titles for review. None […]
13
Jan
2014
Category
Teaching
19
Oct
2012
Who said that?
“That’s not what I said!” Chances are, some time in your life (if not multiple times), you’ve spoken that sentence. Sooner or later, someone will misrepresent something […]
11
Jun
2012
Blasting away that spiritual flabbiness …
It might be easier to get someone to go see their dentist than it is to get them to hire a Personal Trainer. After all, the screech […]
18
Aug
2011
Getting to the point …
Imagine if Jesus had said this: “You should come to Me in order to find your way to the Father” instead of this: “Jesus told him, ‘I […]
13
Jul
2011
Half messages leave lives broken …
Pointing people to half an answer won’t lead them to a whole life. Such is the situation we see all too often in the church. For all […]
24
Jun
2011
Personal development is NOT discipleship!
“Hold in your mind the thing you most desire” is a tweet a “personal coach” floated out onto the Twittersphere. It’s a common message in the world. […]
26
May
2011
The power of one step …
Magazine covers boast 1,000 tips for this, 101 ideas for that … … the pastor preaches a sermon with ten steps for achieving something great … … […]
19
Jan
2011
This can kill spiritual growth in a church …
A fellow pastor shared with me his puzzlement at the lack of spiritual maturity in his congregation. Like most churches, the members of his faith community had […]
08
Jul
2009
From super-sizing to super-soaking …
“Super-sizing” is still the American mantra … bigger, wider, deeper, more! Super-size me please! It hasn’t been such a good idea to do so with our food. […]