Social Media, New Wineskins and Church Unity
Tuesday Re-mix – Social media is here to stay. You may have sworn against Facebook, Linked-In, Twitter, and SMS (much the way you may have sworn against e-mail back in the day), but you may as well get...
View ArticleBurning Labels and Building Bridges
Tuesday Re-mix – I recently pulled up to the Starbuck’s drive-through thinking about how to say what I want (it’s important in this culture to sound knowledgeable when it comes to coffee–after all,...
View ArticleTruth, Knowledge, and the Arrogance with Which We Hold Them
Tuesday Re-mix – Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. I Corinthians 13:12 I have no...
View ArticleReal Leaders Have Hard Conversations
Tuesday Re-mix – …speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. Ephesians 4:15 Am I the only one who thinks “Pastor”...
View ArticleThe Routine Maintenance of Every Relationship
Tuesday Re-mix – And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another… Hebrews...
View ArticleGame-changing Moments and the Church
Tuesday Re-mix: Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb and they asked each other, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?”...
View ArticleIt’s a Relationship, Yes…but Different
Tuesday Re-mix: When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy on me; my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer....
View ArticleLet’s DO Have Hard Conversations…but NOT On Line
Monday Morning Quarterback – Encouraging God’s people to be responsible, encouraging and uplifting in their use of social media. We have said here over and over again that “the church” really must be...
View ArticleChurch Leaders and Our Hard Hearts
Tuesday Re-mix: So, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion, during the time of testing in the wilderness, where your ancestors...
View ArticleBracing for a 16-Month Season of Rants
Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also for the sake of conscience. For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to...
View ArticleRe-Focus: The Role of the Church in Spiritual Warfare
Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back, but he was defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven…And...
View ArticleSocial Media, New Wineskins and Church Unity
Tuesday Re-mix – Social media is here to stay. You may have sworn against Facebook, Linked-In, Twitter, and SMS (much the way you may have sworn against e-mail back in the day), but you may as well get...
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