For years I’ve felt serious, concentrated frustration as I’ve watched people make decisions that will wreck their lives, especially in situations where we discussed it ahead of time. As I was thinking about one particularly heartbreaking situation that’s currently playing out, I was struck with an epiphany that may finally help me pinpoint a reason [...]
Archive for the ‘truth’ Category
For any of you who may have heard the rumor of the church’s decline into ineffectiveness, check out this link. I love to see someone pushing back against the naysayers.
Just picked up this video in my blog reader, and thought it was worth passing along. It’s a pastor named Matt Chandler from Texas, and is a great reminder of who Jesus REALLY is and why we’re doing what we’re doing at RPC… HT: Oak Leaf Church
Philippians 1:6 He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. You’re not enough. That’s good news. You’re not smart enough, or talented enough, or strong enough, or spiritual enough to do all that God has planned for you. This evening as I was [...]
Wow. Just read a post by Kelly Adkins (via Tim Stevens’ blog) that deals with the consumer mentality that is so prevalent in American churches. Kelly helped start a church here in Orlando, and it wasn’t long before she had a firsthand encounter with the ugly side of ministry. Unlike the rest of us, however, [...]
