Archives for Passion
I am increasingly thankful for the God honoring, cross exalting, Gospel centered preaching ministry of Dr. David Platt. He preached this morning at Southern Seminary. If you have any time, please watch this message and ask God to speak to you as you watch.
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For a while now I've been thinking about leading a trip to Israel. As a follower of Christ there are not very many trips that appeal to me more than a trip to the Holy Land to walk in the places that Jesus walked. We're finally looking to put a trip on the calendar. So, that's where you come in. ...more»
Tonight we finished our series on the book of Jonah. We looked together at chapter 4 which concludes the chapter and sadly shares the story of Jonah's eventual rejection of God's call to be on mission. Jonah is a story of a self-sufficient, self-righteous man committed to the pursuit of his own pleasure above all things.
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This is a tremendously powerful short story about the Gospel. I would really recommend that you take 4 minutes and watch this.
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Wow, this video should knock your socks off. Penn, from the famous comedic duo Penn & Teller, is an atheist but he recently posted a video where he discusses an evangelistic encounter with a man and shares what made that encounter meaningful to him. The best line in the whole video is when Penn remarks:
I don't respect people who don't ...more»
Growing up most of us have heroes. They generally come from the arena of sports, politics, or possibly influential people in our lives like teachers, parents, etc. I am no different in that respect. In another way, however, I am probably very different than most in that many of my heroes growing up were pastors. My family spent a significant ...more»
I am not a fan of believers and churches who are passionately devoted to the interpretation of biblical prophecy to the exclusion of much of the rest of their faith. While I would not want to ever exclude the study of portions of scripture, I do think we can become overly fascinated with portions that simply cannot be conclusively understood ...more»
I have had a fast and furious past few weeks. From a nice extended weekend at the lake to a week with 200 children at Children's Camp to this week which has been full of meetings, it seems as if it never slows down! That being said, I love so much being a pastor that even though my schedule is ...more»



