When a follower of Jesus embraces the “both/and” reality of the Kingdom of God it colors the work of evangelism with bold strokes of color and passion. The revolutionary mission of the church consists of proclaiming the hope of eternal life and heaven through a personal relationship with God through Jesus, and working to bring [...]
Entries from June 2008
June 27, 2008
The Way the World Is
Living in the tension of “both/and” rather than “either/or” can be quite a challenge. I was raised to think in shades of black and white, rather than gray. Too often I have tried to squeeze the circumstances of life into my theological boxes like sardines lying side by side in a can. My often tiny [...]
June 18, 2008
Comfort Zone or Danger Zone?
When things are going your way watch out! You may be living in the danger zone. For many churches and spiritual leaders when we live in comfort we may actually be in more danger than when we live in a time of crisis. Comfort subtly seeks up and robs churches and pastors of their vision [...]
June 16, 2008
Lessons from My Dad
Yesterday I celebrated Father’s Day with my four beautiful daughters, and had a brief telephone conversation with my father who is currently in South Carolina. I failed to send him a card due to the fact that with his travel schedule it is hard to know where he will be serving the Lord from day [...]
June 13, 2008
Reflections on Southern Baptist Convention (Part Two)
As I navigated this week in Indianapolis I had a number of random thoughts about the convention and its themes.
This week had a number of interesting twists and turns. The convention festivities began early Tuesday morning for me with a come and go breakfast sponsored by the Baptist General Convention of Texas. One highlight of [...]
June 13, 2008
Reflections on the Southern Baptist Convention 2008 (part one)
I am writing this blog aboard Southwest Airlines jet somewhere between Kansas City and Denver at a cruising altitude above the clouds. In some ways as I look out the window the perspective of the earth below is quite different from my day to day life walking the planet below. When your feet are firmly [...]
June 8, 2008
The Kingdom of God: Institution or Movement?
It is amazing how what you own tends to “own” us. I have found this particularly true over the past twenty-six years as a local church pastor. Often the buildings our churches meet in form and shape us more than the gospel we proclaim. As a new church planter in the North Dallas area, I [...]
June 4, 2008
Waste of Time?
Recently I posted on a “Whole New World” in response I had a rather direct comment from “deaconandusher”. He wrote, “The western church will never be evangelistic to the lost. It’s nothing but another Lion’s Club, Kiwanis Club, Rotary Club…” I must admit his or her comments are point well taken. There is no question [...]
