Check out the video of my interview with Mark Batterson, author of Soulprint: Discovering Your Divine Destiny, which can be purchased here. Interview with Mark Batterson, Author of “Soulp…, posted with vodpod Continue reading Interview with Mark Batterson, Author of “Soulprint”
Here’s the video of my sermon at SeaCoast Grace Church this past weekend. Unexpected Words to People Losing Faith (John 6), posted with vodpod Continue reading Unexpected Words to People Losing Faith (John 6)
Rob Bell, Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived (San Francisco: HarperOne, 2011). $22.99, 224 pages. There are two kinds of people in the world: those who love questions and those who love answers. Question-lovers focus on the ambiguity and uncertainty of belief. Reality is bigger and more complex than our theories about it. Consequently, we must be humble in the face of mystery, knowing how much we do not know. Answer-lovers focus on the clarity and certainty of belief. Reality may slip the grasp of theory at the margins, but … Continue reading Is Rob Bell a Hell-Believing Universalist?
My dad calls for prayer for people in Japan, including members of the Japanese Assemblies of God, as well charitable contributions for relief work through Convoy of Hope (convoyofhope.org). Japan Earthquake, posted with vodpod Continue reading Japan Earthquake
Eugene H. Peterson, The Pastor: A Memoir (New York: HarperOne, 2011). $25.99, 336 pages. In The Pastor, Eugene H. Peterson tells “the story of my formation as a pastor and how the vocation of pastor formed me.” Peterson is best known as author of The Message, his “translation” of the Bible into “American words and metaphors and syntax.” He recently completed a five-volume series—“conversations”—about spiritual theology. And he has written numerous books about the pastoral vocation, the seedbed out of which all his other books has grown. This memoir narrates the journey of a Pentecostal kid from Montana becoming a … Continue reading “The Pastor: A Memoir” by Eugene H. Peterson
I had hoped to start TDW today, in time for Lent. However, the start of our study of Amos is going to be delayed for a few more days. Sorry! Continue reading TDW Still on Hiatus
Dr. George O. Wood, general superintendent of the Assemblies of God, sent the following letter to ministers this morning: The 16-member Task Force for the Consolidation of the three Springfield Assemblies of God residential schools met for the first time last week, under the leadership of Chairman George O. Wood. He opened the session with a discussion of the group’s five-part assignment and reviewed desirable outcomes, namely, that the work of the Task Force: Pleases the Lord both in terms of how it works and the result arrived at; Advances God’s Kingdom Invests strategically in generations of present and future … Continue reading Consolidation Task Force Considers Assignments; Discusses Tasks, Core Values
Sam Crabtree, Practicing Affirmation: God-Centered Praise of Those Who Are Not God (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2011). $14.99, 176 pages. As my wife and I raise our toddler son, we notice that he responds better to affirmation than to correction. If we affirm his behavior as good and praise him for it, he increasingly behaves in the desired way. However, if he hears “No” too often, he tunes us out. According to Sam Crabtree, “Affirmation is the purpose of the universe—specifically, affirmation of God.” But, he argues, we also should affirm “those who are not God.” The Bible teaches that God … Continue reading “Practicing Affirmation” by Sam Crabtree
The Daily Word will be on hiatus until Wednesday, March 9, when I’ll begin a 40-day series on Amos. And yes, the 40 days will coincide with Lent. Continue reading TDW on Hiatus
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