In 1989, Henri Nouwen penned the book, In the Name of Jesus. It was a book on Christian leadership, one that was relevant before, when and after it was written. It is quite relevant today. Nouwen works through three temptations that Christian leaders face. They are also temptations that Jesus faced. Nouwen offers a response […]
It has been interesting over the years to see the various theologies of giving that exist in the church. So often, giving is done out of habit, tradition or worse yet emotion instead of a careful, thought out philosophy or theology of giving. I have seen several theologies of giving at play: Giving out of […]
Below is a sermon I wrote and delivered over a year ago about Karma…. This week, this new year we begin a new sermon series that we will be in until Lent. The series is called ‘lies we believe.’ We will look at things that we as a people, culture and Christians that we often […]
Below is a sermon I wrote and delivered over a year ago about the flawed idea that ‘God does not give us more than we can handle.’ Let’s Pray. This week we continue our new sermon series that will bring us to lent. We are looking at lies we believe, things we think are true […]
Last year when I visited Greece and Turkey, I was able to visit many of the sites where Paul did ministry. It was incredible to walk in much of his footsteps and learn and see what I have read so much about. Our tour guide was fantastic, but not necessarily a man of faith. When […]
There is a tremendous lack of leaders worth following in our culture. There is a huge leadership void in government, business, non-profits and the church throughout the whole world. Leadership is essential and without leaders worth following we will live in division, uncertainty, unrest and lack effectiveness in everything that matters. One of the reasons […]
In the midst of what is one of the more contentious, anxiety producing, discouraging presidential elections in history, many people of faith are talking about how their faith and the scripture impact their voting decisions. The truth is that our Christianity should shape every aspect of our lives, in fact, it should dictate every aspect […]
What happens when we differ in philosophy from others; those we work with, the organizations we serve, friends, colleagues etc.? The first distinction that needs to be made in addressing this question is whether or not the disagreement is a major item or a minor item. In our culture today we gotten this mostly backwards […]
Recently, at a seminar, I heard someone use a phrase that I found interesting. “Everyone has a ripe time.” Thinking about the analogy of fruit used frequently in scripture and most notably by Jesus in reference towards discipleship, this phrase is fascinating. I have long thought about the imagery of tree and fruit as I […]
What happens when we disagree? What if we disagree about important things? What if we even have Biblical and theological arguments for our positions and still disagree? What if we disagree on small things? That is a lot of ‘what ifs,’ but the reality is disagreement is a matter of when and not if. It […]
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