Carolyn Warbelton is a member/partner at Foothills Church where I serve as one of the pastors. She has multiple sclerosis, which is a physically degenerative disease. Carolyn exudes joy. She serves. She smiles. She greets guests/members. Several months ago Carolyn wrote a brief word on contentment, which came from a short study our small groups…
I just finished Christopher Ash’s book Zeal Without Burnout. Ash’s book has some heavy truths that were deeply encouraging and challenging. I wholeheartedly recommend his book. I hope you’ll pick it up and read it. You can purchase the book here but for a brief summary of the book by my good friend Jonathon Woodyard go here. Enjoy!
I just finished Christopher Ash’s book Zeal Without Burnout. Ash’s book has some heavy truths that were deeply encouraging and challenging. I wholeheartedly recommend his book. I hope you’ll pick it up and read it. You can purchase the book here but for a brief summary of the book by my good friend Jonathon Woodyard go here. Enjoy!
Jonathon Woodyard writes, In The New Shape of World Christianity, Mark Noll, professor of history at Notre Dame, paints a fascinating picture of global Christianity. Noll’s project aims to describe how the American experience helps make sense of the various expressions of global Christianity found around the world, while also presenting the reader with a…
Several weeks ago 9 of us from Foothills Church (where I serve as a Pastor) got away for 4 days to attend the Together for the Gospel conference in Louisville, Kentucky. It was refreshing and rejuvenating. To be transparent, I needed some time away. I don’t think it’s a good mindset to “live for the weekend” but I was…
Several years ago I shared that I wanted to use this blog to encourage and educate individuals on how they can pursue Jesus with more joy, obedience and faithfulness. The issue of porn has brought great heartache to many men and increasingly women in and outside the church. Here’s a great article on How to Slay…
Several years ago I shared that I wanted to use this blog to encourage and educate individuals on how they can pursue Jesus with more joy, obedience and faithfulness. The issue of porn has brought great heartache to many men and increasingly women in and outside the church. Here’s a great article on How to…
Michael Horton’s book The Gospel-Driven Life has some good thoughts on repentance I wanted to pass on. Horton starts by quoting Psalm 51:1-9, David’s prayer of confession and then cites four features of David’s repentant spirit. They are: David is not simply ashamed of his behavior but guilty (pp. 119). Though David has sinned cruelly against Bathsheba and…
Always Take the High Road (taken from Bill Hybels book Axiom) When I was in my early twenties, I served as one of the youth leaders for a group called Son City. We had grown from a whopping attendance of twenty-five people to more than a thousand in less than three years, and God was rocking…
When you’re bitter and refuse to forgive or exude an openness to forgive what do the Scriptures say about you? You are forgetting the size of the massive sin debt for which God forgave you. You are declaring that you do not need God’s forgiveness in your life. You are declaring that you do not…
