Spreading a great idea
An idea is the most contagious thing. Jan Wessele and I talked to leaders at the Western Europe Call to All conference this month. Together we encouraged a personalized evaluation of ministry in Europe. We showed how ministry to the Last, Least, and Lost can be used to diagnose the ministries we do. It shows … Read more
New way to Diagnose European Spiritual Need
The European spiritual landscape is as diverse as its cities and populations. The gospel of Christ may be simple and straight forward but the context into which we want to bring the gospel is complex spiritually, physically and socially. The complexity of this landscape highlights the need for a robust framework for understanding it. The … Read more
Getting to the tipping point
I just read this great article by Michael Hyatt “The Difference a Little Extra Effort Makes” He introduces a new book that tells you about going the extra little bit. At 212 degrees water boils and can power machines. Get your life from 211 degrees to 212, make the extra effort. Super. But how do … Read more
Not the sanitized nostalgic nativity of suburbia
This Christmas season (2011) I’ve been reading in Matthew’s Gospel. As with my reading in John’s Gospel I have combined the reading of Scripture within an historical theological commentary. Sometimes it gets a bit cumbersome and I long to simply embrace Jesus but I recognize that it’s important to school my thinking about my Savior … Read more
surprising findings in the Nativity
I was surprised by what I read today in Matthew’s Gospel. It was it near the end of chapter 2. The five versus basically go like this, Herod, who wanted to kill Jesus for fear that Jesus would replace him as king, died. Joseph, who took the family to Egypt, is told the good news … Read more
Truthful society
I found something to be really quite interesting in a book called “Truth and Transformation: A Manifesto for Ailing Nations” by Vishal Mangalwadi. obviously the the book is trying to talk about nations and society. He makes his comments, that I find so interesting, on the heels of discussing knowledge and how knowledge and the … Read more
the social pool of a stagnant, selfish society
I got my head jarred back this morning. Totally caught by surprise by this longish quote. The non-western author, Vishal Mangalwadi, while talking philosophy dips into the Bible to recount a story I read just last week. It is about a sick man Jesus heals in the Gospel of John chapter 5. What kicked back … Read more
Sometimes you have to think differently
Loved this one called “Quite comparable, actually.” Posted on November 11, 2011 by Jessica Hagy. I think the folks at Indexed do a great job with venn diagrams. This one comparing oranges to apples shows what they do have in common. You just have to think differently about the issue. There is so much in life that … Read more
Legislating Christianity
I am reading a couple of books right now. Today I spent time in Steve Monsma’s Healing For a Broken World: Christian Perspective on Public Policy. I appreciate his clear thinking. My favorite quote from the book today is: I believe we Christians ought to be as concerned for the religious freedom of our Jewish … Read more
Confusing Bible
Sometimes I admit that I get confused by the way the Bible says some things. I was reading this morning about Jesus’ life. One of his followers quoted him as saying, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him. If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him … Read more
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