I lost my voice this week. It seems about once a year I do. Every time I lose my voice, I am reminded of how powerful speech is and how feeble I am. Powerful Speech With my voice I convince, empathize, urge, console, explain, defend, relate, connect, and so much more. Writing approaches these things. Writing allows for precision of words, but speaking does something … [Read more...] about Voiceless
Done
I often think of work on a scale, with lazy on one end and diligent on the other. I like this perspective because I don't need to hit a certain spot. I just need to head a certain direction. It's like a high jump competition: High is good, but higher is better. It's not rocket science. It's just grunt work. Unfortunately for me, most work doesn't actually work this way, … [Read more...] about Done
Rick Warren on Reading
"Read your way out of every rut."Rick Warren … [Read more...] about Rick Warren on Reading
Will you be my Facebook friend?
WILL YOU BE MY FACEBOOK FRIEND?Social Media and the GospelBy Tim Chester Tim Chester (2013) cautions us about the pitfalls of social media in his book Will you be my Facebook friend?: Social Media and the Gospel . The Danger In the book Will you be my Facebook friend?, Tim Chester warns us about the dangers of social media. He sees the near ubiquitous influence of … [Read more...] about Will you be my Facebook friend?
Finding Ministry Vision
This is the simplest way I've seen to think about and find vision for your ministry, be it a church or a small group. I had to share. This diagram comes from Thom Rainer's Breakout Churches: Discover How to Make the Leap, p. 114. … [Read more...] about Finding Ministry Vision