Sabbath as a Gift
I grew up thinking of Sabbath as an obligation. I felt obligated, and Sabbath became (to some extent) a duty rather than a delight. One of God’s greatest gifts became ruined because
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800 Million People
Admiral William H. McRaven, ninth commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, gave a commencement speech at the University of Texas at Austin on May 17. It’s definitely worth reading or watching.
You Can’t Quit This
I told someone the other day that I’m discouraged as a church planter less than 10% of the time, which, it turns out, isn’t a bad ratio. But sometimes in that
The Tenets of Post-Christian Spirituality
Derek L. Worthington describes the three tenets of post-Christian spirituality in his book The Call of Jesus:
* a distant God — remote, detached, and uninvolved with our lives;
* “me” as a functional god, with
The Slow, Hard Work of Making Disciples
I’ve been thinking a lot about what Paul wrote in 2 Timothy 2:1-7:
You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and what you have