One of my favorite patterns in all of Scripture is this one from I & II Kings: I Kings 22:41-44 — Jehoshaphat41 Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. 42 Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother’s Read the full article…
Many times in ministry, I have seen leadership and pastoring as competing forces within my psyche. The skills called for in leading a large gathering of people toward a shared goal and a better future seem so at odds with what it takes to sit at a bedside or offer a word of counsel. And yet, Read the full article…
All week long, I felt that the Brainwashing sermon had some real importance. That’s because I believe it’s essential for people who follow Christ to understand that paradox is to govern the way they think. Paradox as in “the foolishness of the cross is wiser than men’s wisdom,” “the first shall be last and the Read the full article…
Week 2 of the Wash Me ! series is called Brainwashing. I’m really looking forward to it. Primarily because it’s not going where you might think it’s going. And also because it’s much more relevant than you think. Sunday.8:30. 10. 11:30.
I rehearse a lot of “I told you so” speeches in my mind. The targets of the mental diatribes tend to be folks who have disagreed with my vision for church or questioned my competence as a leader. Or both. And in my unspoken speeches, I pile statistics on top of anecdotes on top of Read the full article…
