My favorite Christmas hymn is one penned in the 9th century by an unknown monk. In the middle of what we call the “Dark Ages” came a haunting song meant to encourage others about the Light. Later, in the 19th century, an Anglican priest, John Mason Neale, found the song, written in Latin, accompanied with … Continue reading »
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500 People, 500 Dollars = A Whole Community Changed
In October of this year Angie & I had a wonderful opportunity to visit Guatemala. We went specifically to see our friends in ministry, Britt & Jodi Harman. They recently uprooted for Indiana and moved to Guatemala to be invested even more heavily in DeepStream Ministries. Their specific focus is with Educate BV (Buena Vista). … Continue reading »
Five Minute Challenge
Are you up for a challenge? Watch this video and find out:
Recruiting Men to Disciple – Seth Barnes
I get daily emails from Seth Barnes. It’s a long story of how I found Seth’s website, but suffice it to say it was part of the groundwork God was using to move me forward in jumping out into “the great unknown”, to live intentionally for the Kingdom, and leave everything else behind. Today’s post … Continue reading »
Luke 8 – Insight into the Ministry of Christ
Soon afterward he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him, and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, … Continue reading »
The Ultimate Goal of the Church
I just started reading John Piper’s book entitled, “Let the Nations be Glad!”. I knew from the first paragraph that I would like this read: Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church. Worship is. Missions exists because worship doesn’t. Worship is ultimate, not missions, because God is ultimate, not man. When this age … Continue reading »
Faith in Community – Luke 5
I began reading the Gospel of Luke while in Guatemala about a ten days ago. The Gospel took on a whole new meaning as a result, and I am praising God for showing me things as I study. I am currently in Luke 5 and have just finished thinking on the passage of Jesus healing … Continue reading »
What True Prayer Is
I found a very good and thorough definition of prayer written by John Bunyan (1628-1688). He fleshes out this definition in an article entitled, “What True Prayer Is”. You may read the article at the Chapel Library website (pdf link of the Free Grace Broadcaster). Here’s the definition: Prayer is a sincere, sensible, affectionate pouring … Continue reading »
Clear Proof of Being a Christian
I am reading the Fall 2012 issue of the Free Grace Broadcaster. It’s topic is Vital Prayer (link opens issue as pdf). In the first article entitled, “The Most Important Subject”, J.C. Ryle (1816-1900) writes the following quote as he discusses how prayer is a sure mark of a true Christian: But this I do … Continue reading »
Recklessly Abandoned
This song by Sidewalk Prophets verbalizes what my wife and I have been kicking around for some time now. It’s never too late to take on the world for Jesus. We’re excited about our future together! We want to “Live Like That“. For those of you in our community, (Warsaw, IN), you can catch the … Continue reading »
