“When relationships are built around the truths of the gospel—the truth that we are walking in light even though we are still sinners in need of cleansing by his blood—we can be free from feelings of inferiority and the demanding spirit that is born of pride. We can pursue relationships without fear of being discovered […]
pastors. listen.
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The other day in my Church and Mission Health class at CIU we were talking about the relationship between spiritual, emotional, and physical intimacy, and my professor shared a disturbing statistic from Christianity Today. In this study of pastors who had cheated on their wives, 92% of the pastors reported that their sexual misconduct was […]
two things…
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One: Church planters: stop wasting God’s money! I think this is a very important word to the uber-cool church planting culture we find ourselves in the midst of here in America. I cringe at many things that churches spend money on these days, and it is a scary thing to think that we are held […]
death to Christian hollywood
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I’m kind of on a tirade and just disgusted with our hip church culture right now. I am frustrated at how twisted it can all become and how the whole she-bang can be turned into a huge beauty pageant, and how we elevate the popular pastors/leaders to an almost legitimate rock-star status. And I’m not […]
business, or family?
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I’ve always been extremely thankful that the guys on our staff at Midtown operate more like a family than a business-like team who exists only to accomplish tasks. What do I mean by that? We are actually friends. We actually like each other, and we hang out a lot. This breeds a genuine sharing of […]
bittersweet potluck
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Tuesday night we had our Midtown family(missionary members) meeting for this quarter. We have begun a tradition of doing potluck, and it worked out quite marvelously once more. Every time I am scared that its gonna blow up in our face…that we are gonna have all chips and salsa and chocolate cake or something. And […]
Himself
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I borrowed this post from this great blog. Such good stuff… Albert Benjamin Simpson (1843−1919) the founder of the Christian and Missionary Alliance was a leader of the church during his day. He wrote a beautiful hymn called “Himself” that is absolutely stunning in its clear emphasis upon dependence on Christ. In the sermon that preceded […]
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