Who Doesn’t like Rest
We learn very early on in Scripture God's design for rest. It was God himself who practiced rest, after spending six days creating the universe.…
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Parable of the Disgruntled Employees
Matt 20:1-16 Proceeding the episode with the rich young ruler, Jesus shares a parable about the kingdom of heaven and how it is like a…
Ecclesiastical Autopsy
What Causes Churches to Severely Decline and Eventually Die?Before replanting a severely declined or near death church, it would be helpful to understand how a…
Expectations of a God-Centered Year
I was thinking this morning of the brand new year that lies ahead. Only God knows what lies ahead for me and my family. While…
What Accompanies Great Faith
I was reading this morning Matthew 15 and came across a well-known passage of a Canaanite woman whose daughter was oppressed by a demon. Being…
Listening and Hearing God
Amazingly, God can use and speak through anything he chooses to communicate with his children. From situations to donkeys, all throughout Scripture God has used…
The Temporariness of the Wilderness
I have been reading through Numbers and have experienced the insatiable people, Israel. However, I must confess that many times when I read about the…
There are no Naughty Kids
Just like many, I love the Christmas season. This is why I spend my car rides listening to Christmas music; and prompt the kids to…
Church Planting Strategy: Can Denominations Plant Churches
This past weekend, Joannie and I met with a pastor in the Chicagoland area about potentially planting a church from his congregation. After the weekend,…
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Holistic Worship
This past weekend Joannie and I attended a church—a church that was a medium size, growing in a suburb of a major US city. By…
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