Archive for May, 2009
Friday, May 29th, 2009
The real person hidden beneath the mask fears the rejection that might come if the mask of personality was removed. Our mask is accepted because everyone else is also wearing masks at the ball. A great deal of our life is spent in dancing and playing around each other’s subterfuges. Of course, a small amount [...]
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Frank Viola of Present Testimony Ministries has produced a nice little article about the qualities of a healthy church. He’s used the Lord’s retreat at Bethany as a framework. I recommend the article. Here’s the Link.
Monday, May 11th, 2009
Spiritual strongholds in the Church are the mindset impregnated with hopelessness that causes the believer to accept as unchangeable something that he or she knows is contrary to the will of God.
Friday, May 8th, 2009
Floyd McClung, in a response to an inquiry from a guy in the US who wants to see small churches planted, offers some suggestions on how to go about that. Here’s the link.
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
For quite a while I’ve been thinking about doing a blog about the crazy world of church. A couple of days ago, suddenly overcome by a spirit of “ah, what the heck,” I did it. It’s called “Pulpit Friction” and you can find it at http://pulpitfriction.wordpress.com/. It’s under construction, but as I get a minute [...]