Monthly Archives for February 2010
Mavericks Surf Contest: Green Light for Tomorrow
20 minutes from my front door is arguably the world’s largest surf break: Mavericks. Looking for something to do tomorrow? The annual Mavericks surf contest has received a green light for tomorrow, 8am. If you can’t watch the event live, … Continue reading
The Weaver
I returned from the Philippines to a week of great suffering for several family members, friends, and church members. As I preached Genesis 16 last night, I did so through tears. This week, while ministering to friends in the hospital … Continue reading
The 5 Big Issues Facing the Western Church
Tim Keller on the five big issues facing the Western Church: 1. The opportunity for extensive culture-making in the U.S. 2. The rise of Islam. 3. The new non-western Global Christianity. 4. The growing cultural remoteness of the gospel. 5. … Continue reading
Forest Fire of Joy
I believe the consistent answer of Scripture is that God is most glorified in us when our knowledge and experience of him ignite a forest fire of joy that consumes all competing pleasures and he alone becomes the treasure that … Continue reading
Lecrae: Far Away (Haiti Relief)
Here’s the new music video for Lecrae’s track “Far Away.” This song was written to raise awareness and money for relief work in Haiti. The video features footage from the ground in Haiti and of the recent concert in Minneapolis … Continue reading
Quit Looking at Yourself
While we are looking at God we do not see ourselves — blessed riddance. The man who has struggled to purify himself and has had nothing but repeated failures will experience real relief when he stops tinkering with his soul … Continue reading
The Gospel is Advancing Around the World
I’ve just returned from a ministry trip in Guam and the Philippines. My one great observation/conclusion from the trip: God’s gospel is advancing around the world. Over the coming weeks I hope to write a series of posts reflecting on … Continue reading
Pastor’s Spiritual Health
I wonder how much more effective our churches would be if we made the pastor’s spiritual health–not the pastor’s efficiency–our number one priority. -Philip Yancey
The Ministry
Why you shouldn’t be a pastor: The ministry is a matter which wears the brain and strains the heart, and drains out the life of a man if he attends to it as he should. -Charles Spurgeon