Monthly Archives for March 2010
Circumstances
God isn’t at work producing the circumstances you want. God is at work in bad circumstances producing the you he wants. -John Ortberg
Commit: Tullian Tchividjian Interview, Part I
For the latest issue of Commit Magazine I interviewed my friend, Tullian Tchividjian. Here’s part 1 of the interview. Tomorrow I’ll post the second half of the interview. To order a copy of Commit, go here. 1. Why is understanding … Continue reading
Speak With Authority
Listen to poet Taylor Mali speak for two minutes about speaking with authority. Hilarious. Helpful. Powerful. Typography from Ronnie Bruce on Vimeo.
Christ Church San Francisco
Several months ago my good friend, Toby Kurth, planted Christ Church in San Francisco. I’m looking forward to preaching at Christ Church this Sunday. God, through Toby and the people of Christ Church, is doing great things in the city … Continue reading
Where Does Average Come From?
Where Does Average Come From? It comes from two places: 1. You have been brainwashed by school and by the system into believing that your job is to do your job and follow instructions. It’s not, not anymore. 2. Everyone … Continue reading
Commit Tonight
A great group of friends contributed to the second issue of Commit. Commit will be available tonight, for $5, at The Christ, Sex, & The City Conference with Peter Jones. If you haven’t made plans to come to the conference, … Continue reading
How Is Your Spiritual Life Going?
“How is your spiritual life going?” I used to answer this question by looking at the state of my devotional activities: Did I pray and read the Bible enough today? The problem is that by this measure the Pharisees always … Continue reading
A Pastor’s Study
Every pastor needs a good study–a place to study, pray, create, dream, and meet with people. Earlier this year my church kindly remodeled my study. The best thing about this space is the oversized, 7ft. long desk. Here are a … Continue reading
Brian Newman
Brian Newman is a great guy. Brian is also a great designer–web, print, etc. Brian is the guy that does all the design work for our Commit Magazine. He also designed this for me. Do you need design work done? … Continue reading
Proverbs 3:3-12, A Mini Guide to Life
On The Gospel Coalition Blog, Tim Keller writes: In my regular, daily Bible reading over the past year I read through Proverbs 3, a passage I’ve studied and preached through many times. But during this reading, I realized that in … Continue reading