Monthly Archives for August 2010
Seminary Should Be Like Boot Camp
I don’t know Richard Pratt. He looks a little bit like Chewbacca in his picture. But Chewbacca shoots straight in explaining how seminary should change: The agenda of evangelical seminaries is set primarily by scholars. Professors decide how students will … Continue reading
Endorsement: Darrin Patrick, Church Planter
Darrin Patrick’s new book, Church Planter: The Man, The Message, The Mission, releases at the end of this month. Here’s the endorsement I wrote for the book: This book is a weapon. Church Planter is one of the more important … Continue reading
The Death of the Phone Call
From this month’s Wired magazine, Clive Thompson on The Death of the Phone Call. An excerpt: This generation doesn’t make phone calls, because everyone is in constant, lightweight contact in so many other ways: texting, chatting, and social-network messaging. And … Continue reading
The State of the American Dream
Today in The Wall Street Journal, Peggy Noonan reflects on what’s happened to the American Dream and offers opinion on what should be done in Arizona: The biggest political change in my lifetime is that Americans no longer assume that … Continue reading
The Shade of Jesus
That’s a picture of my 2nd son, Hudson. He doesn’t do well in the heat. He’s used to Bay Area weather. I took this picture a few days ago on a 92 degree day in Sacramento, where Hudson’s face quickly … Continue reading
New Media and the Local Church
Collin Hansen writes an important piece, New Media and the Local Church, arguing that “online leadership is real leadership in a new media age,” yet it’s leadership that must be wedded to the non-virtual world.
When God Doesn’t Answer Your Prayer
I’m noticing a pattern in my life. Each summer God puts a book in my lap that I really need and that sets fresh trajectories for my life and ministry. Last summer it was the book mentioned in this post. … Continue reading
What Every Church Planter Needs
Dane Ortlund: What Every Church Planter Needs “It does not seem that I can trust anyone,” said Frodo. “It all depends on what you mean,” put in Merry. “You can trust us to stick to you through thick and thin–to … Continue reading