Monthly Archives for January 2011
How to Be Ready for What Comes Next
Quit worrying so much about the future. Figuring out your calling isn’t as hard as you think it is. You will live with much more peace and will be much for effective at what God is calling you to do … Continue reading
From 2 to 5 in 4.5 years
Four-and-a-half years ago my wife and I left the South Bay and moved into our small two-bedroom Peninsula condo, a family of two. Tomorrow we move out and move back to the South Bay, a family of five. We never … Continue reading
More Gospel!
Read Dane Ortlund, The Radical Gospel, Defiant and Free. The heart of the article: …so to startle this restraint-free culture with the gospel of free justification that the functional justifications of human approval, moral performance, sexual indulgence, or big bank … Continue reading
This is Straight-Up Awesome
“This is Straight-up Awesome” is the only title I could think of for this post. Watch this video (get through the first minute of advertisements) to see straight-up awesomeness in action. I hadn’t heard of “Gymkhana” until seeing this video. … Continue reading
Churches Losing Their Sanctuaries
The lead-in from today’s Wall Street Journal, Churches Find End is Nigh: ROSEVILLE, Calif.—Residential and commercial real-estate owners aren’t the only ones losing their properties to foreclosure. The past few years have seen a rapid acceleration in the number of … Continue reading
Remember Your First Love
Whatever your vocation, there is some great content for you in this post by artist Makoto Fujimura, A Letter to Young Artists. My favorite quote from the post: “Strict moralism has never produced great art.”
Pastors, Quit Trying to Be Perfect and Let Jesus Love You
From as far back as I can remember I’ve been a perfectionist. Most pastors are perfectionists. I’m starting to think that a main reason God called me to be a pastor is to crush my perfectionism and set me increasingly … Continue reading
Billy Graham on Aging and Regrets
Christianity Today has posted their recent interview with Billy Graham. Here is the first question and answer: What advice would you give to people who are aging? First, accept it as part of God’s plan for your life, and thank … Continue reading
Find a Job You Love
Check out Matt Perman’s spot-on post about how to choose a job. An excerpt: In other words, in addition to becoming more efficient and effective in our jobs so that we can have more free time to serve, we also … Continue reading
Things To Do With the Gospel
Scripture invites and calls us to do many things with the gospel. What can you do with the gospel? You can: -Believe it -Rest in it -Rejoice in it -Preach it -Be strengthened by it -Hope in it -Share it … Continue reading