Let's take the long-view perspective of our lives and of our trials by seeing them through biographies of others who have traveled our path (image courtesy of pixabay.com)

The Value of Biographies for Perspective in our Lives and our Trials

Whenever we are going through difficult seasons in life, God may use a variety of means by which to bring us comfort. God often brings comfort directly through His Word, and He will also often use people in our lives to console and to speak wisdom into our lives as well. One way that God Read more about The Value of Biographies for Perspective in our Lives and our Trials[…]

The Holy Spirit blows wherever and whenever He wills, therefore, the results of ministry are out of our hands (image courtesy of pixabay.com)

Part 2-New Birth: Yet Another Forgotten Verse of the Church Growth Movement-John 3:3-8

You can see Part 1 of this post here  as well as a link here to my other posts on the Church Growth Movement The Church Growth Movement (CGM from here on) has forgotten many verses in the Bible, and one of them is John 3:3-8: 3 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless Read more about Part 2-New Birth: Yet Another Forgotten Verse of the Church Growth Movement-John 3:3-8[…]

The Church-Growth Movement's flaw in believing that the "New Birth" can be synthetically manufactured (image courtesy of pixabay.com)

Part 1-New Birth: Yet Another Forgotten Verse of the Church Growth Movement-John 3:3-8

You can find a list of some of my other blog posts on the “Church Growth Movement” here FORBES AND WALL STREET V.S. THE NEW TESTAMENT There are many within churches, parachurch organizations, and mission organizations today that believe if you “push the right buttons,” and if you “implement this or that particular program,” and Read more about Part 1-New Birth: Yet Another Forgotten Verse of the Church Growth Movement-John 3:3-8[…]

How will your public ministry end? (image courtesy of pixabay.com)

Ending Well or Ending Poorly: The Scary Public Ending of Eugene Peterson

I am uncertain whether you heard the “firebomb” that blew up the evangelical world last week, but the very popular evangelical author and pastor Eugene Peterson came out to make some comments that clearly supported the LGBTQ movement, but then he later retracted his statements (the interview was done by Jonathan Merritt of the Religion Read more about Ending Well or Ending Poorly: The Scary Public Ending of Eugene Peterson[…]

Many of our successes in life are built upon a rubble of failures (image courtesy of pixabay.com)

My True Story of 9 Failures Underlying My Educational Success

If you’ve found the content on this blog helpful or encouraging, please subscribe via email on the top, right-hand side of the website (if on a laptop), or at the bottom of the screen (if on a mobile device). Thank you! I have friends, both from the past and currently, that are insecure about pursuing Read more about My True Story of 9 Failures Underlying My Educational Success[…]

Should the creative arts have a role to play in the life of a church? (Image courtesy of pixabay.com)

“Heat the Church with the Drama Stage!”: Creative People in the Church

I invite you to subscribe to my blog in the top right-hand corner of the site (if on a laptop), or at the bottom of the page (if on a mobile device). Thank you! If you are a Christian and you are unfamiliar with the life and work of Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, then I invite Read more about “Heat the Church with the Drama Stage!”: Creative People in the Church[…]

Will we persevere in our task even if success is elusive? (Image courtesy of pixabay.com).

Encouragement for Ministers and Yet Another Forgotten Verse of the “Church-Growth Movement” and Ezekiel 2-3

Greetings! If you find this content encouraging and useful, then please subscribe to this blog in the top right-hand corner of this website! Thank you! What would you do if God told you to go do a particular job and that you would visibly fail as you did that job? This is the story of Read more about Encouragement for Ministers and Yet Another Forgotten Verse of the “Church-Growth Movement” and Ezekiel 2-3[…]