Last week, I began a three-week series of three consecutive stories that Luke recorded Jesus telling. All of them involve what we do with what we have. In the first week, I explored what is commonly known as the story of the "Prodigal Son," although I made the argument it was a story about...
A few years ago, I noticed that while we often teach the stories in Luke 15 together (the lost sheep, the lost coin, the lost son, etc.), I hadn't heard anyone teach any of them with the connecting stories in chapter 16. But I think Luke is developing a theme we can easily miss. This weekend I...
Let's play a little game.
Do you think there are a lot of McDonald's in the United States?
Or how about Starbucks? Do you think there are a lot of Starbucks locations in the United States?
Now, here's a slightly trickier one: Do you think there are a lot of churches in the United States?
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I remember sitting in a mentorship group years ago. I was with three other guys my age, along with an older counselor known as one of the premier supports for pastors in ministry. I was invited into this group because we were all planning on becoming Lead Pastors one day. This...
I just finished a book called Know My Name by Chanel Miller. This was recommended to me by a blog subscriber (thanks Caryn!). And holy cow is it a powerful read.
It's not a fun read, but it's incredibly moving and much-needed. I found myself tearing up numerous times. Chanel writes...
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