Galatians 1:13-17; 2:15-21 and Luke 18:9-14 Sixth Sunday of Easter Losing My Religion Sermon Series May 21, 2016 First Christian … More
Category: evangelism
Preach the Gospel. Use Words.
The fact of the matter is that we are called to preach the gospel. NOT be the gospel; that’s something onlyJesus can do. NOT live out the gospel, because again, Jesus. We are called to preach the gospel and since we don’t possess the power to speak telepathically to people, we have to say something.
We Call Ourselves Disciples
My wife Jan and I have been members of First Christian Church of St. Paul for nearly 20 years. We … More
Repost: Church Planting and Mainline Church
I wrote this post back in 2006. A lot has changed since this post was written. Sadly, how Progressive Christians … More
Mainline Churches Don’t Give a Rip About Church Planting.
As 2012 draws to a close, I’m taking some time to reflect on the new church ministry in the Christian … More
We Can’t Be Friends
It was about 20 years ago, that I attended a large Baptist church in Washington, DC. The church was an … More
Repost: Why Church Planting Matters
Jim, left and my partner, Daniel, right. From August 2010. As First Christian plans its future, a constant among the … More
Sunday Sermon: December 4, 2011
“That Will Preach.” Isaiah 40:1-11 and Mark 1:1-8 December 4, 2011 First Christian ChurchMinneapolis, MN It been interesting to walk around the … More
Super Simple Sunday School
I’m starting a new Sunday School class at First Christian that’s called Super Simple Sunday School. It’s basically morning devotions/morning … More
Lillian Daniel, Adam Copeland and the SBNRs
My last post created a lot of comments on Facebook. A colleague of mine disagreed with the article and me … More
