This week we have seen in our world two tragedies. Tuesday night a student at EMU was killed. Today we are experiencing the horror of a school shooting in Connecticut that has resulted in the death of nearly thirty children.It is at times like this when I fall to my knees and ask God, "Why?" Where is God in the midst of this kind of tragic violence? Why did God allow this senselessness to happen?...
Friday, December 14, 2012
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
The Difficulty of Staying True
When I began the process of church planting there was one thing that became abundantly clear, vision is the first casualty. Every time I share with someone about what is happening with the Antioch Movement they have advice for me. This advice is their vision, their hope, their dream of the...
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
The Danger of Trusting in Celebrity
I have recently had a few people tell me, "Pastors keep failing. I think that God is raising up athletes to be his spokesmen to reach this generation." Then the names of certain prominent Christian athletes are brought up.Pastors fail all the time.So do athletes.The ones we know about are also celebrities.Christian celebrity is a new phenomenon. It really began with the First Great Awakening. Prior...