“As far as I know, there has never been an age that has not produced fairy tales. It doesn’t seem to matter what is going on at the time. It can be a time of war or peace, of feast…
Snowmageddon in Time Lapse
Watch the bear disappear.
“And, the truth shall make you odd”
Flannery O’Connor quotes: You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you odd. It is the business of the author to uncover the strangeness of truth. does not change according to our ability to stomach it,”…
Al Mohler asks, “Where are the young men?”
The Bricks know that I regularly pray for young men who will follow Christ with all their heart, soul, and strength. I stress this enough that some might wonder if there is a gender bias in my prayers. But, I’ve…
The Trellis and the Vine and our goals with the Bricks in the Valley
One of my biggest goals for the next 5 years with the Bricks is to see God develop men as leaders (see these posts). An excellent summary of this approach can be found in The Trellis and the Vine. It…
What’s changing at local churches
Like them or not, and I don’t like all of them, CT’s blog posts about ways that local churches are changing. Dave Travis, managing director of Leadership Network, offers his state of the church in America, based on recent research…
Tullian Tchividjian: “The Everday Gospel”
I can’t really move forward unless I learn more thoroughly the gospel’s content and how to apply it to all of life. Real change does not and cannot come independently of the gospel. God intends his Good News in Christ…
Theology and Missional Living
Sunday (D.V.) I will remind our people that time in Romans should motivate us to be missional: to always be living to further the cause of Christ. We are all about spreading the Gospel for God’s glory and our joy.…
The Big Picture: Colorful India
1.2 billion people and according to Operation World, “India has more (and larger) people groups with no Christians, churches or workers than any other part of the world.” The Big Picture takes us to India: January 26th, 2010 marked the…
Meet Pastor Mike Mosier and Zion Bible Church of Douds, IA (You must read the story at the end)
One of my concerns for the church in North America today is that local churches are too disconnected from one another. While there are several highly visible churches, many of the people in our local churches have relatively little awareness…