Church health > Church growth
Local ministry > Christian celebrity
Godly character > Mad skills
Personal touch > Mega reach
Pastor’s heart > Ministry brand
Strong souls > Filled seats
Formed disciples > Fickle crowds
Love > “Success”
Kind > Cool
Humble > Awesome
My takeaway from the Ravi Zacharias and Carl Lentz scandals is that sin has no favorites. Whether the well-read theologian apologist or the pop cultured charismatic preacher, we all have to die daily to sin. No theological camp is immune to a fall. A note for us all. God restores
It just occurred to me that this election is following the plot of The Notebook:
- A white house
- Mail that wasn’t received
- A lot of fighting
- It wasn’t over
- It still isn’t over
be known for the way you “love”
can also be translated
be known for the way you “forgive”
be known for the way you “stand for the oppressed”
be known for the way you “treat people you disagree with”
be known for the way you “respond”
December 2019: keys, wallet, phone...check!
July 2020: keys, wallet, phone, mask, hand sanitizer, pepper spray, nunchucks, toilet paper, goggles just in case that Sahara dust storm rolls in, Xanax, The Holy Bible, actual tears, a few more Xanax...okay, lets roll!
if you’re in a season where God is taking you out of your own garden of Eden, I want you to know that no matter how hard it may seem, God is for you. He wants the best for you. He sees you. He understands you. His grace is lavished upon you. and He loves you unconditionally.