Monthly Archives: October 2012

BLOG 10.29.12: “THE DANGERS OF AN UNCONVERTED … WHAT?” In 1740 a Presbyterian preacher by the name of Gilbert Tennent created something of a brouhaha in the ecclesiastical scene by preaching a sermon on: “The Dangers of An Unconverted Ministry.” … Continue reading →

BLOG 10.25.12. THE TIME MAGAZINE ARTICLE RE: ON-LINE LEARNING APPLIED TO THE CHURCH, PREACHING, AND WORSHIP. The current issue Time Magazine (October 19,2012) could, potentially, render to the church a huge service, especially with its lead article: “College is Dead. … Continue reading →

BLOG 10.22.12. DISCIPLE-MAKING: WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY? YOURS! In the two recent Blogs, I have been asking you: Whose responsibility is that of your disciple-making? The answer to that, right up front, is that it is primarily yours if you are a … Continue reading →

BLOG 10.18.12: DISCIPLEMAKING WITH A BAND OF OTHERS ON SAME QUEST Let me continue on with the question I have raised in the past several Blogs: Whose responsibility is the making of disciples? To whom do we look who can … Continue reading →

BLOG: 10.15.12. “DISCIPLESHIP: NOT A SPECTATOR SPORT” Christian faith and Christian discipleship are not a spectator sport. There is an expectation implicit in Christ’s calling of each of us that we will be active participants in his mission. As the … Continue reading →

BLOG 10.11.12: “DISCIPLEMAKING: WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY?” Let’s nail down a presupposition here: Our Lord, Jesus Christ, calls us to himself, to be his disciples. The entrance to discipleship and new life in Christ is by repentance and faith on our part. … Continue reading →

BLOG 10.8.12: THE ENIGMA OF “CHURCH MEMBERSHIP.” The enigma of church membership? What’s that all about? Right off: “church membership” is a designation that is never, anywhere, even mentioned in New Testament documents. Rather, what Jesus came announcing was a … Continue reading →

BLOG 10.4.12: THE UN-EVANGELIZED CHURCH? The very word: gospel, is a translation of the Greek word: euangellion, which means something like: a thrilling and insistent announcement. The Christian church uses it to speak of the thrilling announcement of what God … Continue reading →

10.1.12 BLOG: HOSPITALITY AND THE SOJOURNERS NEXT DOOR Forty-plus years ago a big news article in national magazines was the episode of five young missionaries who were killed in an attempt bring the Christian gospel to the unreached Auca Indian … Continue reading →