I don’t want to open a debate about judging whether or not someone else is saved – I fully understand that only God can know where any individual stands. However, pastorally, I know it is important that we don’t invest our energies in assuring someone of their salvation if they are not saved. This happens | Read More…
It’s a great feeling to be able to enjoy something new. A new house, a new computer, or even a new friendship. Even if it is isn’t new, but is new to you, it can be a real blessing. I’m enjoying the blessing of all three right now. But I know that the new and | Read More…
Again, thank you for praying for Cor Deo as we move closer to launch! Just a brief update this time: Cor Deo Orientation – We just had our first orientation. This was a time when members of the 2011 group came together for fellowship, prayer and to discover the reading that will help us to | Read More…
What is the preacher doing when they preach? Sometimes that question might be asked in a concerned tone – what is this preacher doing? But even without the negative or concerned tone, the question is worth pondering. John Stott wrote about the task of the preacher in his book, Between Two Worlds. He recognized the | Read More…
Yesterday I had the privilege of preaching on the subject of the uniqueness of Christ. I chose to begin by affirming the facts. Who Jesus was and what He did was not a myth that grew over several generations as some critics suggest. The very first followers, the eyewitnesses, were absolutely committed to the fact | Read More…
In this update we will share the latest progress, hear from Ron about his wider ministry and finish with an encouraging new endorsement of Cor Deo! Cor Deo Latest – All systems go, actively recruiting . . . the board had a meeting earlier this month. During this meeting we officially welcomed Jeremy Roberts onto | Read More…
You have a chunk of time and decide to pray. Now what? Perhaps a pattern would be helpful? Now some might object that this would squelch the reality of a true relationship. Then again, when Jesus was asked how to pray, he responded with a pattern. As a young believer I was taught the A.C.T.S. | Read More…
In Bill Bryson’s book, The Mother Tongue, he suggests that one of the curses of modern English is the tendency to use jargon. He points particularly to academic and political circles and their tendency to use waffle and jargon. For example, he states, At a conference of sociologists in America in 1977, love was defined | Read More…
As the weeks tick by we are encouraged by many answers to prayer. Sometimes these are tiny indications of God’s care for the project, and sometimes big blessings as we move toward launch. People, funding, connections, encouragements. It really is a delight to be a part of this developing story – thank you for being | Read More…
Motivation matters. Let’s take, for example, the issue of global missions. Some Christians are passionately motivated to somehow participate in God’s global project, but others are much less motivated. Can this be explained by turning to the language of individual calling? That is, only some are called to take an interest in missions today? Since | Read More…
