Heading out to Shreveport/Bossier today for a few days just to get away from town. Thought I might have to save this post for later this evening and hotel WiFi, but I’ve been an insomniac the past several days and last night was no different. Went to bed at 1:30 AM and woke up at 7:00 AM, so here goes. Another week has passed and it’s time for me to share my favorite blog posts from the past seven days.
Ray Ortlund (lead pastor, Immanuel Church in Nashville, TN) shares his thoughts on why Church Should Feel Good and Men With a Whole Heart.
Steven Furtick (lead pastor, Elevation Church in Charlotte, NC) shares a few Bonus Tracks from last weekend’s services.
“For us, our future isn’t really our future. Our future is our perceived future. An imagined future. A possibility. For God, the future isn’t really the future either. But that’s because He is not in time so the future is right now. Present. Happening.” – Steven Furtick on The Present Future.
Andy Stanley (lead pastor, North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, GA) makes his debut at The Resurgence with In the Wake of Leadership.
“When pastors and church leaders read Acts 2:42-46, they get nostalgic for something they never had. The mistake we make is thinking we can recreate the early church by pursuing the things they did.” The Early Church Killed Jesus.
Ever read a book that, in some passages makes you want to throw it across the room, and in others convicts you to your core? Pete Wilson (lead pastor, Cross Point Community Church in Nashville, TN) discusses that in This Book Ticks Me Off.
“When is the last time church leaders re-imagined the fundamental part of their “business”?” Tim Stevens asks what would happen if we started Re-imagining Church.
Along the same vein, Tony Morgan discusses 5 Attributes of A Church In Decline and Frank Turk discusses big churches and BIG CHURCH in 9 Minutes With Frank Turk.
How to have a spiritually competent conversation…… or at least the impression of it.
Tullian Tchividjian (lead pastor, Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, FL) on The Ongoing Need for the Gospel.
Is there ever a time man can judge another man? What about being critical of Christian authors, filmmakers, songwriters, etc.? Stephen McGarvey discusses this topic in Why So Critical?
Donald Miller’s dog Lucy is back with three more posts; on on sleep, one on learning right from wrong and one on having a body.
