10.30.2010 – Revival – 7 Comments on A report from the stirred conference A report from the stirred conference The weather is brisk here in Gainesville, but the spiritual temperature in the big tent at our training center is hot… Read Post
10.29.2010 – Missions – 28 Comments on Say the prayer and go to heaven Say the prayer and go to heaven In a blog this week, I addressed the question of whether or not the “prayer of salvation” actually saves you. More th… Read Post
10.28.2010 – Mobilization – 5 Comments on Where are tomorrow’s missionaries? Where are tomorrow’s missionaries? The study I referenced in yesterday’s blog showing a 40% drop in empathy among young people should be an alarm bell … Read Post
10.27.2010 – 42nd Generation – 12 Comments on A 4012 drop in empathy in college students A 40% drop in empathy in college students Rhett Smith brought a recent study to my attention. It shows a big drop in empathy among young people. “We found t… Read Post
10.26.2010 – Spiritual Formation – 25 Comments on Does the ‘prayer of salvation’ save you? Does the ‘prayer of salvation’ save you? Tim Keller says, “Most decisions for Christ are not conversions. They’re commitments to get into a process.” Now i… Read Post
10.25.2010 – Revival – 3 Comments on The Stirred Conference The Stirred Conference 250 people are arriving this Thursday (10/28) in Gainesville for a conference AIM is sponsoring called “Stirred.” The… Read Post
10.24.2010 – Sex Trade and Sex Trafficking – 5 Comments on 3 year-old sex slave 2 years later 3 year-old sex slave 2 years later Two years ago, I shared the shocking account of a three year-old in the Philippines who had been sold for $60 to be… Read Post
10.23.2010 – Eswatini / Swaziland – 3 Comments on Sampson didn’t die Sampson didn’t die Scott Borg has invested himself in Swaziland. He runs AIM’s operation there. His heart has been planted there. This w… Read Post
10.22.2010 – Lordship – 6 Comments on Spiritual authority needs practice Spiritual authority needs practice The last couple of blogs have dealt with the issue of spiritual authority. One thing I’ve seen is that it is complica… Read Post
10.21.2010 – Lordship – 14 Comments on Spiritual authority or spiritual abuse? Spiritual authority or spiritual abuse? “I didn’t grow up in the church at all and my very first experience of a mentor relationship was a youth pastor who w… Read Post
10.20.2010 – Lordship – 17 Comments on By whose authority do you do these things? By whose authority do you do these things? I was jogging with a disciple recently. We were talking about some people he’s discipling who were going to plant a c… Read Post
10.19.2010 – Short-term missions – 10 Comments on 6 ways short-term missions change lives 6 ways short-term missions change lives Here are six ways that a short-term mission trip can change your life: 1. Short-term missions change your worldvie… Read Post
10.18.2010 – Dealing with junk in our lives – 6 Comments on 5 things to look for from your counselor 5 things to look for from your counselor I got the following from Michael Hindes: 2 Questions As a pastor, I referred a number of people to christian c… Read Post
10.17.2010 – Orphans – 2 Comments on Kids saying: ‘I need a father’ Kids saying: ‘I need a father’ This video by Charity Powell moved me. God repeatedly says that widows and orphans are on his heart. They should be o… Read Post
10.16.2010 – Short-term missions – 6 Comments on Parents, send your kid on a mission trip Parents, send your kid on a mission trip Here’s me sharing why I think it’s so important for parents to send their children on mission trips. It was one of… Read Post
10.15.2010 – Sex Trade and Sex Trafficking – 8 Comments on Sonya’s story needs to be told Sonya’s story needs to be told For the last year I’ve had a little side project: raise up a team of young women to go to Cambodia and help rescue th… Read Post
10.14.2010 – Reaching Your Destiny – 15 Comments on The future is unknowable – commit anyway The future is unknowable – commit anyway “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” – Thomas Edison … Read Post
10.13.2010 – Church – 6 Comments on All churches need wineskins All churches need wineskins Yesterday’s blog about prayer times as wineskins got me thinking about the church. In writing my thoughts, my inten… Read Post
10.12.2010 – Prayer – 11 Comments on Prayer times as wineskins Prayer times as wineskins A group of us have committed to take at least an hour to pray. And one of our group wrote to say, “It’s been a challe… Read Post
10.11.2010 – Dealing with junk in our lives – 5 Comments on How do you find a Christian counselor? How do you find a Christian counselor? After an earlier blog post on the 10 decisions before going to a counselor, a blog reader asked “now, do you have the… Read Post
10.10.2010 – How to Disciple – 5 Comments on The Timothy principle The Timothy principle To disciple, you have to do life together. In fact, as you journey through life, it’s usually a good idea to bring al… Read Post
10.08.2010 – Prayer – 15 Comments on The one hour prayer experiment The one hour prayer experiment It seems that if you like to pray, you fit into one of two categories. Either you prefer to take blocks of time to … Read Post
10.08.2010 – Kingdom Reality – 5 Comments on The time is short – here’s how short The time is short – here’s how short When Billy Graham spoke to our Wheaton College chapel over 30 years ago, his sermon title was “The Time Is Short.” At… Read Post
10.07.2010 – Spiritual Formation – 3 Comments on How do I grow in my faith? How do I grow in my faith? Most of my life I seem to be fighting an internal battle between my desire for comfort and God’s call to act in w… Read Post
