I’m currently reading “Basic Christianity” by the prolific & proliferous John Stott. Reflecting on the uniqueness of Christ, Stott makes the following observation about the similarity between a scientist and a growing Christian: The Christian knows that the nearer he approaches God, the more he becomes aware of his own sin. In this the saint… [Read more…]
May 1, 2009
The latest issue of the 9marks journal has just been released, and as one who is not a normal reader the subject matter caught my attention – multi-site churches. As a long-time member and current staff member at a multi-site megachurch, I have had the privilege of possessing a front row seat as our church… [Read more…]
April 10, 2009
I saw this earlier today while watching the Colbert Report. It is absolutely hilarious. Comedian/television host Stephen Colbert interviews liberal Bible scholar/heretic Bart Ehrman, author of the new book Jesus Interrupted. I was most impressed with Colbert’s knowledge of Scripture, and how with a few verses he makes Ehrman’s arguments seem extremely ridiculous and inane.… [Read more…]
March 28, 2009
John Chrysostom, aka the “gold-tongued preacher” of church history, is probably best-known for his unrivaled ability to preach the Bible. As I was studying for my message this weekend on honoring father & mother, I came across a little-known sermon he preached entitled, “An Address on Vainglory and the Right Way for Parents to Bring… [Read more…]
March 5, 2009
As a pastor, you often get asked the question: “What is God’s will for me in X situation (relationship, marriage, finances, career options, college choice, etc)?” I have found that very few people have any type of grid for making these kinds of decisions, all of which have the potential to accelerate or derail one’s… [Read more…]
February 24, 2009
At the risk of sounding overly simplistic, I love to talk about God’s love. The consistent theme of God’s love throughout the Scriptures frames everything for me: relationships, evangelism, justice, marriage, sexuality, ecclesiology, preaching, everything. God’s love is all-encompassing and serves as one of the primary motifs in Scripture for the way we understand the… [Read more…]
February 9, 2009
Over the weekend, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary hosted the 20/20 conference, which they called “The Gospel Comes to Life.” The lineup of speakers was phenomenal, with Danny Akin, Mark Driscoll, CJ Mahaney, and Bill Brown unpacking what it looks like for the gospel to transform culture and people within culture. SEBTS posted the audio links… [Read more…]
January 29, 2009
A few months ago, Highview’s College Ministry ran a six-week online survey encouraging students to submit questions they wanted answered about Jesus, Christianity, culture, faith, etc. After we collected the responses, we assimilated and re-posted the questions for students to vote on. We took the top 9 responses and turned them into a series, “Ask… [Read more…]
January 26, 2009
The Acts 29 Network is quickly becoming one of the fastest growing church planting networks in the country. According to their own statistics, they have not planted one church that has failed up to this point. That’s pretty good when you consider the going rate for other denominations (even our own) is well over 50%.… [Read more…]
January 1, 2009
As a pastor responsible for training other future pastors, one of the things that constantly amazes me is how many Bible college students graduate and have never read their Bible in its entirety. For most of us, the challenge is the tyranny of the urgent – we read, preach, and meditate on those verses that… [Read more…]
I am planting Soma Church in city center Carmel, IN (northside of Indianapolis). I am the happy husband of Emily and proud father of four young children. I also have a ph.d in leadership from southern seminary and co-authored the book "perspectives in family ministry."
March 8, 2010
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