January is the month in which Christians celebrate the Epiphany.[1] The commemoration of the wise men coming to worship the child Jesus. Epiphany means “appearing” and it is a celebration of the first appearing of God in flesh into human history.
Tag Archives: Heart
Obstacles We Face
I love being a local church pastor… most days. God has given me front row seats to watch some amazing stories unfold in the lives of His people. It does not get much better. But I don’t always feel this way as a number of things block my view…
Measuring Church Health
Defining the missional church as having “a renewed theological vision” means that we pay attention to assessing church health in some specific ways. Church health must be seen through the lens of scripture that reflects the nature and action of God…
Taking the Next Steps
In my last post, I asked the question, might it be true that we as God’s people today, have drifted and also need “a renewed theological vision of the church on mission?” Perhaps our understanding of God is too narrow. Our box for Him too small…
A Renewed Theological Vision
One of the problems with sin, is that it leads us away from a relationship with the Lord both as individuals and as a community of His people. We wander, we drift, we do our own thing. But the Lord is gracious and slow to anger. He is faithful and calls His people to return to Him and to bear witness to the reality of the fact that He is about redeeming all things…
The Paradox of Evangelicalism
I am an evangelical. I am a minister of an evangelical church. I embrace evangelical theology. However, I am increasingly uncomfortable with the evangelical label. I am not referring to the narrow-minded, fundamentalist, right-leaning label given to us by the press; I am referring to the one that we have forged for ourselves…
Undivided Devotion: Loving God with 0ur Hearts (Part Two)
In my previous article, we discussed the question, when people look at your life, do they see a passion for Jesus that goes far beyond any other affection in your life? Today, we’ll continue to dive into what it means to love God with all our hearts in a missional life…
Undivided Devotion: Loving God with our Hearts
When people look at your life, do they see a passion for Jesus that goes far beyond any other affection in your life?