I have spent most of my adult life in youth ministry. This video gets to the heart of the biggest challenge facing today’s youth — and it’s only escalating and getting worse. My dear parents, teachers, youthworkers, coaches — we need to put our heads together and make some changes before it is too late. … More Race To Nowhere: Are We Stealing Our Kids’ Childhoods?
Here’s a glimpse of the people God is calling into our mission of launching MainStreet Covenant Church in Mound!
Thoughts?
Here’s a repost from last year worth sharing again. -JB It’s Valentine’s Day. The celebration heart-shaped candies that taste like chalk, and overpriced cards that tell our sweethearts what some Hallmark writer thinks — who, for all we know, has never even been on a date. It’s the day of chocolates, amor and perhaps some … More C.S. Lewis, Cupid & God’s Inescapable Love
Oh, how I love grasping the main plot of the entire Bible, how all 66 books tell one coherent story of redemption and grace! While Carson is extraordinarily articulate, I believe all Christians should be able to share this basic storyline of Creation-Fall-Covenant-Christ-New Creation in their own words. Sadly, many Christians can’t yet see the … More A Summary of the Bible (D.A. Carson)
Here’s a litmus test to see whether you see the world through a Christian worldview or have been conformed to the culture we inhabit: Do you believe in Retirement? Read the New Testament and show me on Christ follower who wasted away their final years in self-indulgence and liesure while a broken and dying world … More Thoughts on ‘Retirement’
This is a good glimpse into the mind of a typical university student trying to follow Jesus:
What do you think?
Here’s a young Lutheran preacher I found, well, entertaining and sharp — Jonathan Fisk. Tell me what you think about his exposition of Luke 21 — especially the last 5 minutes. Warning: If you’re a Dispensationalist or Tim LaHaye fan, you won’t appreciate this viewpoint.
Snow is finally falling, and it looks like a winter wonderland outside. Many people are cranking up Christmas music for the first time, and heading out shopping. Here’s one of my favorites.
Frankly, I don’t know which view of God’s foreknowledge is ultimately correct. For centuries, people have generally fallen into either the Calvinist camp or the Arminian camp. We were all settled into this deeply entrenched, long-standing either-or match when this pesky Open View came along creating more confusion and stirring up new debate. What if … More Greg Boyd & the Open View of God’s Foreknowledge
Kingdom Harbor 